Peruvian sommeliers teach in Mexico

Mexican Sommeliers, specilsts in the gastronomy field and fine beberages aficionados learnt about Pisco, Cigars, Rum and Sommelleire.

The well known Peruvian Pisco Specialist, Ms. Lucero Villagarcía, went to Cancun to talk about Pisco during the month of August, while the alcoholic beberage specialist & cigar connoisseur Mr. Jorge Irribarren went there in September to teach about Rum, Sommellerie & Cigars.

In the picture we see the Image Director of the Mexican Syrah Sommeliers Association Martin Embon, giving a diploma to Jorge Irribarren for his high performance, and receiving from him a bottle of the ultra premium Peruvian rum Cartavio XO-18 years. Both courses took place in the La Amada Hotel Cancun with the support of the Syrah Sommeliers Association.

Habana-Habanos 2009: Habanos, Culture & Marriage, La Habana-Cuba

The 3rd. "Simposio del Tabaco Habana Habanos 2009", in La Habana-Cuba, ended with a wonderful course of habanos and their marriages, organized by The "Museo del Tabaco".During the course, the participants could experiment the matches of habanos with coffe, whiskies, rums, cachaza and chocolates.

The cigars tasted:

Montecristo N°1

Partagás Serie D N°4

Partagás 898

Cohiba Siglo VI

Montecristo Petit Edmundo

Montecristo Edmundo

The peruvian San Martin robustos

Cohiba Robustos
Rafael González

H.Upmann Connoisseur N°1

Trinidad robusto extra

The beberages brands:

Whisky Chivas Regal

Ron Habana Club

Whiskey Jamesom

Ron Solera Cartavio

Whisky Glenlivet

Ron Varadero

Cervezas artesanales de la Cervecería La Muralla

Café Cohiba Atmosphere

Café Montecristo Deleggend

Café Serrano

Many experts in tobacco, coffe and alcoholic beberages from Peru, Cuba, Chile, Brasil, Argentina and Venezuela, join the course.

Jorge Irribarren From Peru, member of the APSOM (asociación peruanan de sommeliers) join Philip Ili from Chile, member of the "Asociación de sommeliers de Chile" in this event where they could taste the best cigars of the world.

The best cigar Cuban Brands as Cohiba, Montecristo, Trinidad, Romeo & Julieta, H. Upmann, Rafael González and Partagás were tasted in several meetings.

Best Sommelier of Americas 2009 contest in Argentina

A young Canadian sommelier from restaurant Le Local in Montreal won the APAS & ASI Contest of the Best Sommelier of the Americas 2009 in front of an audience of wine lovers in the hotel Panamericano in Buenos Aires. Second was her compatriot Véronique Rivest, third, the Brasilean Guilherme Corrêa.
For the Argentinian Sommeliers Association and his president Andrés Rosberg it was a real challenge to organize for the first time on the American continent this international ASI, Association de la Sommellerie Internationale, and APAS, Alianza Pan Americana de Sommeliers, contest , inviting many countries to select and send their best sommeliers (maximum two) to Buenos Aires. A great success indeed.
The semi-final including written and practical tests allowed, on Sunday May 31st, select three finalists among the fifteen candidates representing eight countries :
Agustina de Alba and Marcelo Rebolé, Argentina, Guilherme Corrêa and Tiago Locatelli, Brazil, Elyse Lambert and Véronique Rivest, Canada, Ricardo Grellet Almerighi and Hector Riquelme, Chile, Juan Carlos Flores Mazon and Marcos Flores Tlalpan for Mexico, Juan Pablo Figueroa Crisologo and Victor Kompanichenko for Peru, Fernando Beteta, USA, Malvy Medina Castillo and Marilis Susana Sanchez Orro for Venezuela.

Chilean Wines Master Taste in Lima

The best sommeliers of Peru (APSOM) and some managers joined the Master Sommelier Hector Vergara (Chile) in the "Privao" of La Carreta restaurant. Well known names as Alan Cayo, Viktor Kompanichenko, Jorge Irribarren, Félix Martínez, Manuel Ramos, Juan Pablo Figueroa, Rodrigo Villasana...Some of the best red wines in the top line of Chile, like Altazor by Undurraga Cabernet Sauvignon 2005; Lota by Cousiño Macul Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot 2005; Chateau Los Boldos Gran Crue Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot 2005; Inédito Limited Edition by Calyptra 2003; and the exceptional La Cumbre by Errázuris Shyraz 2003.

The 3rd. Panamerican Assembly of Sommeliers, Perú

Ended with an excepcional peruvian rum & cigars tasting (Solera 12 years old rum & San Martin Robustos) and a wonderful meal.

The presidents of Argentina, Brasil and Venezuela has received an special award.

Peru is the official country for organize the III Panamerican Assembly of Sommeliers. by APSOM (PERU), with the support of APAS (sommeliers of america) and ASI (sommellerie international). A meating where the presidents of all the panamerican associatios will join.

APSOM of Peru (asociacion peruana de sommeliers), in the way to join the ASI.