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    Archive for July 2011

    Martha Burgos, best scores in the test of excellence Sommelier Course.

    Martha Burgos, Maria San Segundo and Jose Antonio Maria, the three best of the year, had to face a test of excellence, to different professionals, a staging of what they would do any day in their setting: analysis sense of a white wine and red wine and three spirits to identify, stating their characteristics and even the origin and vintage, a decanting and service desk, which had to decant a wine, always trying not to break the cork not contaminate the broth, and serve or uncorking a bottle, and a table of marriage, with a menu of ten dishes, in which the student had to advise the client that best accompanying wines to achieve perfect harmony.

    According to Custodio López, Zalacaín sommelier in Madrid, which has been one of the jurors, these courses are "an embryo" that allows the next big things develop in the sector. "Lets be recycled and specialist wine waiter," he stressed, saying that "wine is one of the most important asset we have in our country and training is paramount." It is also significant that the three students "is a recognition that will motivate them much in their profession."

    Javier Rubio, the Hotel Villamagna, Paco Sanchez, owner of El Milano Real in Hoyos del Espino, Julio Delgado, owner of The Warehouse restaurant, Julia Castillo, Professor of the Course of the House of Madrid and a professor at Avila, Daniel Ramos, winemaker and viticulturist, Jose Manuel Cejudo, a member of the Association of Sommeliers Abulense, and Ventura Hernandez of Freixenet, were also part of the jury.

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    The best students in the course of the House competed sommelier to choose the best

    The Business Training Institute ( IFE ) of the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid, next to the Chamber of Commerce of Avila and Abulense Sommelier Association (ASA), I made ​​the Sommeliers Course in Avila, a course which has sector claimed that landlord of Avila enjoys the professionalism in this sector.

    The First Course of Sommeliers in Avila began in October 2010, it was a highly regarded course as the IFE is doing these courses since 1993 and it has arisen great professionals and many awards, including there are several in the Golden Nose .

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    In a restaurant, a sommelier is synonymous with quality. Responsible for advice on how to align plate and cup to delight the palate is the sommelier. One of the greatest pleasures in this world is a good dish to taste with a good wine. Many people do not know specialized combine both, because for every kind of food there is a perfect wine. A sommelier is, above all, a wine lover, a specialist in the art of tasting and food pairing, is a counselor who guides the guest through the maze of a letter looking for a good alignment between the dishes and tastes that integrate in a good table. The sommelier is a booming profession and wine tasting is increasingly valued among lovers of good food. For the pleasure it gives us worth taking the time to learn to enjoy one of the world's most treasured drinks.