Best winelist sought
2007-06-21
ENTRIES for the 2007 Diners Club International Winelist of the Year Awards close on 29 July and all licensed restaurants across South Africa are invited to take part.
The Diners Club International Winelist of the Year Awards encourage food and wine-serving establishments to improve the standards of the wine selection they offer to their patrons.
The first purpose of a restaurant wine list is to inform the customer about the contents of the cellar. Good wine lists are clearly arranged, informative, easy to comprehend and free of errors in names, locations, advantages and prices. A good wine list must also be periodically updated.
Those restaurants competing for the “Award of Excellence” will have to be establishments which adhere to certain stringent practices which include having a trained wine steward on duty during lunch and dinner, having an air-conditioned wine cellar on site and stocking a selection of French champagne and cognac, white and red foreign wines and Portuguese Port.
Some of the general judging criteria includes the prices of wines on offer - from entry to top level wines; whether the wines on offer are in harmony with the style of food served; that a good balance and range of grape varietals; that wines from a variety of districts are represented and details concerning the establishment’s corkage policies as stated on their wine list.
Entry forms are available online on the Diners Club website at www.dinersclub.co.za and entries can be sent to Diners Club Winelist of the Year Awards, PO Box 788 Constantia 7848.
Further information is obtainable from winelistawards@dinersclub.co.za or by calling Michael Olivier on 082-532-8320.
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