It's the first day of the 2012 World Barista Championships in Vienna, where the world's best baristas, brewers, cup tasters and roasters will be fighting out to progress through the different rounds and into finals day on Friday. The first battle, however, has already been fought with the bid to host the 2013 world competitions being announced only a few hours ago.
The most exciting news is that Melbourne, Australia, will be host to the 2013 World Barista Championship and Brewers Cup in May next year. The result, while not surprising in view of the great competition that was this year at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo, Australia did take the bid from hot contenders Puerto Rico... needless to say, I most certainly will be making an appearance there next year!
The Latte Art Championship, Coffee in Good Spirit, Cup Tasting and Roasting Championship will be hosted in France in June next year, a big difference from Seoul, Korea this year in November.
For now though, let's keep our eyes on this years competition with Aussies Craig Simon, Matt Perger and Fred Lullfitz representing their country this week.
To keep up to date with all the action, don't miss the live streaming on the WBC website!
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