Round 6.12 – Final round of So, You Think You Know Wine

The Stanley Cup of Wine Tasting!

Welcome to the grand finale of season six of “So, You Think You Know Wine?” This final round will determine who goes home with the cup, or in our case maybe a Zalto wine glass, and all the bragging rights that go with it.

We’ve broken out the expensive stuff for the final with an Italian icon: Tignanello. Bruce, Michael, Sara and Will have earned their spot in the final by surviving the ups and downs of the tournament and semi-finals with the highest scores overall. Watch now as James Chatto leads them through a blind tasting to determine who will score the most points on this super old world red and come out as the season six champion.

Click the image above or here to watch Round 12 – The Final.

The Scoring

The scoring on each wine remains similar to past seasons with 10 points total for Variety, Country, Region, Appellation, Vintage, and Price.

Variety up to 3 points
Country, Region, Appellation up to 4 points
Vintage up to 2 points
Price (within 10% on either side), 1 point

James Chatto

James Chatto has written about food, wine and spirits for 30 years. The author of seven books, he is wine columnist and Senior Editor of the LCBO’s Food & Drink magazine.

Sara d’Amato

Sara is a Toronto-based wine consultant, sommelier, wine critic and principal partner with WineAlign. She has worked in cellars both in Niagara and in France, as Sommelier at the Four Seasons Hotel and at the Platinum Club of the Air Canada Centre. She is also a contributor to Chatelaine magazine. Sara is the first and only woman to have won the Grand Award at the prestigious Wine Tasting Challenge.

Michael Godel

Michael Godel, a.k.a. “Godello” hung up his 25-year-old chef’s apron in 2013 after joining the team at Toronto’s Barque Smokehouse in March of 2011 as Wine Director and Consultant-At-Large. Godello is now a Wine Critic at winealign.com and he processes his thoughts about wine, music and pop culture at http://godello.ca.

Will Predhomme

Will Predhomme is a prominent Canadian Professional Sommelier, beverage business development specialist, and industry liaison. Will’s experience reflects a career based in the beverage alcohol, hospitality, education, government and private sectors. For several years, he was the Senior Sommelier at Canoe Restaurant. Now he teaches WSET courses, is co-producer of Ontario and Oregon-made wines, host of The Globe & Mail Wine Basics videos, and is Managing Director of Predhomme Market Insights. He is an Advanced Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and in 2010 he won the title of Best Ontario Sommelier.

Bruce Wallner, MS

Bruce Wallner was certified as Master Sommelier in London in November 2009. He has served as Chef Sommelier at luxury properties around the world and as the official Sommelier trainer for Team Canada. Bruce’s time is now carefully shared between his young family and The SOMMELIER FACTORY, where keen Sommeliers and curious wine drinkers meet to learn and taste.

We hope that you enjoyed Season 6 and that you had as much fun watching as we did filming. As usual, please send your comments to [email protected] and feel free to share these videos with your friends and family.

Previously on Season 6 of “So, You Think You Know Wine?”:

Round 1: Concha Y Toro Terrunyo Lot No. 1 Carmenère 2013
Round 2: Henry Of Pelham Cuvée Catharine Carte Blanche Blanc De Blanc 2011
Round 3: Montalto Pinot Grigio 2015
Round 4: Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Round 5: Chateau Tour Carmail 2011
Round 6: Ogier Héritages Côtes Du Rhône 2014
Round 7: Matua Pinot Gris 2015
Round 8: Matua Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Round 9: Penfolds Bin 2 Shiraz Mataro 2014
Round 9(B): La Crema Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2014
Round 10 (Semi-Final #1): Spier Vintage Selection Chenin Blanc 2015
Round 11 (Semi-Final #2): Beringer Napa Valley Chardonnay 2014

Special thanks to our sponsors Balderson Cheese, Zalto glassware and the Wine Academy.