Day 2 (Monday 26 November)
8:00 am to 8:30 am
Arrival of participants and coffee/tea tasting
8:30 am to 9:00 am
A coffee with…Fernando Mora MW, winemaker and founder, Bodegas Frontonio, Spain
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Masterclass: Château de Beaucastel
Speaker: Thomas Perrin, owner and winemaker, Château de Beaucastel
• A discovery tour of the influence of Syrah in various blends from the southern Rhone.
10:15 am to 12:15 pm
Masterclass: ‘Blind taste the difference’, presented by Wines of Portugal
Speaker: Sofia Salvador, wine dducator, ViniPortugal
• A blind tasting of 4 flights of 4 wines each. In each flight, three wines reflected the most typical style and one wine was an ‘intruder’ that had to be discovered by the participants.
12:15 pm to 2:15 pm
Lunch and tasting presented by Wines of Portugal
2:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Masterclass: ‘Oceans, Attitude & Altitude: A Focus on Australian Chardonnay & Pinot Noir’, presented by Wine Australia
Speakers: Mark Davidson, Head of Education, Americas, Wine Australia & Michelle Bouffard, Sommelier, Author & Educator, Montreal
• A presentation on cool climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
3:15 pm to 3:30 pm
Special Bordeaux Wine activity
Speakers: Mary Gorman-McAdams, MW – CIVB Market Adviser for North America, and Shelley Cartland, Bordeaux Wine School Market Adviser, North America
• A live mobile app quiz on Bordeaux Wine’s OenoBordeaux mobile app to win a magnum of Bordeaux wine.
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm
A glass with… Rajat Parr, three-time James Beard Award-winning author, sommelier, and winemaker
• How to master your blind tasting skills.
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm
A glass with…Devon Broglie MS, chairman of the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas and a panel of Master Sommeliers
Panelists: Devon Broglie MS, chairman of the court of Master Sommeliers, Americas, and Global Beverage Buyer at Whole Food Market, Texas
Jennifer Huether MS, Jackson Family Wine, California
Élyse Lambert MS, 5th Sommelier of the World 2016, Sommelier Consultant, Montréal
John Szabo MS, Partner/Principal Critic, WineAlign.com, Toronto
• A discussion on the pursuit of the Master Sommelier Diploma.
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm
A tribute to Canada: Domaine Queylus.
Speaker: Thomas Bachelder, founding viticulturalist and winemaker, Domaine Queylus
• Thomas spoke about dealing with Niagara’s diverse ‘maritime and continental influences, and using them to highlight terroir’.
End of the Somm360 Congress + freetime at the SOMM360 CORAVIN wine bar until 7 pm.
