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Swiss narrowly beaten Italy crowns itself world champion in blind wine tasting
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Italy has won the world championship in blind wine tasting for the first time. At Château Dauzac in the Médoc region of south-west France, the Italian team beat the teams from Switzerland and Taiwan, who finished tied for second place.
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- Italy has won the title at the World Championships in blind wine tasting.
- Switzerland finished in second place, tied on points with Taiwan.
- France, which has already won the world championship three times, came a distant 28th in the competition on Saturday.
France, which has already won the World Championship three times, finished 28th in Saturday's competition.
The blind tasting world championship was held for the twelfth time. Teams from 39 countries took part in the competition. The tasting program opened with a Spanish sparkling wine from the Corpinnat wine-growing region south of Barcelona and ended with a French white wine from the Jura.
In between, wines from New Zealand, Italy, Germany, Argentina and Lebanon were served.