After three years hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, Decanter has teamed up with South Korean partner Winevision again to hold tasting events featuring over 100+ award-winning wines from Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022.
In the week commencing 14 November 2022, nearly 200 Korean wine lovers and trade professionals attended two masterclasses and a walk-around tasting.
See the photo highlights from the Seoul tastings.
A masterclass featuring 12 of the 50 Best in Show wines from DWWA 2022 was held at Winevision in Seoul on 15 November 2022.
DWWA judge Moonsong Bang presented the top-scoring wines to wine lovers, WSET students, hospitality professionals, wine importers and editors in wine media.
A second masterclass was held on 17 November showcasing 12 Platinum medal winners from DWWA 2022 that represent the signature wines from different countries and regions.
The masterclass was held in a blind-tasting format with the attendees given a list of bottleshots to match the wine in glass with the given options.
Over 150 guests attended the Walk-around Tasting in Seoul on 18 November.
After three years break, this was the first Decanter Awards tasting event in South Korea since COVID-19.
Over 100 award-winning wines from DWWA 2022 were showcased at the Walk-around Tasting in Seoul.
During the four hours event, guests explored wines from 15 countries with different grape varieties and styles.
The attendees at the Walk-around Tasting were impressed by the quality of the DWWA award-winning wines.
Guests took photos at the photo booth and shared their experience at the DWWA Seoul Walk-around Tasting on social media.