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| Bottom right to left Sir George & Lady Gail Fistonich, Peter & Joan May |
To Mosimann’s dining club in Mayfair for the IWSC sponsors and judge lunch as representative of The Pinotage Association, sponsors of The Abraham Perold Pinotage Trophy.
The celebration began with a sparkling wine reception,with silver medal-winning Ferrari Perlé 2010, provided by former IWSC president Matteo Lunelli. For lunch, guests were treated to Anton Mosimann’s signature dish of roast guinea fowl, accompanied by two award-winning wines: Stellenrust Chenin Blanc 2016 and Takapoto Estate Central Orago Pinot Noir 2012, winners of the Chenin Blanc Trophy and New Zealand Wine Producer of the Year respectively, while outgoing president Chris Blandy provided the trophy-winning 1980 Blandy’s Vintage Madeira Terrantez for the dessert.
Richard Stoppard, IWSC chief operating officer, added, “It was a real pleasure to be able to celebrate another successful year with our IWSC sponsors at Mosimann’s. Without their help and support we could not have presented such a memorable banquet. We truly value their continued support.”
I was sitting next to Lady Gail and Sir George Fistonich, winemaker, founder and owner of Villa Maria, one of our favourite New Zealand wineries. Sir George will become IWSC President in 2019.
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