On November 28, the organizing committee orchestrated the tasting by first ensuring that the more than 200 products entered in The Awards’19 were prepared in a logical order of service (white wines, red wines, etc.) But, unlike international competitions that judge wines or spirits by category, the committee had opted to create a logical assortment (white wine with white wine, red wine with red wine, etc.), without creating categories by product type. This avoided comparisons between several Pinot Noirs or Chardonnays from different sources, for example. Wines or spirits were therefore judged for themselves, without reference to other similar alcohols. Another important point: the 22 sommeliers participating in the bootcamp who turned into judges for the occasion did not receive any information of any kind on the products to be blind tasted before or during the event.