DWWA Judge profile: Piotr Pietras MS
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Piotr Pietras MS is a judge at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Piotr Pietras MS
Piotr Pietras MS is the managing director of Terroirysci, a wine import project, and co-owner of Kontakt Wino & Bistro, a wine bar and shop in the very heart of Warsaw.
Before returning to his native Poland, Piotr worked as the director of wine at the Michelin-starred restaurant HIDE and as the head sommelier at Launceston Place, Maze by Gordon Ramsay, and Corrigan’s Mayfair.
Piotr has also successfully competed as a sommelier internationally, coming second at the ASI Sommelier of Europe in 2017, and the Chaine des Rotisseurs Best Young Sommelier of the World 2017.
He holds a BA in hotel management and became a Master Sommelier in 2017, winning the Amorim Taster of the Year scholarship for the highest blind tasting score.
2016 was Piotr’s first year judging at the DWWA.
For more information about Piotr, take a look at his website.
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