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14^th CONCORSO ENOLOGICO INTERNAZIONALE
40^th VINITALY, Verona-Italy
28 March – 02 April 2006

a pictorial report of the proceedings by a member of the JURY from Singapore

A COLLAGE OF 5 DAYS IN VERONA

	(top left) The opening dinner with Subhash Arora (President of Delhi Wine Club), Cathy van Zyl MW and John Salvi MW – fellow members of the Jury. (top centre) Lunch at Due Torri Hotel. (top right; centre left) Sommelier pouring the wine sample (centre) Subhash with a partner of Antica Bottega del Vino, the premier winebar in Verona with about 2,700 bottles of wine of various vintages for sale. (centre right) Decanting is mandatory for wines older than 3 years from vintage. (bottom left) Confirming the bottle number after decanting. (bottom centre) With Lionel Lau (Malaysian Jury member) and Cathy van Zyl MW (South Africa) at Antica Bottega del Vino (bottom right) A view of Antica Bottega del Vino
	(t-l) Dinner with Jury members at Il Greppia, John Salvi's favourite restaurant in Verona. (t-c) My sommelier-in-charge of my Panel of Jurors. (t-r) The Juror's workdesk with wine samples & scoring sheet. (c-l) A view of Il Greppia Ristaurante (c-c) Sniffing away the many wine samples. (c-r) Dinner at the foremost restaurant in Verona – Trattoria Giovanni Rana. (b-l) “Cheers!” to a cheerful dinner by the Hispanic Jurors. (b-c) The English-speaking table of Jurors at Giovanni Rana (b-r) A wonderful Amarone 1998 produced by the Tommasi family of Veneto. Cost: EUR 60 only!!!

(top left) The opening dinner with Subhash Arora (President of Delhi Wine Club), Cathy van Zyl MW and John Salvi MW – fellow members of the Jury.

(top centre) Lunch at Due Torri Hotel.

(top right; centre left) Sommelier pouring the wine sample

(centre) Subhash with a partner of Antica Bottega del Vino, the premier winebar in Verona with about 2,700 bottles of wine of various vintages for sale.

(centre right) Decanting is mandatory for wines older than 3 years from vintage.

(bottom left) Confirming the bottle number after decanting.

(bottom centre) With Lionel Lau (Malaysian Jury member) and Cathy van Zyl MW (South Africa) at Antica Bottega del Vino

(bottom right) A view of Antica Bottega del Vino

(t-l) Dinner with Jury members at Il Greppia, John Salvi's favourite restaurant in Verona.

(t-c) My sommelier-in-charge of my Panel of Jurors.

(t-r) The Juror's workdesk with wine samples & scoring sheet.

(c-l) A view of Il Greppia Ristaurante

(c-c) Sniffing away the many wine samples.

(c-r) Dinner at the foremost restaurant in Verona – Trattoria Giovanni Rana.

(b-l) “Cheers!” to a cheerful dinner by the Hispanic Jurors.

(b-c) The English-speaking table of Jurors at Giovanni Rana

(b-r) A wonderful Amarone 1998 produced by the Tommasi family of Veneto. Cost: EUR 60 only!!!

HappyVines.com Wine Selection

CAVALLOTTO BAROLO BRICCO BOSCHIS 2000 S$85.00

One of the finest, yet, low-keyed "traditional" estates in Piemonte, come this precise Barolo from an excellent vintage. The estate is, surprisingly, managed by siblings Laura (marketing), Alfio (winemaking) and Guiseppe (viticulture), whose average age is just ~35 years. Aged in Slovenian oak casks of 30hl & 50hl, this wine shows no obvious oak influences despite its relative young age. Ready to drink now but with cellaring potential of up to 15 years.

(91-points Wine Spectator) "The 2000 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis has very pretty aromas of plum, rose petal and cedar; full-bodied; soft tannins and plenty of friendly fruit; outstanding".

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