The 15th annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition saw a record number of entries, with 1580 spirits submitted from 66 countries. Several categories like gin, bourbon, and scotch saw large increases in entries. The competition is considered very influential in the spirits industry and helps identify quality and trends. This year's winners included a 23-year old scotch for best whiskey, and a Chilean pisco for best unaged white spirit. The competition continues to grow each year and showcase exemplary spirits.
As individuals we’re taught to be self-aware. It’s equally important to apply this to our brands. For many brands this process begins with research. Data is everywhere and easy to acquire, but using it to drive growth and return on investment can feel out of reach. In this session, Leah Chandler of Discover Puerto Rico, will share how she is navigating through a sea of data noise to identify Puerto Rico’s perception issues and preparing for a remarkable takeover story.
As individuals we’re taught to be self-aware. It’s equally important to apply this to our brands. For many brands this process begins with research. Data is everywhere and easy to acquire, but using it to drive growth and return on investment can feel out of reach. In this session, Leah Chandler of Discover Puerto Rico, will share how she is navigating through a sea of data noise to identify Puerto Rico’s perception issues and preparing for a remarkable takeover story.
Symrise North America's Ice Cream Flavor Madness 2020Symrise
Symrise Flavor North America surveyed 10,000 consumers across the United States to determine America's most beloved ice cream flavor.
In the proper fashion of a March Madness styled bracket, we started with 64 flavor "teams" and narrowed it down to one championing flavor.
Weaving together peer assessment, audios, and medical vignettes in teaching m...Mohammad Allibaih
Objectives: The current study aims at exploring the possi-bility of aligning peer assessment, audiovisuals, and medical case-report extracts (vignettes) in medical terminology teaching. In addition, the study wishes to highlight the effectiveness of audio materials and medical history vi-gnettes in preventing medical students' comprehension, listening, writing, and pronunciation errors. The study also aims at reflecting the medical students' attitudes towards the teaching and learning process.
Methods: The study involved 161 medical students who received an intensive medical terminology course through audio and medical history extracts. Peer assessment and formative assessment platforms were applied through fake quizzes in a pre- and post-test manner. An 18-item survey was distributed amongst students to investigate their attitudes and feedback towards the teaching and learning process. Quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using the SPSS software.
Results: The students did better in the posttests than on the pretests for both the quizzes of audios and medical vignettes showing a t-test of -12.09 and -13.60 respectively. Moreover, out of the 133 students, 120 students (90.22%) responded to the survey questions. The students gave positive attitudes towards the application of audios and vignettes in the teaching and learning of medical terminology and towards the learning process.
Conclusions: The current study revealed that the teaching and learning of medical terminology have more room for the application of advanced technologies, effective assess-ment platforms, and active learning strategies in higher education. It also highlights that students are capable of carrying more responsibilities of assessment, feedback, and e-learning.
Giải pháp phần mềm "1С:Quản lý thương mại" là một công cụ hiện đại dùng để nâng cao hiệu quả kinh doanh của doanh nghiệp thương mại.
Giải pháp này cho phép kết hợp các nhiệm vụ tự động hóa kế toán nghiệp vụ và kế toán quản trị, phân tích và lập kế hoạch, đồng thời đảm bảo quản lý hiệu quả doanh nghiệp thương mại hiện đại nhất.
http://www.1vs.vn/SanPham/1CQuanLyThuongMai/
International Sherry Week 2017 - Post Campaign ReportChelsea Anthon
Bigger than ever, with over 2,500 registered events in 30 countries. Undoubtedly the largest global celebration to showcase Sherry wines, International Sherry Week has for a fourth year established itself as the most important annual event in the wine world, with thousands of events taking place from Norway to Brazil, and Taiwan to Colombia.
Symrise North America's Ice Cream Flavor Madness 2020Symrise
Symrise Flavor North America surveyed 10,000 consumers across the United States to determine America's most beloved ice cream flavor.
In the proper fashion of a March Madness styled bracket, we started with 64 flavor "teams" and narrowed it down to one championing flavor.
Weaving together peer assessment, audios, and medical vignettes in teaching m...Mohammad Allibaih
Objectives: The current study aims at exploring the possi-bility of aligning peer assessment, audiovisuals, and medical case-report extracts (vignettes) in medical terminology teaching. In addition, the study wishes to highlight the effectiveness of audio materials and medical history vi-gnettes in preventing medical students' comprehension, listening, writing, and pronunciation errors. The study also aims at reflecting the medical students' attitudes towards the teaching and learning process.
