WATCH LIVE! CANADA’S BEST SOMMELIER NATIONAL COMPETITION
LIVE STREAM THE FINALS
Tuesday, October 19
11:45 AM – 4:30 PM
Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) and the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS) are thrilled to welcome Canada’s top sommeliers to the beautiful Okanagan Valley for the Best Sommelier of Canada Competition followed by the fourth annual Wine BC Bootcamp. This year marks the first time ever the prestigious Nationals will be hosted in BC wine country – at the height of harvest season no less!
Follow the last day of competition October 19, at 11:45 AM (PDT) LIVE in Penticton, BC, streaming on the CAPS ACSP Canada Facebook page or direct at this link.
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EMCEE & HEAD TECH
DJ Kearney
Vice President of CAPS BC
Technical Director for 2021 CAPS National Sommelier Competition
Vancouver BC, Canada
Digital Director
Keith Nicholson
Proprietor, Instructor
Statera Academy
Vancouver BC, Canada
EMCEE & Maitre’d
Sebastien Le Goff
Vice President Service & Head Sommelier
Cactus Restaurants Ltd
Vancouver BC, Canada
COMPETITORS
Alex Allardyce
Sommelier, Supervisor
Manitoba Club
Winnipeg MB, Canada
Emily Pearce
Founder & President
Femmes du Vin
Toronto ON, Canada
Hugo Duchesne
Wine Director Cogir Restauration (Coureur des Bois, h3, Cabane du Coureur)
Wine Teacher at ITHQ
Quebec, Canada
JOSÉ Luis Fernández
Sommelier, Wine Director
Hamilton Golf & Country Club
Ancaster ON, Canada
Lesley Quinn
Owner, Operator
Stellar Somm Wine Experts
Charlottetown PEI, Canada
Matthew Landry
Sommelier
Tannin Management
Vancouver BC, Canada
Peter Van de Reep
Bar Manager
Bar Gobo
Vancouver BC, Canada
Pier-Alexis Soulière, MS
Consultant
Pasouliere.com
Québec City QB, Canada
Sean Nelson
Founder
Somm Wine Guy Consulting
Vancouver BC, Canada
Scott Cowan
Sommelier, Mallard Cottage
Consultant, Grafting Beverage Solutions
St. John’s, Newfoundland
JUDGES
Bryant Mao
Sommelier
Hawksworth Restaurant Group
Vancouver BC, Canada
Michelle Bouffard
Founder, Tasting Climate Change
Certified Sommelier, DipWSET, Certified Educator
Author, Wine Educator, Speaker
Montréal QB, Canada
Véronique Rivest
Sommelier & Owner, Soif Bar à Vin
Gatineau QB, Canada
TECHNICAL TEAM
Heather McDougall
Sommelier, Owner
Sips Toronto
Toronto ON, Canada
Jenna Briscoe
General Manager, Cafe Medina
Vancouver BC, Canada
Roger Maniwa
Sommelier
Hawksworth Restaurant
Vancouver BC, Canada
CAPS PRESIDENTS
Caroline Leblanc
Brand Manager,Vins Fins L’Agence
President, CAPS Quebec
Montreal QC, Canada
Lesley Brown
President, CAPS Canada, Past President, CAPS British Columbia
Vancouver BC, Canada
Lynn Abernethy
CAPS & CMS Certified Sommelier
President, CAPS Ontario
Secretary, CAPS Canada
Ontario, Canada
Mark Taylor
Restaurateur
President, CAPS British Columbia
Vancouver BC, Canada
Paul Doucette
President, CAPS Atlantic
Bedford NS, Canada
Sean Dolenuck
Vice President, CAPS Manitoba
Winnipeg MB, Canada
Social Media
Judith (Judy) Arcand
Social Media, CAPS Canada
Vancouver BC, Canada
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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