TUESDAY 3RD OCTOBER

COMPETITION & SHOWROOM

10:00 Start of the presentations of the 7 teams in front of the jury

10:30 - 4:00 pm Sherry Bodegas Showroom

3:00 pm Jury deliberation and end of competition

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WEDNESDAY 4TH OCTOBER

COPA JEREZ FORUM

09:00 - 09:30 - Doors open, accreditation and opening ceremony

09:30 - 10:15 - Transformations - Mugaritz

Kristell Monot, Sommelier Mugaritz and Ramón Perisé, Head of R&D Mugaritz

10:20 - 11:05 The wine experience in the restaurant

Borja Beneyto, Carlota Iglesias, Iván Cerdeño and Ismael Álvarez

11:10 - 11:45 Sherry's gastronomic DNA

François Chartier and Nicolas Roché

Sherry country: A model for the world's winemaking

Luis Gutiérrez and Montse Molina

12:45 - 1:30 pm Meat & Sherry: from functional and emotional pairings

Luis Alberto Lera and Rafael Sandoval

1:35 - 2:15 pm Sherry before Sherry

Ferrán Centelles

4:30 - 5:25 pm Between barrels and muses: Sherry as a literary inspiration

Pilar Martín Valverde, Luz Gabás and María Dueñas

5:30 - 6:15 pm The sommelier: from reason to heart

Alex Carlos, Pilar Cavero, Robert Tetas, Roger Viusa and Eric Oliu

6:20 - 7:00 pm Unparalleled musical notes for unparalleled intonic wines

Josep Roca and Ismael Jordi