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Never
change a winning team! This is reason enough for Wolfram Ortner to organise the
“World-Spirits 2008” and the “World-Spirits Award” once more as a
separate event during the GAST trade fair in Klagenfurt. From
9th to 12th March restaurateurs, merchants and connoisseurs of fine spirits
will be expecting the best distilleries and distillates from the world of
spirits at the biggest Hotel and Catering Fair in the Alpen-Adria Region.
“Simply
the best in Spirits!”
Wolfram
Ortner had numerous reasons to move his “World Spirits Festival” to the
Carinthian state capital: First of all, “Kärntner Messen” is a strong
partner with an extensive infrastructure and a perfect marketing system.
Secondly, the central position in Europe makes it easily accessible by road or
plane on AUA, Ryanair and HLX. These synergies will benefit not just the organisers but
also the exhibitors and visiting trade professionals.
The
epitome of unparalleled pleasure: “World-Spirits”, coffee and wine under one
roof
For
the first time, GAST visitors have the opportunity to experience the products of
three different segments of the beverage industry within one single exhibition,
which is located in halls 7 and 9 and is furthermore rounded off by an
attractive programme of supporting events.
Competition is the key to success
The
international tasting session for the “World Spirits Award” 2008 will be
held in the preliminary stages of the event with a panel of perfectly trained
judges. Distilleries from all over the world are classified and compete for
medals and the coveted awards “Spirits of the Year” and “Distillery of the
Year”. The highlight for all participants in the award competition is the
presentation of the fine spirits in the context of the festival.
Meeting high standards
The
“World Spirits Festival” will not only meet the high standards of visitors
from the gourmet and beverage industries, but also those of interested members
of the general public and the international press. The core of the exhibition is
made up of distillates and “Spirits of the Year”, the award ceremony for the
spirits and the classifying of the distilleries and, last but not least, the
informative and enjoyable supporting programme. Over 20,000 visitors are
expected at this four-day festival at the GAST!
Experiencing
and understanding spirits – a creative way to improve sales
A
new additional feature will be again the so-called “Spirit-Thek” – a
gigantic “perfume store” where visitors can learn more about fine spirits
and test their quality in a hands-on environment. “Experiencing and
understanding spirits – a creative way to improve sales” is the motto. A
great number of spirits from all over the world can be “sniffed” and pure
“distillates” can be compared directly with “spirits”.
The harmony of coffee, rum and cigar distillates
New trends in the world of consumable pleasures will also be covered. The best varieties of coffee, enriched with coffee distillates, along with seductive pralines and gourmet chocolates will be available for tasting. A special highlight for aficionados will be – besides the “classics” such as rum or whisky – the best cigar distillates of the “World Spirits Award 2008”.
The new natural aroma
for cuisine: Parfum
de Vie 71
Chefs use high quality distillates to flavour their dishes or as flavour
enhancers. The distillate is set to 71 % vol. and offered together with a
vaporiser and the same distillate with "standard" strength. Parfum de Vie
opens up a whole new way of using fine spirits: in the kitchen or at the
table, by the service personnel or the guest himself.
Information
on “World Spirits 2008”:
World-Spirits
. Wolfram Ortner . A-9546 Bad Kleinkirchheim . Untertscherner Weg 3
Phone: 0043-4240-760 . Fax: 0043-4240-760-50 . www.world-spirits.com
E-mail:
office@world-spirits.com
Information
on GAST KLAGENFURT at “Kärntner Messen”, phone: 0043-463-56800-0* or on the
web at www.kaerntnermessen.at
Press
texts and images for download in the World Spirits Press Center:
In
the Press Center, journalists will find information on the participants and all
results (rating and description) as well as hit lists and country statistics of
the 2007 Award.