Methods: The study involved 161 medical students who received an intensive medical terminology course through audio and medical history extracts. Peer assessment and formative assessment platforms were applied through fake quizzes in a pre- and post-test manner. An 18-item survey was distributed amongst students to investigate their attitudes and feedback towards the teaching and learning process. Quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using the SPSS software.
Results: The students did better in the posttests than on the pretests for both the quizzes of audios and medical vignettes showing a t-test of -12.09 and -13.60 respectively. Moreover, out of the 133 students, 120 students (90.22%) responded to the survey questions. The students gave positive attitudes towards the application of audios and vignettes in the teaching and learning of medical terminology and towards the learning process.
Conclusions: The current study revealed that the teaching and learning of medical terminology have more room for the application of advanced technologies, effective assess-ment platforms, and active learning strategies in higher education. It also highlights that students are capable of carrying more responsibilities of assessment, feedback, and e-learning.
Giải pháp phần mềm "1С:Quản lý thương mại" là một công cụ hiện đại dùng để nâng cao hiệu quả kinh doanh của doanh nghiệp thương mại.
Giải pháp này cho phép kết hợp các nhiệm vụ tự động hóa kế toán nghiệp vụ và kế toán quản trị, phân tích và lập kế hoạch, đồng thời đảm bảo quản lý hiệu quả doanh nghiệp thương mại hiện đại nhất.
http://www.1vs.vn/SanPham/1CQuanLyThuongMai/
International Sherry Week 2017 - Post Campaign ReportChelsea Anthon
Bigger than ever, with over 2,500 registered events in 30 countries. Undoubtedly the largest global celebration to showcase Sherry wines, International Sherry Week has for a fourth year established itself as the most important annual event in the wine world, with thousands of events taking place from Norway to Brazil, and Taiwan to Colombia.
Details are very sparse on this one, but sources tell us that Skyy Vodka–which is owned by Campari America and was the third highest-selling vodka in the U.S. in 2014–is looking for a new agency partner. Skyy picked Venables Bell & Partners as its new lead creative agency in November 2013, with the San Francisco shop beating out Mekanism and Mistress for the business several months after Campari purchased the vodka company for more than $200MM (it had previously owned a minority stake in Skyy Spirits). At the time, Campari’s estimated media spend for its new brand was $30 million for 2014.
The book "The future of the wine has changed" was presented at the #10thWBWE. The author himself, Robert Joseph, consultant for and editor of Wine Business International, also participated in a round table discussion on the bag-in-box market.
This presentation will provide a recap of the Oregon Wine Board’s 2018 education initiatives and will shine a light on the program’s 2019 focus and opportunities for educating your team in the coming year.
International Sherry Week - 5 year Case Study by Chelsea Consulting & Co.Chelsea Anthon
Founded by digital marketer Chelsea Anthon, #SherryWeek has become one of the most anticipated annual food & wine events with celebrations taking place in more than 30 countries. Chelsea shares how she mobilised a global community leveraging digital platforms resulting in increased sales, trending twitter topics & almost 10,000 Sherry themed events in just 5 years.
How to Do a Trendy, Unique, Insane, Wine-By-The-Glass Programjmb0519
Using case studies from restaurants around the world, Kareem will share tips for setting up, merchandising, and marketing a great wine-by-the-glass program. His insights will help you craft a program that’ll increase both profits and guest satisfaction. We’ll cover everything from offering iconic pours to inspiration flights and holiday-inspired pairings.
How to Do a Trendy, Unique, Insane, Wine-By-The-Glass Programjmb0519
Coravin's Kareem Ghobrial, delivers a presentation to restaurateurs and sommeliers about how to create a memorable wine-by-the glass experience that will increase profits and guest satisfaction.
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2015 SAN FRANCISCO WORLD SPIRITS COMPETITION RESULTS
15TH
ANNIVERSARY MARKS LARGEST COMPETITION YET
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 31, 2015 – The San Francisco World Spirits Competition hosted its 15th
annual competition March 19-22nd
at the elegant Hotel Nikko in downtown San Francisco. Continuing its tradition
of record-breaking entries annually, this year the number of submissions totaled 1580 (up 7% from the year before)
from 41 states, 66 countries covering 90 classifications. Many categories of spirits experienced a marked increase
this year most notably Gin (nearly triple the entries in 3 years), Bourbon, Rye Whiskey and Single Malt Scotch.
