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Contact: MichelleMetter 619‐312‐1212 [email protected] FORIMMEDIATERELEASE: TWENTY‐SEVENSOMMELIERSADVANCETOCHÂINEDESRÔTISSEURS2016 BESTYOUNGSOMMELIERSREGIONALCOMPETITIONSEMI‐FINALS YoungSommeliersFromNineU.S.RegionsVieForTheTitleofBestYoungSommelier Madison,NewJersey(March7,2016)Twenty‐sevenyoungsommeliers representingnineregionsacrosstheUnitedStatesadvancetothesemi‐finalsinthe ChaînedesRôtisseurs’2016BestYoungSommeliersCompetitionpresentedby Moët&Chandon.Thecontestantsmoveforwardinthecompetitionafterearningthe highestscoresinthefirstroundonlinewrittenexam,conductedonDecember5, 2015.Theyoungsommeliersweretestedontheirknowledgeofallareasofwine, includingwineandwineproduction,winelaws,viticultureandvinification,aswell asspirits,beers,portsandsherry. HostedannuallybytheChaînedesRôtisseurs,theworld’soldestandlargestfood andwinesociety,theannualcompetitionpromotessommeliereducationand servicecontributingtotheunderstanding,appreciation,andenjoymentoffine winesandbeverages. Nowinits16thyearintheUnitedStates,theChaîne’sYoungSommeliers Competitionistheoldestcompetitionofitskind,and“isoneofthemostchallenging andhighlyrespectedcompetitionsamongwineprofessionalsinthenation”,says CharlesBennett,GrandEchansonoftheChaînedesRôtisseurs. “ThequalityoftalententeringtheYoungSommeliersCompetitionincreasesevery year,”continuedBennett.“Theamountofskillanddedicationthattheseyoung sommeliersbringtothecompetitionistrulyremarkable,andIcannotwaittosee howtheyshowcasetheiruniqueabilitiesandareasofexpertiseintheregionalsemi‐ finalsthesenextfewmonths.” FromJanuarythroughMarch,the27sommelierscompeteinpersonattheregional examsheldinoneoftheChaîne’snineregions,basedonthecompetitor’splaceof employmentorresidence.Ingroupsofthree,candidatesfaceoffinatablesidewine servicetestandablindtastingofsixwines.Onecandidatefromeachofthenine regionswillmoveontotheNationalCompetitionheldApril28throughApril29, 2016attheHiltonSonoma,SonomaWineCountryHotelinSonoma,CA. (Continued) ChaînedesRôtisseurs,page2 TheNationalCompetitionwilltakeplaceovertwodayswithaone‐hourwritten test,ablindtastingtest,andmultipleservicetests.Afterthesetests,thetopthree competitorscompetetodeterminethewinnerinafinalsetofchallenges. CompetitionjudgesincludeMastersofWine,MasterSommeliers,previousnational winners,otherexperiencedwineprofessionals,andasmallnumberofChaîne memberswithextensivewineknowledge.Thefinaldayiscappedwithanawards ceremonyandgaladinner. Thenationalwinnerwillthenmoveontocompeteintheinternationalcompetition tobeheldinVaduz,LiechtensteinonAugust25and26,2016. Semi‐finalistsnowadvancingtotheregionalcompetitionsinclude: NortheastRegion LukeBoland,LaSirena,NYC ChristopherDooley,L’EspalierRestaurant,Boston MorganHarris,Aureole,NYC Mid‐AtlanticRegion RenatoBringas,StarrRestaurants,Philadelphia SteveGullo,ParamourattheWayneHotel,PA GregorySchwab,LaCuchara,Baltimore SouthCentralRegion ChristopherBlanken,HeritageGolfGroup,HiltonHead ChrisLodge,TheGeorgianRoom,SeaIsland,GA FemiOyediran,CharlestonPlaceHotel,SC–RegionalWinner SoutheastRegion JillDavis,DelFrisco’sDoubleEagleSteakhouse,Orlando–RegionalWinner AdrianLopez,ZumaJapaneseRestaurant,Miami MicahWinecoff,OceanReefClub,KeyLargo,FL MidwestRegion MirandaElliot,Maple&Ash,Chicago–RegionalWinner KalebKiger,V.Mertz,Omaha AlexRing,SpiaggiaRestaurant,Chicago SouthwestRegion NathanFausti,DionysusImports/RosenthalWines,Austin,TX AustinHeidt,FrascaFood&Wine,Boulder,CO LindsayThomas,CamerataatPaulie’s,Houston–RegionalWinner (Continued) ChaînedesRôtisseurs,page3 PacificNorthwestRegion CamilleBerry,SanFrancisco VincentMorrow,GaryDanko,SanFrancisco MartinSheehan‐Stross,MichaelMina,SanFrancisco,CA–RegionalWinner FarWestRegion MollyBrooks‐Thornton,Banker’sHillBar&Restaurant,SanDiego JuanLizarraga,dbBrasserie,LasVegas JessicaWaugh,GordonRamsaySteak,LasVegas–RegionalWinner Hawaii/PacificRegion JessicaAustin,PrincevilleWineMarket,Hawaii TaroKurobe,NeimanMarcus,Hawaii JordanPainter,Young’sMarket,Hawaii–RegionalWinner AbouttheChaînedesRotisseurs TheConfrériedelaChaînedesRôtisseursistheworld’soldest,largestandmost prestigiousfoodandwinesocietywithmorethan24,000membersworldwide. Thereare125chaptersandabout6,000membersthroughouttheUnitedStates. ImportantprogramsincludeannualYoungSommeliersandYoungChefs competitionsheldbothnationallyandinternationally.FoundedinParisin1950,the Chaîne'srootsreachbackto1248inFrance.Itisdedicatedtohonoringtheskills andpracticesofthemastersoftheculinaryartsandthoseindividualswhocraftour libations.Foradditionalinformation:www.chaineus.org. ###
