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Today marks the finals of the 20th National Sommelier Competition, which will take place on November 3, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the Grand Ballroom on the second floor of Exhibition Hall 1 of the Daejeon Convention Center. The 20th National Sommelier Competition exam outlines a preliminary round followed by a 60-minute written theory exam. Questions will cover Old World and New World wines, wines from third countries, grape varieties, wine marketing, wine service, spirits, water, tea, sake, and beer. Portuguese and Hungarian wines will each be covered for 30 minutes, and the exam will consist of multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions. The preliminary round blind tasting will last 10 minutes and cover four categories (wine, spirits, and traditional liquors). Judging criteria include appearance, aroma, taste, varietal, country, vintage, food matching, and serving temperature. The test will be written in a subjective, descriptive language of your choice: English, French, or Spanish. The top 20 (those who score 60 points or higher in the preliminary round) will advance to the semifinals. Semifinalists will be selected based on a score ratio of 80% for the written exam and 20% for the blind tasting. The semifinals were reviewed in detail in a previous video, so here's a brief overview: 1. Blind Beverage Tasting (3 types) / 5 minutes 2. Special Wine Tasting (1 type) / 15 minutes 3. Spirit Tasting (5 types) / 10 minutes 4. Food and Wine Pairing / 30 minutes Practical Skills Test 5. Restaurant Table Service / 5 minutes 6. Sparkling Wine Service / 2 minutes 7. Cocktail Service (2 types) / 2 minutes Through this preliminary competition, the top 6 will receive prizes, and the top 3 will advance to the finals (priority given to those with the best semifinal scores). Finalists will be selected based on a 50% preliminaries score and 50% semifinals score. The three-person finals consist of: 1. Pre-dinner beverage service and table service / 13 minutes 2. White wine blind tasting / 4 minutes 3. Wine terroir analysis / 1 minute 4. Food and wine pairing / 3 minutes 5. Wine list revision skills / 2 minutes 6. Red wine blind tasting (2 types) / 4 minutes These six rounds were drawn by lottery. The finalists, ranked 1, 2, and 3, competed individually. After all individual rounds, the three finalists were called up to the stage to begin the two team rounds. 7. Quiz / 4 minutes 8. Champagne service / 2 minutes Now, at 2:00 PM on November 3rd, the top six sommeliers in the overall rankings kicked off the 20th Korea National Sommelier Competition with the Portuguese and Hungarian wine competitions. #Wine #WineHumanist #NationalRepresentative #Sommelier #20th #November3rd #Finals #DaejeonConventionCenter #Individual #Team #RestaurantAllen #TwoStars #FormalRestaurant #TwoStars #HouseofShinsegae #WineCellar #SommelierHeoSuhyun #SommelierKimMinjun #SommelierBaeJeonghwan #2026 #Portugal #WorldSommelierContest