Assembly " Restaurant World Экспо-2001 " has gathered wine professionals.
The alcoholic program stipulated within the limits of September Assembly " Restaurant World Экспо-2001 " which Publishing group " Show-window "(Vitrina) has lead on September, 5th and 6 in hotel " Renaissance ", has included some unprecedented actions. These are Master-classes of the Russian and foreign experts on wines and alcohol drinks, practical works for beginners and competitions for professionals.

As " the star visitor " on Assembly has acted one of the experts on whiskey recognized all over the world Tierri Benita, the owner and director of the largest center La Maison du Whisky, the author of numerous publications and books on this theme. He has lead before the guests of a restaurant the master-class forum under the name " Everything, that you wished to learn about whiskey ".

One more master-class, devoted to art of drawing up of wine lists at restaurant, has lead the constant author of " the Wine list ", vice-president of the Russian sommelier association Alexander Kuptsov. On Assembly he also has presented the new book project which prepares Publishing group" Show-window "(Vitrina).

The Russian Sommelier association and personally its president Alexey Sidorov have lead on Assembly a practical work " Wine in hands of sommelier " during which have shared secrets of the trade and have acquainted listeners with existing schools in Russia.

The similar presentation was lead for Assembly " Restaurant World Expo-2001 " and Barmen Association of Russia (BAR). Vice-president of the BAR, the famous Moscow barman Denis Temnyj has lead a practical work " How to work with strong alcohol drinks ", and the president of the BAR Sergey Tsyro has acted at the seminar " Larceny at a restaurant. How to fight with crude illness ". Every participant has been handed free of charge the copy of the book - wine practical work for beginners “Account up to 40°” with which guests and participants already could get acquainted on April Assembly " Wine World Expo-2001 ".

One of the nominations of Competition of the restaurant design, which is for the first time passed within the limits of Assembly, became " the Best wine list ". The competent jury made of the Russian experts on wines, alcohol drinks and restaurant business, has chosen some of the most worthy wine lists which have been exposed on court of guests and participants of Assembly. Each interested person could familiarize with these lists at exposition zone and to give the voice in favor of one of them (voting was lead by means of personal cards). Results of questioning of " spectator sympathies " have been announced together with the decision of professional jury. Authors of the best wine list have received the Honorable diploma of Publishing group " Show-window " (Vitrina) and a memorable gift - James Sili's book " Great wines of Bordeaux " with the author's autograph. As the sponsor of this prize acted company "Wineland".

In second time there has passed Olympiad of wine schools during restaurant Assembly. As the general sponsor of this competition came forward the Trading House "Rusimport" which awarded prize-winners with memorable gifts, and the winner received the Grand prix - a trip to France. This time an obligatory condition of competition was presence in commands-participants, except for the master and graduates, at least, one "junior" - the pupil or the graduate of school with the experience of work by a trade not more than 3 months.

The interesting program has passed in the Zone "C" where the tobacco and alcoholic companies have presented cigars in a combination with strong alcohol drinks. Here, under aegis of club " Choice of Quality ", founded by the newspaper " the Wine list ", took place the first comparative tasting of cigars "blindly".

One of "nails" of Assemblies became the first restaurant Fair of vacancies. It worked during two days, on September, 5th and 6, in a hall "Odessa" of the hotel “Renaissance ". Many companies, suppliers and restaurants have corrected with its help theirs personnel business, and carriers of restaurant professions - have found the best variant of employment.