To the majority of us, the World Barista Championship is one of these events that we read about in trade magazines and wow at the fancy drinks and wonderful latte art they make! But much more than that, the selected WBC machine goes through rigorous testing against the competition to ensure that the machine they choose offers the operator the optimum, consistent temperatures, pressures and, above all else, overall quality of extraction.

The machine chosen for 2009, despite the hype about some of it's competitors' so called technilogical advances, is the Nuova Simonelli Aurelia.

With awards for Ergonomic Design, an LCD operator display as well as a scrolling customer display, on board-diagnostics, lever steam arms and typical Italian style, the Aurelia is much more than just an espresso machine.

Click here to download the Nuova Simonelli Aurelia Brochure