DWWA judge profile: Leonid Fadeev
Leonid Fadeev works at Cote Rocheuse as Executive Director, steadfastly developing the company whilst continuing his wine education, working towards the Master of Wine qualification.
The DWWA Judges
Read the profiles of the world’s best wine tasters, and find out which judges sit on which panels.
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DWWA judge profile: Mario Meštrović
Mario Meštrović is an experienced Croatian sommelier and an executive board member and lecturer for the Croatian Sommelier Club in Zagreb.
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DWWA judge profile: Becca Reeves
Becca Wilkins is Director of Hattie’s Wines, as well as Account and Product Development Manager at BrandPhoenix.
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DWWA judge profile: Paulo Brammer
Paulo Brammer runs a wine and spirits academy, Eno Cultura, in his native Brazil.
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DWWA judge profile: Frank Roeder MW
Frank Roeder MW owns and runs the wine merchant VIF, a franchising system with 7 different outlets throughout Germany. He is Germany's 3rd Master of Wine.
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DWWA judge profile: Peter Ranscombe
Peter Ranscombe is a journalist, copywriter and novelist. He is also the wine columnist and drinks blogger for Scottish Field magazine.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Asia: Poh Tiong Ch'ng
A lawyer by training, Poh Tiong Ch'ng published the world’s first Chinese Bordeaux Guide in 2000 and is the author of 100 Top Chinese Restaurants of the World.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Burgundy: Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Jeannie Cho Lee MW is an author, wine critic, judge and educator as well as the first Asian Master of Wine.
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DWWA Regional Chair for South & Eastern Mediterranean: Caro Maurer MW
Caro Maurer MW is a wine writer based in Bonn, Germany, with a writing career spanning almost 30 years.
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DWWA judge profile: Corinne Mui
Corinne Mui is an award-winning wine & sake educator and writer based in Hong Kong. She has been the Wine Ambassador for Wine Australia in Asia for over 10 years.
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DWWA judge profile: Ruben Desport
Previously Head Sommelier of Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Ruben Desport returned to Belgium in 2019, embarking on a new project in wholesale wine distribution and working as a consultant for local restaurants.
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DWWA judge profile: Virginia Philip MS
Virginia Philip MS is a judge at the 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards, the Wine Director for The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach and the owner of the Virginia Philip Wine, Spirits & Academy, located at The Royal Poinciana Plaza, Palm Beach.
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DWWA judge profile: Aina Mee Myhre MW
Aina Mee Myhre MW is Founder and Managing Director of the wine importing company Heyday Wines in Norway.
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DWWA judge profile: Valentin Radosav
Valentin Radosav is Head Sommelier at Gymkhana Restaurant, an Indian Michelin Star Restaurant in Mayfair, London.
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DWWA judge profile: Joanna Simon
Joanna Simon is a London-based wine writer, author and presenter. She is co-founder of The Wine Gang and editor of Waitrose Drinks magazine.
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DWWA judge profile: Nancy Gilchrist MW
Nancy Gilchrist MW is an independent wine educator and consultant.
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DWWA judge profile: Fernando Mora MW
Fernando Mora MW is a Spanish winemaker and consultant, who created Bodegas Frontonio and launched Cuevas de Arom.
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DWWA judge profile: Martin Hudson MW
Martin Hudson MW is a freelance wine advisor and educator.
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DWWA judge profile: Ed Adams MW
Ed Adams MW is a wine consultant and works on a Spanish wine project with South African winemaker partner Bruce Jack.
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DWWA judge profile: Margaret Rand
Margaret Rand's current work includes writing for World of Fine Wine, winesearcher.com, timatkin.com and Gourmet Traveller Wine; she is general editor of the annual Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book.
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DWWA judge profile: Rémi Cousin
Rémi Cousin is Head Sommelier at Michel Roux Jr’s Michelin-starred Le Gavroche.
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DWWA judge profile: Amanda Barnes
Amanda Barnes is an award-winning wine journalist and expert in South American wines and regions.
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DWWA judge profile: Rhys Pender MW
Rhys Pender MW runs a WSET wine school and consultancy through his business Wine Plus+.
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DWWA judge profile: Jeremy Lithgow MW
Jeremy Lithgow MW is Head of Wine for Amathus Drinks, a UK based importer and distributor of wines and spirits from across the globe.
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DWWA judge profile: Philip Tuck MW
Philip Tuck MW is Wine Director at Hatch Mansfield.
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DWWA judge profile: Johan Larsson
Johan Larsson is a wine buyer for Systemblogaget, responsible for all French wine buying.
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DWWA judge profile: Gerd Stepp
Previously a winemaker for Marks and Spencer, Gerd Stepp set up a winery at the site of Stepp Family Vineyards, where he now makes wine. He also consults through WeinWerk on various wine-related matter.
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DWWA judge profile: Luis Capitao
Luis Capitao is Managing Partner of the company which he co-founded, Touchstone Wines, a sales and marketing firm working with foreign wineries.
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DWWA judge profile: Göran Klintberg
Göran Klintberg works for Spring Wine & Spirits, responsible for the portfolio from South America, South Africa and Portugal.
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DWWA Regional Chair for New Zealand: Rebecca Gibb MW
Rebecca Gibb MW is an award-winning wine writer, author of The Wines of New Zealand and Director of The Drinks Project.
