Results of first all-Ukrainian competition “Best Taster of Ukraine” were summarized in Kyiv

On October 28, 2023, the FIRST ALL-UKRAINIAN COMPETITION “BEST TASTATOR OF UKRAINE” was held at the InterContinental Hotel.

The competition was organized by the All-Ukrainian Association of Winemakers and Sommeliers, the Association of Cavists of Ukraine and the First Sommelier School in Ukraine “Master Class”.

The All-Ukrainian Competition “BEST TASTATOR OF UKRAINE” was held in Ukraine for the first time. Its goal is to determine the Best Taster of Ukraine based on the results of blind tasting rounds (wines of Ukraine and other countries, spirits).

More than 30 participants took part in the competition. Among them were representatives of the banking sector, IT, marketers, managers, employees of a pension fund from Zhytomyr and others. It is worth noting that everyone was invited to participate in the competition, regardless of their profession.

The jury included Natalia Blagopoluchna, President of the All-Ukrainian Association of Winemakers and Sommeliers, Director of the Master Class Sommelier School, Tatiana Borozenets, representative of the General Partner of the Competition, LGCF, and Yegor Belov, winner of the All-Ukrainian Sommelier Competition 2018, chef de cuisine at the Intercontinental Hotel.

The competition was held in three stages. First, all participants blindly tasted 4 samples of wines from around the world. Then, the top 10 winners of the qualifying round competed in the semifinals in a tasting of 6 wine samples. The top 10 participants reached the final, where they had to taste 10 wine samples and a spirits drink.

So, the three strongest teams:

– Sergiy Girman (Winner of the All-Ukrainian Sommelier Competition 2020),
– Ihor Maksymenko (UmanVineyard winery, Cherkasy region),
– Victoria Panteleeva (employee