Chefs of Distinction Dinner 1st March 2012 at Punchinello's Restaurant, Southern Sun Montecasino with Chef Stacey Chan
An evening with
Chef Gerard Vingerling
“An Award-Winning Occasion”
With Internationally Acclaimed Chef Stacey Chan and
Renowned Wine Sommelier Miguel Chan
Featuring a Four Course Gourmet Evening accompanied by
Double Gold and Gold Medal Winning Veritas Wines
Presented
by Bennie Howard Vice-Chairman of Veritas
Stacey and Miguel Chan
Stacey
and Miguel Chan are quite a unique couple, between them they have the perfect
talents to enjoy the best of food and wine, Stacey holds a Cordon Bleu Grande
Diploma from Silwood kitchens and Miguel is the distinguished group wine sommelier
for Southern Sun hotels.
They are both renowned for their wonderful talents and
commitment to the industry and have between them received many awards and
accolades.
Stacey
is currently regarded as the best junior chef in the world having won the
prestigious worldwide Chaine des Rotisseurs competition held in Helsinki last
year.
Miguel is a renowned wine judge and has developed many training programs
to encourage and develop young sommelier’s within South Africa.
Veritas,
the ‘Oscars’ of wine competitions, celebrates two decades as South Africa’s
leading and most respected competition for quality market ready wines this
year. Twenty one years has seen the Veritas emblem become a mark of approval to
be coveted by wine makers and for wine enthusiasts it is a seal of quality to
trust.
The
revered double gold, gold, silver and bronze symbol on the winning wines and
brandies not only gives cellar masters, wine makers, brandy masters and viticulturists
a much appreciated pat on the back, it also smoothes the decision making
process for the consumer but seeing a Veritas emblem on a bottle is a sure
indication of the quality.
The Veritas Awards takes pride in the strict and
unbiased judging process which is based on international principles. Five well
known judging experts complimented the team of local tasters.
Out
of 1 739 entries for VERITAS in 2011 only 42 supreme wines and brandies can now
wear the coveted double gold symbol of top quality and 158 wines and brandies
have been awarded gold status.
The KWV excelled at the 21st Veritas Awards to
be the top achiever with five double gold and nine gold medals.
