Translated from: Huang Taichung, Business Times 27 May 2022
Original article can be found at: https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20220527000366-260210?chdtv
(Kaigo Co. Ltd invites 9 cutting-edge sommeliers to select the winners of this years Annual Wine Selection Competition)
Organised by Kaigo. Ltd, the only international professional wine exhibition in Taiwan - Wine & Gourmet Taipei (WGT), will be on stage at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 from September 23 to 26.
WGT has been held since 2011. with annual visitor numbers exceeds 10,000 eyarly. The exhibitors are from more than 20 different countries. The fair represents the continuous positive growth of the global wine tasting industry, and also leads the vigorous development of Taiwan's wine drinking culture. In 2022, WGT will showcase a wide variety of wine, spirits, Japanese sake, beer, wine-related equipment and food to satisfy all five senses.
The "WGT Annual Selection" is the star of the Show. First held in 2013, with the strong support of the Taiwan Sommelier Association, the wines voted for by the people and sommeliers are very popular and are regarded as the most important products of the year. Kaigo has invited 9 sommeliers again before the exhibition this year to select the winning wines in various fields from a professional perspective and a from a new perspective.
The wines on the list this year include 12 red wines, 6 white wines, 1 sparkling wine and 5 special wines, a total of 24 carefully selected wines. Among them, Century Automation's "Amarone Valpolicella DOCG Classic Red wine", Wanjiakang Company "Antonio Cangano Winery Single Vineyard Top Red Wine" "Fuvia Winery Malvasia Slightly Sweet Sparkling Wine", Long Rui International Company "Golden Dettol Original Late Harvest Lisling" White Wine" and Shangge Company's "Riesling White Icewine" performed well and were widely favored by the judges .