Decanting of Wine

Decanting of Wine

Assessors of the decanting task were Cameron Douglas MS and Larissa Muller, Cuisine Best Sommelier 2024 and sommelier of Palate Restaurant Hamilton.

The decanting assessment asked sommeliers to recommend a wine to best pair with a Rack of Canterbury Lamb served with mustard, thyme and portobello mushrooms. The wine selection was Burn Cottage Moonlight Race Pinot Noir 2017 from Central Otago or Te Mata Awatea 2023 from Hawke’s Bay.

Candidates had six minutes to complete the decanting task.

Names of candidates:

Suraj G C

Miguel Borges

Giulio Barducci

Addy Lam: Guest Sommelier from Sydney

Michael Tully

Roberto Lombardo: Guest Sommelier from Melbourne

João Marreiros

Kaneko Toshiyuki: Guest Sommelier from Japan

Craig Beattie

Momoka Mitake: Guest Sommelier from Japan

Karan Patyal