Always a harbinger of trends in the marketplace, the competition is considered to be the rite of passage for top
quality spirits as it has 41 of the world’s top professional palates serving as judges.
The competition has mirrored, and spurred, the spirits industry’s explosive growth over the last 15 years. The
inaugural 2000 World Spirits Competition welcomed 12 judges and 292 entries in 59 categories. “We have always
been a bellwether for trends in spirits consumption and growth. Our caliber of judges, our international reputation
and professional organization of the competition helps the marketplace be assured of tremendous quality control
and opportunities,” says competition director and spirits guru Anthony Dias Blue. “Over the last 15 years as we’ve
witnessed this explosive growth in spirits, we also note that the further sub-categorization of aging and types of
spirits is proliferating. We are in an exciting time in the beverage business.”
In addition to ace palates, glassware is as paramount to the high performance outcome of competition as the liquid
it holds. For the first time in its 15-year run, the competition featured exclusively the NEAT glass. The new
industry standard for spirits tasting, with a patented design, NEAT glasses are scientifically engineered with a
compressed lip and flared rim to enhance the judging experience. “We have rigorously tested the NEAT Glass in
comparative tastings with other spirits glasses,“ says Blue. “It is the only glass that eliminates alcohol burn while
enhancing aroma. It showcases all the nuance and complexity that the spirit’s producer intended.”
Top Awards
Leading winners from the sweepstakes included Best in Show Un-Aged White Spirit went to Kappa Pisco
($35), Elqui Valley, Chile out of 603 submissions. Best in Show Aged White Spirit was awarded to Parce 12
Year Old Rum ($60) from Columbia out of 169 submissions. Best in Show Whisky went to Craigellachie
Single Malt Aged 23 Years ($297) from Speyside, Scotland out of 497 whisky submissions (last year there were
297.) Best in Show Brandy was awarded to Gautier Tradition Rare Cognac ($165) from Charente, France out
of 118 brandy submissions and finally Best in Show Liqueur went to Croizet Liqueur d’Orange au Cognac
($179) out of 154 entries. Other highlights included Best Gin, which went to Master’s Dry Gin ($39), Barcelona,
Spain out of 134 entries, Best Bourbon which went to Kentucky’s Knob Creek 9 Year Old Small Batch
Bourbon ($31) out of 95 Bourbons, Best Tequila went to Villa Lobos Reposado Tequila ($47) from Jalisco,
Mexico and Best Vodka went to Colorado’s Woody Creek Single Potato Vodka ($32) out of 168 entries.
Awarded annually, this year’s Tasting Panel Magazine Distillery of the Year went to Kavalan Distillery of
Taiwan by winning 4 Double Golds and two Silvers for their Single Malt Whiskies submissions. Importer of the
Year went to Diageo North America, and the Director’s Award of Excellence went to Beam Suntory Inc.,
2. headquartered in Deerfield, IL for its excellent portfolio of spirits. Additionally, in the Packaging Competition this
year there were 22 Double Gold medals awarded, the most ever. There were 143 entries presided over by 3 judges.
A complete list of awards categorically will be posted to the San Francisco World Spirits Competition website on
April 6th, please visit http://sfspiritscomp.com/ at that time for more information.
Judges
Forty-one international judges gathered
this year with several notable judges
returning to the roster, including noted
spirits writer and author David
Wondrich, double degree Doug Frost,
MS, MW, leading NYC based mixologist
Julie Reiner and writer Sean Ludford.
Tony Abou-Ganim, aka the Modern
Mixologist has directed the judging now
for his 6th
year and says of the event, “I
continue to be flattered and humbled to
be a part of a competition with some of
the best palates in the world. I look
forward to it all year and it is a great way
for an established or unknown spirit to
gain credibility in this business. The winners feel the impact of the competition’s results in significant ways and use
the results to help build both their sales and reputations globally.” For more information about the judges, please
visit http://sfspiritscomp.com/about/judges.
About the Competition
Founded in the new millennium year of 2000 by noted wine & spirits critic and competition director Anthony Dias
Blue, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition has gained a reputation as the leading gauge for spirits trends
and top quality products in the country. Noted journalists, distillers, beverage directors, mixologists, restaurateurs,
Master Sommeliers, hoteliers, consultants, educators comprise the august body of judges. The continued growth of
entries (more than 100 this year) annually points to an undeniable love affair with distillate products in the United
States.
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Associates at press@charlescomm.com or 415|701-9463 ext.101. Please also like our page at San Francisco World
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