Valentin Radosav is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Valentin Radosav
Valentin Radosav is Learning and Development Manager for The Stafford, London. He has always been passionate about personal development and motivating teams to achieve high standards of service.
Previously, he was Learning and Development Manager for Conrad St James Hotel in London as well as Head Sommelier at Gymkhana Restaurant, an Indian Michelin Star Restaurant in Mayfair, London.
His repertoire also includes working at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in London, spending one year at the Burj al Arab in Dubai, working in Birmingham at Purnell’s Restaurant and also on a Cruise liner traveling around the world. Radosav is an electronic technician by trade, steering his career path towards wine after his curiosity for wines rapidly became a passion.
He has passed his Advanced Sommelier exam with The Court of Master Sommeliers UK, WSET Diploma graduate, and winner of Sud de France Sommelier competition in 2016.
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