European Young Sommeliers Cup 2016
London 9-10 oktober
Follow European Young Sommeliers Cup with Henrik Dahl Jahnsen as sommelier and Knut Espen Misje as coach and jurymember. The Competition is being organised by The Wine Guild of the United Kingdom in association with the Academy of Food & Wine Service. PDF about the event –
Program Sunday 9th October
| Sunday 9th October | Event | Location |
| 12-14:00
From 12:00 From 12:30 |
Arrival at Kensington Close Hotel
Registration Light Sandwich Lunch |
Wrights Lane, Off Kensington High Street,
Kensington London W8 5SP Tel (UK): +44 (0) 844 770 2322 Tel (International): +44 (0) 207 368 4023 Fax: +44 (0) 207 368 4062 Boulevard Restaurant Ground Floor |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Competitor Briefing during lunch | Boulevard Restaurant
Ground Floor |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Access bedrooms and break | |
| 14:45 -14:55
15:00 |
Arrive in Balmoral 3
Competition starts |
Balmoral 3 |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Task One | Balmoral 3 |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Task 2 | Balmoral 3 |
| 16:30 -17:30 | BREAK | Sandringham Room (Candidates waiting room)
Buckingham 1 & 2 |
| 17:00 to 18:00 | Break | |
| 18:00 to 19:00 | Informal Tutored Tasting on English Wines
Lead by Julia Trustram-Eve, English Wine Producers |
Balmoral 3 |
| 19:00 to 20:00 | Castel wine selection aperitif | Boulevard Restaurant
Rear section |
| 20:00 – 22:30 | English Supper with beer flight | Boulevard Restaurant
Rear section |
Program Sunday 10th October
| MONDAY 10th October | ||
| Choose your own time | English Breakfast | Boulevard Restaurant |
| Start 08:45 | Meet up | Sandringham Room (Candidates waiting room)
St. James Suite (Deliberation Room for Judges) |
| 09:00 to 10:00 | Task Four
18 candidates split over 2 rooms |
Buckingham 1 (room 1)
Buckingham 2 (room 2) |
| 10:00 to 10:15 | BREAK | Sandringham Room (Candidates waiting room) |
| 10:15 | Announce 6 semi -finalists. Remaining 12 encouraged to watch the semi final tasks as observers | Sandringham Room (Candidates waiting room) |
| 10:30 to 12:00 | Tasks Five & Six
6 candidates rotate through Tasks 5 & 6 Task Five Task Six |
Room 1
Buckingham 1 Room 2 Buckingham 2 |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | BREAK | |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Sandwich Lunch | Boulevard Restaurant
Rear Section St. James Suite (Deliberation Room for Judges) Boardroom 1 & 2 also available |
| 14:00 – 14.45 | BREAK for all semi finalists |
THE GRAND FINAL
| THE GRAND FINAL Audience arrives |
14:45 to 15:00 | Windsor Suite
Plus Windsor lobby check in |
| FINAL STARTS 15:00 | ||
| Introduction | On stage | Welcome intro Paul Breach Chair WGUK
all 18 candidates now in audience stand up and take a bow. Show names and photos in groups of six on three slides for audience Paul will Invite all 6 semi finalists to come up on stage To announce who will be the three finalists Paul to introduce Gerard Basset as Compere. GB to explain how the final will run. GB to introduce the Judges (on slide show for audience) |
| 15:15 – 17:30 | 3 x finalists live on stage | |
| Start 15:30 Task end task 9 17:00 | 1st Finalist Tasks 7, 8 and 9
2nd Finalist Tasks 7 ,8 and 9 3rd Finalist Tasks 7, 8 and 9 |
The three to draw numbers for who to be 1st 2nd and third on stage
1st remains , other two taken to waiting area Reset stage after each one |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Final Task 10 | |
| 17:30 – 18:30 | BREAK | |
| 18:30 – 19:15 | Aperitif | Balmoral 3 |
| 19:30 – 22:30 | Gala Awards Dinner | Balmoral Suite |
| 22:30 – 00:30 | After Party! | Balmoral Suite |