Sommelier Hector Garcia is representing the Dominican Republic at the Best Sommelier in the World Contest 2010 taking place in Santo Domingo. Competitors from Germany, Israel, New Zealand, France, England, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Spain, Cuba, Hungary and the DR are taking part. The main competition takes place on Wednesday, 13 October at the Palace of Fine Arts (Bellas Artes) at 6pm. The event is open to the general public.
An extraordinary gala dinner will be held as part of the activities at the Alcazar de Colon, Plaza de Espana on Thursday, 14 October 8pm. Tickets for the event are available through Uepa Tickets at Movie Max, Tel 809 962-2601.
The other event open to the general public as part of the Sommeliers meeting is the Red & White…as the Wines Party scheduled for Viva Wyndham Resort Dominicus on Saturday, 16 October at 9pm. The dress code is red and white.
The contest opens in Santo Domingo on Tuesday, 12 October at the Museum of Modern Art at 7pm. On 13 October, the sommeliers were presented at the Salon de la Rotonda at 6pm and Salon de los Espejos at 9pm in the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The event is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the World Sommeliers Association.
For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar