WORLD SOMMELLERIE CONTEST: Chile, April 2010

OFFICIAL PROGRAM
DAY 1 Saturday, April 10
AM: Airport Reception
Reception & Accreditation in Hotel Diego de Almagro Airport
Transfer to Colchagua, Check In Hotel Santa Cruz & others Colchagua
19:00 hrs. Press Conference I in Hotel Santa Cruz
20:00 hrs. Opening Dinner at Hosting Winery # 1
DAY 2 Sunday, April 11th
09:00 - 10:00 hrs. Presentation "Chilean Wine Regions" by Wines of Chile Hotel Santa Cruz (Alvaro Espinoza, Aurelio Montes y Marcelo Papa)
10:30-14:30 hrs. Visit & lunch at Hosting Winery #2
15:00-19:00 hrs. General Assembly Hotel Santa Cruz
15:00 - 18:00 Colchagua Wine Museum
18:30-20:00 hrs. Tasting "Carmenere: The Lost Grape" - Hotel Santa Cruz
20:00 hrs. Dinner at Hosting Winery #3
DAY 3 Monday, April 12th
9:00 - 18:00 hrs. Competition Starts - Hotel Santa Cruz
10:00 -16:00 hrs. Lunch & Wineries Visits (Tour, Tasting and Lunch) - 15 wineries - Colchagua, Cachapoal, Curicó and North Maule Valleys
18:30 - 20:00 hrs. Tasting "Red Wines from Chile" - Hotel Santa Cruz
20:00 hrs. Dinner at Hosting Winery #4
DAY 4 Tuesday, April 13th
09:00 - 15:00 hrs. Visit & Lunch - Host Winery #5
16:00 hrs. Check at Hotel W Santiago
18:00 hrs. Press Conference II at Hotel W Santiago
18:00-19:30 hrs. Tasting "Great Wines from Chile" Hotel W Santiago
20:00 hrs. Möet & Chandon Dinner Hotel W Santiago
DAY 5 Wednesday, April 14th
9:00 - 18:00 hrs. Competition Hotel W Santiago
9:00-11:00 Tasting "Cool Climate Wines from Chile" Hotel W Santiago 11:30-16:00 Tour, tasting and lunch: 15 wineries - Aconcagua, Maipo, San Antonio and Casablanca Valleys
18:30 hrs. Dinner at Hosting Winery #6, San Antonio or Casablanca Valleys Presidents Gift Exchange
DAY 6 Thursday, April 15th
8:30-10:00 hrs. Visit to La Moneda (candidates and presidents)
10:00 - 11:30 hrs. Tasting "Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Blends" Hotel W Santiago
12:00- 14:00 hrs. Light Lunch - Hotel W Santiago
15:00-18:30 hrs. Grand Finale - Hotel W Santiago
20:30 hrs. Closing Gala Dinner - Castillo Hidalgo
DAY 7 Friday, April 16th
Transfers to Airport or Wines of Chile Visiting Programs

For further information, please go to:
http://www.concurso2010.cl