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See highlights of Decanter's first consumer tasting in South Korea of medal winning wines from the Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA). The tasting was held on 5 December, in partnership with Mashija Magazine.

 

The First DAWA Tasting in Seoul

Decanter Magazine successfully held the Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA) tasting at the JW Marriot Dongdaemun in Seoul on Dec 5th. This was the first DAWA tasting to take place in Korea and was hosted by Mashija Magazine in partnership with Decanter.

To kick off the event was the opening ceremony and commencement speech delivered by Moonsong Bang, president of Mashija Magazine, followed by Sally Cheng’s presentation. Cheng’s presentation underlined how impressed and delighted she was by the turnout and celebrated the success of the inaugural DAWA tasting in Seoul. The diverse group of guests who attended the event included wine lovers, sommeliers, restaurant and bar owners, and embassy representatives based in Korea.

Now one of the biggest wine competitions in Asia, DAWA started in 2012 in Hong Kong. The award draws on the success of its parent event DWWA, and employs a similar judging system. DAWA seeks to introduce to consumers and professionals alike high quality wines that are available in the Asian market but have yet to gain proper exposure.

Meanwhile DAWA is now one of the most famous and influential wine competitions in the world, taking place annually in Hong Kong led by Steven Spurrier, chairman of DAWA. Every year 50 of the world’s most distinguished wine experts are invited to oversee the event as members of the panel. Moonsong Bang joined the awards as a wine expert representing Korea in 2012.

As official sponsors of the event, Duval-Leroy offered welcome champagne and Riedel provided the champagne glasses for the DAWA tasting in Seoul.

See full list of wine showcased at the event here.

Search full DAWA 2016 results here

This is the first time that Decanter has hosted an event in South Korea
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This is the first time that Decanter has hosted an event in South Korea

Over 100 guests attended the tasting
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Over 100 guests attended the tasting

41 DAWA winners
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41 DAWA winners

Visitors enjoyed 41 DAWA winning wines at the event which took place at the 5* JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Hotel, Seoul.

The selection of DAWA winning wines included winners from Italy, Australia and Canada, among others.
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The selection of DAWA winning wines included winners from Italy, Australia and Canada, among others.

Mashija’s Moonsong Bang, DAWA judge and director of the Winevision school, led the tasting
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Mashija’s Moonsong Bang, DAWA judge and director of the Winevision school, led the tasting

Wine lovers shared their experience on social media
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Wine lovers shared their experience on social media

The event was streamed live on Facebook
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The event was streamed live on Facebook

Decanter would like to thank Mashija Magazine for helping us to put on this tasting.

Nerea Sanz
Nerea Sanz
Decanter Magazine & Decanter World Wine Awards

Nerea Sanz is a marketing and events manager specialising in the wine industry. She was Decanter’s senior awards marketing executive from 2015 to 2018, before she left to take the position of events manager at Bancroft Wines. Prior to Decanter, she gained wine marketing experience at London-based Vinopolis. Originally from Zaragoza, Spain, she moved to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur area in 2019.