The Round Up - from Bartender awards to Wine lists, events that are moving ahead, rescheduled and reformated

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NEW YORK • BERLIN • MELBOURNE • ASIA

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL BEVERAGE COMPETITION The 7th Annual Melbourne International Beverage Competition has been rescheduled to Sunday, 30th August 2020. The event will take place at RACV Ballroom, in central Melbourne.

The judging will be undertaken by real trade buyers, assessing each wine, beer and spirit by its category and price. Liquor buyers, importers, distributors, retailers, sommeliers and purchasing managers make up the panel. These judges purchase alcoholic beverages for a living.

Three separate competitions combine to form the Melbourne International Beverage Competition, namely Melbourne International Wine Competition, Melbourne International Beer Competition, and Melbourne International Spirits Competition.

These competitions yield entries in more than 50 categories, from over 10 countries. In 2019, we received more than 1,000 entries across the three competitions.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a beverage manufacturer or supplier to showcase products to the buying community in a true blind tasting. Ideal for both new to market, and established offerings, your product will be tasted and assessed by these trade buyers.

Results will be showcased to Liquor Trade and Consumers. Winners will be promoted at our trade and consumer tasting events at no additional charge.

This competition is part of the International Beverage Competitions, taking place annually across 4 continents, with events in New York, Berlin, Asia/Hong Kong, and Melbourne.

To enter, or to find out more, head to internationalbeveragecompetitions.com AUSTRALIAN WINE LIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards were established in 1994 by Tucker Seabrook, to recognise and reward restaurant owners, managers and sommeliers for the highest quality wine lists and cellars. At the same time the awards pay tribute to the dedication and talent of those individuals who create these lists for Australia’s best restaurants, hotels, clubs, wine bars, pubs and cafes – large and small.

The 2020 event is being held later this year, now scheduled for Monday 30th November. The venue is once again the Vintec / Electrolux Showroom , 163 O’Riordan Street in Alexandria.

The feature articles on the winners and finalists will appear in the December issues of Gourmet Traveller WINE and Drinks Trade magazines.

Keep up to date with the details at: www.winelistoftheyear.com.au

AUSTRALIA’S TOP 25 BARTENDERS LAUNCH COCKTAIL BOOK Australia’s top bartending talent is recognised each year in the T25 Bartender Awards. The awards are going ahead, and judging has already been started. Winners this year will be offered the chance to take part in the “Bartenders @ Home” cocktail book – using their creative talents to deliver cocktail making skills to Australian homes. Drinks inspiration from the best in the business.

The T25 Bartenders for 2020 will be published nationally for the summer of 2020/21.

Keep tabs on the winners and how to get a hold of the cocktail book at: www.exploredrinks.com

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