And there are plenty of fine water brands that have water sommeliers across the world in a tizzy. The latest to bag top honours at the recently concluded Fine Water Tasting Competition in Guangzhou, China, is Lofoten Arctic Water AS. “Water, like wine, deserves attention and the water tasting conducted in Guangzhou puts water on the same level as wine, with a five-judge professional panel consisting of international water sommeliers, meeting for the first time at the tasting.”This year, there were over 104 entries in various categories of the competition, compared to last year’s 70. Says Mascha, “Fine water is not just water. We now see restaurants and hotels providing water menus and choice of water.” And by the looks of it, pairing water is not that uncommon either.

Source: The Hindu August 10, 2017 11:21 UTC