Next Monday, January 23, the long-awaited National Final of the X Copa Jerez will be held in Madrid, a prelude to the Copa Jerez Forum & Competition congress, where four chef and sommelier teams from some of the most important restaurants in the national territory will compete, with their harmonies, the representation of Spain in the international final of the competition, which pits the best of eight countries against each other.
Everything will take place during an intense day that will begin in the morning at the School of Hospitality of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, which will be attended by both the finalist teams and the juries in charge of tasting and evaluating their proposals, consisting of a menu of three dishes each of them paired with a Sherry Wine.
That same day, in the afternoon, during the celebration of the Madrid Fusión gastronomic summit, the participating restaurants and judges will star in a tasting-presentation in which attendees will be able to taste some of the harmonies submitted to the contest.
Thus, this call will constitute a unique opportunity to learn about the exceptional pairing proposals from the hands of their creators and witness how they manage to defend them before the jury, whose verdict we will also hear live.
the finalists
For greater emotion, the appointment will be with recognized temples of our gastronomy, among which there are up to seven Michelin stars:
- Atrium*** (Cáceres), with chef Alberto Montes and sommelier José Luis Paniagua, who already represented Spain in the 6th Copa Jerez and was also selected as a finalist in the last 9th Edition. Exceeding credentials of one of the best restaurants in our country, which has demonstrated on several occasions its extensive knowledge of Marco Wines and its mastery of the dynamics of this competition.
- Ambivium* (Peñafiel, Valladolid), an award-winning restaurant specializing in extolling wine, whose team is made up of chef Cristóbal Muñoz and sommelier Laura Rodríguez, who was also part of the final of the last edition when he was on the brink of victory.
- Martial House** (Asturias), The tandem made up of chef Gonzalo Trigo and sommelier Juan Luis García faces this final with all the credentials of Nacho Manzano’s kitchen added to Juan Luis’ in-depth knowledge of Sherry Wines, who has already won and been awarded as best sommelier in the International Final 4th Copa Jerez Forum & Competition.
- Slow & Low* (Barcelona), will attend this competition for the first time represented by chef Francesc Beltri and sommelier Miguel Galán, who will have the opportunity to demonstrate that the alliance between Sherry Wines and the flavors of the world, as well as being absolutely trendy, is a firm commitment for perfect harmony.
THE NEXT APPOINTMENT: Copa Jerez Forum & Competition
The winning team, author of the best pairing menu, will have the responsibility and the opportunity to represent Spain in the International Final of the 10th Copa Jerez, which will be held next November 2023 in Jerez de la Frontera. Their rivals will be the chef and sommelier teams from the winning restaurants in six other countries: Germany, Belgium, Denmark, the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
The eight finalist proposals will be exhibited at the largest and most prestigious international forum on Sherry Wine, Copa Jerez Forum & Competition, which brings together a complete program of presentations given by professionals such as Josep Roca, Quique Dacosta, François Chartier, Andoni Luis Aduriz or Ángel León, among many others, to more than 200 congressmen from different countries.
Awarded as the best international wine promotion event at the International Wine Challenge Awards, Copa Jerez Forum & Competition is today one of the largest gastronomic events held in our country.
The 10th Edition of the Copa Jerez is shaping up to be the most ambitious of all those that have been held to date. Together with the extraordinary show of live cooking that constitutes the international competition of harmonies Copa Jerez, the congress will bring together an intense program of activities through which to deepen the knowledge of unique wines.
