Jason Millar profile: Jason Millar is the Retail Director at independent retailer and importer Theatre of Wine, responsible for operations across three stores, as well as managing buying, training and…
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DWWA Judge profile: Yves Desmaris MS
Yves Desmaris MS Originally from Lyon Yves Desmaris MS moved to the Rhône valley with his family when he was 7 years old. His career in wine started at the…
DWWA judge profile: Mathias Camilleri
Mathias Camilleri is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
DWWA Judge profile: Victoria di Muccio
Victoria Di Muccio Victoria Di Muccio began her career in the wine industry after discovering a love of wine while living in Madrid. She spent seven years in London with…
DWWA Judge profile: Ruth Spivey
Ruth Spivey Ruth Spivey has spent the last seven years working in food and wine in London following a ten year career as a fashion model living and working all…
DWWA judge profile: Rémi Cousin
Rémi Cousin Originally from France, Rémi Cousin moved to the UK in 2004 to work with Hotel du Vin. In 2008, he joined Heston Blumenthal’s three Michelin-starred The Fat Duck…
DWWA judge profile: Michele Longo
Michele Longo Wine writer and certified sommelier, Michele Longo’s first contact with the world of wine came in the late ’90s. He has always been interested in the human side…
DWWA Judge profile: Fabio Giavedoni
Fabio Giavedoni Born in Friuli and currently Bologna-based, Fabio Giavedoni has grown his passion for wine since he was young, as is common with most of his fellow Friulians. After…
DWWA Judge profile: Andrea Frost
Andrea Frost Andrea Frost is a wine writer, author and columnist whose work has been described as “more like an evening with a particularly erudite and witty dinner companion than…
DWWA judge profile: Allan Cheesman
Allan Cheesman Allan Cheesman has been in the UK wine trade for 44 years, spending 31 of them at Sainsbury’s, where he was trading director. As he was responsible for…
DWWA Judge Profile: Aldo Graziani
Aldo Graziani Aldo Graziani is the sommelier, owner & manager of Aldo’s Vinoteca Restoran, the Casa Cruz Restaurante Bar and the Bebop Jazz Club. Formerly, Graziani wrote regularly for Cuisine…
DWWA judge profile: Rut Cotroneo
Rut Cotroneo Rut Cotroneo achieved her sommelier qualification in Madrid in 1999 and immediately started working in various sommelier-related and managerial capacities for the “Who’s Who” of the restaurant world.…
DWWA Judge profile: Martyn Zemavicius
Martyn Zemavicius Martyn Zemavicius is Managing Director and Co-Founder of Clos Cru, an online supplier of Champagne and fine wines. Holder of the WSET Diploma, Martyn has over 16 years’…
DWWA Judge profile: Ben Gubbins
Ben Gubbins Ben Gubbins joined Oddbins in 2002 looking to save money to return to his native home, Chile. However, after a few staff tastings and his first WSET course…
DWWA Judge Profile: Lukasz Kolodziejczyk
Lukasz Kolodziejczyk Lukasz Kolodziejczyk joined Cult Wines as head of fine wines in March 2016. Originally from Poland, Lukasz has spent more than a decade working in the hospitality industry.…
DWWA Judge profile: John Baum
John Baum profile: John Baum is the owner-director of The Winemakers Club, an independent importer of artisan, small scale wineries from around Europe and Australia, with its own shop &…
DWWA Judge Profile: Gareth Ferreira
Gareth Ferreira profile: After graduating with a Travel and Tourism Diploma Gareth Ferreira worked in numerous hotels around the world including The Ritz-Carlton Naples and Doha before starting his Sommelier…
DWWA Judge profile: Beverley Blanning MW
Beverley Blanning MW profile: Beverley Blanning MW is a London-based independent wine journalist and the author of Wine Tasting and Biodynamics in Wine. A feature writer and taster for Decanter,…
DWWA Judge profile: Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood profile: Douglas Wood is owner of Scottish independent merchant, WoodWinters. He diverted from a successful career in the chemical engineering world to follow his love of wine. WoodWinters…
DWWA Judge profile: Andres Rosberg
Andres Rosberg profile: Andres Rosberg is one of Argentina’s first professional sommeliers and a founding member and president of the Argentine Sommelier Association, a role which this year has seen…
DWWA Judge profile: Piotr Pietras MS
Piotr Pietras MS is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
DWWA Judge profile: Vincent Gasnier MS
Vincent Gasnier MS profile: Vincent Gasnier MS was born in 1974 in the Loire wine country, and trained in some of the best restaurants in Paris before moving to the…
DWWA judge profile: Gábor Cseke
Gábor Cseke profile: Gábor Cseke is a Hungarian sommelier who graduated in 2005 from the College of Commerce, Catering and Tourism in Budapest. Following this, he took further sommelier and…
DWWA judge profile: Yohan Castaing
Yohan Castaing profile: Bordeaux native Yohan Castaing is a freelance journalist, based in France near Bordeaux. Founder of Anthocyanes (a French independent wine guide – www.anthocyanes.fr) and Velvety Tannins (an…
DWWA Judge Jane Boyce MW
Jane Boyce MW profile: Jane Boyce MW is the fine wine manager at James Nicholson Wine Merchant, re-joining the company 4 years ago after nearly twenty years working freelance within…