第十八届上海国际葡萄酒品评赛（以下简称SIWC）于2024年6月17-21日在上海成功举办。作为SIWC特邀媒体，我们采访到了本届SIWC评委，也是葡萄酒大师之一Rod Smith MW。
葡萄酒大师Rod Smith是一位生活在法国南部的葡萄酒教育家、市场家和营销家，也是里维埃拉葡萄酒学院的主任，目前他的客户包括世界最富有、最挑剔和要求最高的葡萄酒消费者。此前，他曾为南法的领先游艇业的葡萄酒供应商Vins Sans Frontières工作。在那之前，他在英国为一些精品葡萄酒进口商和零售商工作，也曾担任WSET讲师和偶尔的撰稿工作。从2006年成为葡萄酒大师以来，他一直广泛地在伦敦、索菲亚、上海和莫斯科参与葡萄酒大赛评委的工作。
专访第十八届上海国际葡萄酒品评赛SIWC评委，葡萄酒大师Rod Smith MW
以下是采访视频的文字整理。
1.First of all, please introduce yourself.
1.首先，请介绍一下你自己。
My name is Rod Smith. I'm British, but I live in the south of France. I'm a wine educator, writer, marketer, and consultant. I've been a Master of Wine since 2006, and I've been coming to China for a long time now, especially for the Shanghai International Wine Challenge(SIWC). I think this is my fifth time.
你好。我的名字是Rod Smith。我是英国人，但我住在法国南部。我是一名葡萄酒教育家、作家、营销专家和顾问。我自2006年起成为葡萄酒大师，而且我长期以来经常来中国，尤其是参加上海国际葡萄酒品评赛。我想这已经是我第五次来了。
2.What about the quality of wine samples in the SIWC competition?
2.SIWC比赛中的葡萄酒样品质量如何？
Well, the best thing for me is the quality of the domestic Chinese wine, which just gets better and better. We've had some really lovely samples from across the country, not just Ningxia and great varieties, not just Cabernet Sauvignon, but Marselan, Pinot Noir, blends, and whites. Chinese wine just gets better and better. There are still some storage issues with some of the imported wines, so younger and fresher is usually better than for years in a warehouse here. But it's also nice to see the return of Australian wine and some interesting wines from across the globe.
对我来说，最棒的事情是中国葡萄酒的质量越来越好。我们从全国各地收到了一些非常可爱的样品，不仅来自宁夏和各种优质品种，不仅仅是赤霞珠，还有马瑟兰、黑皮诺、各种混酿和白葡萄酒。中国葡萄酒的质量越来越好。虽然一些进口葡萄酒仍然存在存储问题，所以在现场年轻和新鲜的葡萄酒通常比在仓库里存放时间长的酒表现更好。但看到澳大利亚葡萄酒的回归以及来自全球各地的一些有趣的葡萄酒也是件不错的事情。
3.Can you highlight the key features of this competition and how it differs from the previous competition of SIWC?
3.你能突出介绍一下这个比赛的主要特点，以及它与SIWC之前的比赛有何不同吗？
Well, it's great that we're back to having lots of international judges. I was here in October for the last edition, and it was just two judges from abroad. So it's really great that the SIWC is back on track to how it was before, and also wonderful that there are many judges learning for the future.
嗯，能有许多国际评委参与真是太棒了。我去年10月参加了上一届比赛，因为一些原因当时只有两位国外评委。所以SIWC能够回到之前的轨道上真的很棒，同时也很好地培养了许多未来的评委。
4.Tomorrow you have the masterclass in Shanghai. What's the topic of it？
4.明天你将在上海举办一场大师班，它的主题是什么？
Well, I think we're just going to be tasting some of the trophy-winning wines and telling people why we thought they were so good, so that should be fun.
嗯，我们将会品尝一些获奖酒款，并告诉大家我们为什么觉得它们如此出色，所以应该会很有趣。
5.Could you share more about your views on the Chinese market?
5.你能分享更多对中国市场的看法吗？
Well, I know the Chinese market has been going through economic issues like the whole world, but hopefully wine drinking will come back as part of the growth for the future. It remains one of the most exciting markets for wine because of the number of people who are yet to discover wine consumption.
嗯，我知道中国市场像全世界一样正在经历经济问题，但希望葡萄酒消费能够作为未来增长的一部分回归。由于还有很多人有待发现葡萄酒消费，所以中国市场仍然是最令人兴奋的葡萄酒市场之一。
6.What have you found interesting this time?
6.你这次发现了什么有趣的事情？
This time, we've had some lovely food as always. Obviously, it's great to have the best Chinese food here in Shanghai?
这次我们像往常一样品尝了一些美味的食物。显然，在上海能享受到最好的中国美食真是太棒了。
7.There's something interesting you want to share with us?
7.你有什么有趣的事情想和我们分享吗？
Oh, that's an interesting question. I do think it's great that the Chinese winemakers are making more different styles that reflect the Chinese terroir and not just trying to replicate wines from somewhere else in France or America with lots of oak and the same grape varieties. So what's really good is that people are experimenting, and that's the most exciting discovery here for me.
哦，这是个有趣的问题。我觉得很棒的一点是，中国的酿酒师正在创造更多反映中国风土的不同风格，而不只是试图复制法国或美国某地的葡萄酒，使用大量橡木桶和相同的葡萄品种。所以真正好的地方在于，人们在进行实验，这对我来说是这里最令人兴奋的发现。
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