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Thu 2 10:00 - 18:00
Fri 3 10:00 - 18:00
Sat 4 10:00 - 17:00

Sponsors 2009

Sommelier Championship: Gold Sponsor

Òpera is a consortium between cooperative agricultural enterprises and European food-farming. Born in 2007, it aims to promote, enhance, spread and popularise quality food-farming cooperative products in the world. The six main chains of European agro-production – from fresh fruits and vegetables as well as their processed offshoots like conserves, juices, peeled, pulped and ready-to-eat packaged avatars, to dairy products, from wine to olive oils, from cold cuts to the choicest meats are all covered.

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Water Sponsor: "The Himalayan" Mount Everest Mineral Water Limited

Mount Everest Mineral Water Limited is a public limited company incorporated in 1991 with its plant at Dhaula Kuan in Sirmour District of Himachal Pradesh. The Company was promoted by Dr. Dadi Balsara, an NRI from Singapore. The brand HIMALAYAN, enjoys an aspirational equity amongst consumers and has the potential of truly becoming an international and iconic brand. The water is collected in the catchment area and travels through rocks, clay and soil, thereby collecting the minerals available therein. The process of traveling from the catchment area, reaching the acquifer and then being bottled takes a period of over 20 years.

Reception Wine Sponsor: Carlo Rossi

Every year since 1930 the Great Central Valley of California provides harvests of uniquely delicious grapes. And while that harvest's grapes may cause a wine's style to evolve from year to year, since day one, no matter what the year,
Carlo Rossi has served his wine in a sturdy glass jug. Today, Carlo Rossi serves up 12 wines in its now iconic jug that continue to be sensibly priced and easy to enjoy with family and friends.

Reception Beer Sponsor: "The little Devils" TVB Craft Brewing Comany

The TVB Craft Brewing Company was launched in Brazil in 1991. In 1994 the expansion started through to 2007 with branch offices being opened in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Turkey, Russia, Yemen, Oman and Bulgaria. Since 2007 TVB Craft Breweries is proud to be India’s first official regional craft beer brewer, thus TVB Craft Brewing Company has taken the advantage of being the first to market in India with specialized craft beers and brewing methods. TVB’s goal over the next four years is to expand the minds of Indian beer consumers and in creating and establishing a niche in the Indian consumer market for our Little Devils Craft Beer and Ales with the below production targets.

Co-host sponsor Austrade

The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) is the Australian Government's trade and investment development agency, operating as a statutory agency within the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. Austrade assists Australian businesses contribute to national prosperity by succeeding in trade and investment, internationally, and promoting and supporting productive foreign investment into Australia. Austrade operates through a global network of offices, with representatives overseas in over 110 locations in more than 60 countries.