DWWA judge profile: Alun Griffiths MW
Alun Griffiths MW is International Director for Vats Liquor Company Ltd., Beijing, a major distributor of luxury spirits.
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: Arabella Woodrow MW
Arabella Woodrow MW is now retired after working in many different sectors of the wine trade. She continues to do wine consultancy, mentoring work and judging in wine competitions.
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DWWA Acting Regional Chair for Champagne: Simon Field MW
Simon Field MW worked for Berry Brothers & Rudd for over 20 years. In 2015, he was admitted into the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino.
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DWWA Acting 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.
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DWWA judge profile: Alistair Cooper MW
Alistair Cooper MW consults, judges, hosts events and educates in both the UK and Chile, as well as writing for various wine publications.
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DWWA judge profile: Andreas Rosendal
Andreas Rosendal is Restaurant Director at Whatley Manor Hotel, where he is responsible for the hotel’s Two Michelin-starred restaurant, as well as Grey’s Brasserie and the recently launched Green Room.
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DWWA Acting Regional Chair for Bordeaux: Dimitri Mesnard MS
Dimitri Mesnard MS is the International Brand Ambassador for Jackson Family Wines.
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DWWA Judge profile: Ben Gubbins
Ben Gubbins is a Manager at Vagabond Wines.
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DWWA judge profile: Andres Ituarte
Andres Ituarte is Group Head Sommelier for Tamarind collection.
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DWWA judge profile: Allan Cheesman
Allan Cheesman spent over 30 years as Trading Director at Sainsbury’s. Now semi-retired, he is a non-Executive Director of Vindipendents buying group and member of the WSET Awards Supervisory Board.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Southern Italy and Acting Regional Chair for Argentina: Anthony Rose
Anthony Rose is an award-winning wine and sake writer, and a founding member of The Wine Gang. He is the Regional Chair for Southern Italy and Australia at the DWWA 2020.
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DWWA judge profile: Andrea Briccarello
Andrea Briccarello is the UK Brand Ambassador for Bisol.
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DWWA judge profile: Bruno Besa
Bruno Besa worked for almost 20 years in hotels and restaurants before co-founding Astrum Wine Cellars.
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DWWA judge profile: Adam Bruntlett
Adam Bruntlett is responsible for buying Loire, Burgundy, Jura and Savoie for the Berry Bros & Rudd group.
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DWWA judge profile: Beverly Tabbron MW
Beverly Tabbron MW is head of training and education at Hallgarten Druitt.
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DWWA judge profile: Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW
Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW is a judge at the 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards and a consultant tutor at the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) in London.
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DWWA judge profile: Lionel Periner
Lionel Periner is Head Sommelier at Adnams in Birmingham.
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DWWA judge profile: Stefan Neumann MS
Stefan Neumann MS is Head Sommelier at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, a two Michelin-star restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Hyde Park.
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DWWA judge profile: Matthieu Longuère MS
Matthieu Longuère MS is Cordon Bleu’s Wine Development Manager at their school in London.
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DWWA judge profile: Daphne Teremetz
Daphne Teremetz is a wine buyer for UK grocer Waitrose, responsible for managing and sourcing the range from South America, Bordeaux, Alsace and Regional France.
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DWWA judge profile: Robert Mathias
Robert Mathias works as a Wine Buyer at Bibendum PLB, London.
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DWWA judge profile: Martin Tickle
Martin Tickle is the Fine Wine Buyer for Jeroboams Wine Merchants, with a particular focus on the wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne.
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DWWA judge profile: Jean Wareing MW
Jean Wareing MW is a buyer for Boutinot, sourcing wines from Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria and Greece.
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DWWA judge profile: Silvia Garatti
Silvia Garatti is a Wine Buyer for FortyFive10, a specialised Italian wine company in London.
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DWWA judge profile: Marcel Orford-Williams
Marcel Orford-Williams is a buyer for The Wine Society, sourcing from Rhône, Southern and regional French wines and Germany.
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DWWA judge profile: David Round MW
David Round MW is Director of international music events business, Big Fish Little Fish Productions Ltd, and has launched Round About Wine, running wine events and writing about wine for consumers.
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DWWA judge profile: Julia Lambeth
Julia Lambert is Owner and tutor at South London Wine School.
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DWWA judge profile: Alan Bednarski
Alan Bednarski is Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at the Michelin starred Texture Restaurant and Champagne Bar in London.
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DWWA judge profile: Tamas Czinki
Tamas Czinki is Head Sommelier at Northcote.
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DWWA judge profile: Julie Buckley
Julie Buckley has extensive experience of PR and buying roles in both the specialist and grocery retail sector. Her recent roles have focused on developing own & tertiary brand propositions where she has worked directly with winemakers and producers across the globe.
