It is with much pleasure that the Competition Committee can confirm that the 2024 International Final of the Jeunes Sommeliers Competition will be hosted in October by the Bailliage of Canada, principally in Kelowna and Calgary.

The draft programme for the six days is as follows:

Monday 14th
Competitors arrive in Kelowna, in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia.
Welcoming dinner
4 nights’ stay

Tuesday 15th
Vineyard visits
Dinner

Wednesday 16th
Vineyard visits
Dinner

Thursday 17th
2024 Competition Semi-final - theory, practical service, blind tasting
Dinner

Friday 18th
Depart Kelowna by coach for Lake Louise
Lunch at Lake Louise
Continue on by coach to Calgary
Dinner being part of the 2024 Grand Chapitre of Canada
Stay 2 nights at the Hotel Arts

Saturday 19th
2024 Final in the morning to place the 1-2-3
In the evening, Awards Presentation, Induction Ceremony and Gala Dinner in conjunction with the 2024 Grand Chapitre of Canada

Sunday 20th
Everyone departs for home

From the enthusiastic support already received from Bailli Délégué Tony Catanese and Lois Gilbert, Bailli of Okanagan Valley, together with their respective teams, another highly successful annual final is very much in the offing.

Marie Jones
Chair, Jeunes Sommeliers Competition Committee
International Vice-President

Competition Committee
(Chair) Marie Jones, International Vice-President
Klaus Tritschler, Member of the Conseil d’Administration
Philip Evins, Member of the Conseil Magistral

Technical Committee
Brian Julyan MS, Grand Officier Maître Sommelier, Great Britain (Chair)
Dominique Crombé, Échanson, Belgium
George Staikos, Grand Échanson of USA
John Studdert, Échanson, Australia
Christina Suominen, Échanson, Finland