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CHARLES ADAMS, ASSISTANT WINEMAKER AT GOEDVERWACHT, ENTERED THE 2011 CELLAR WORKER OF THE YEAR THAT WAS ORGANIZED BY WINE TRAINING SOUTH AFRICA. HE WAS CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE FINALISTS AND HAD TO DO A FINAL ASSIGNMENT IN JULY 2011. TO BE CONSIDERED AS A FINALIST, CHARLES HAD TO PRESENT A SPECIFIC WINE TO A PROFESSIONAL PANEL OF JUDGES AND ALSO HAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THE SPECIFIC WINE. TOGETHER WITH THIS COMPETITION THE DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRESENTED AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM WHERE THE SEVEN FINALISTS OF THE COMPETITION HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT BOERGONDIë IN FRANCE FOR SIX WEEKS TO LEARN THE ART OF WINEMAKING. CHARLES WAS ONE OF THE SEVEN FINALISTS THAT WAS CHOSEN TO VISIT FRANCE. HE SPENT THREE WEEKS ON ONE OF THE CHATEAUS IN BOERGINDIë, TWO WEEKS AT AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN BöHN AND THE LAST WEEK IN PARIS FOR SHOPPING AND SIGHT SEEING. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! gOEDVERWACHT IS VERY PROUD OF CHARLES AND THIS GREAT ACHIEVEMENT!
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