DWWA judge profile: Anne Burchett
Anne Burchett is a wine marketing specialist, a writer and a lecturer on the business of wine.
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Anne Burchett is a wine marketing specialist, a writer and a lecturer on the business of wine.
Audrey Annoh-Antwi is a sommelier, event host and occasional writer specialising in pairing wine with West African food.
Amaya Cervera is a freelance wine writer and the founder and editor of the bilingual website, Spanish Wine Lover.
Andrea Pritzker MW runs Wine inTuition, a wine education and corporate events business in Sydney.
Alexandre Freguin won Taittinger Sommelier of the Year 2018 and is wine director at Family Perrin.
Alex Bridgeman is the organiser of the Big Fortified Tasting, the world's largest and most diversified tasting for fortified wines.
After working for Syndicat des Vins de Bordeaux, Beth Willard moved into buying roles, including her time as Buying Manager for Direct Wines.
Pierre Mansour is Head Buyer at The Wine Society.
Amanda Barnes is an award-winning wine journalist and expert in South American wines and regions.
Wojciech Bońkowski is a wine writer, writing articles, blogs and books as well as being President of the Polish Wine Trade Association.
Caroline Gilby MW is an author, writer and consultant, specialising on Central and Eastern Europe.
Anthony Rose is an award-winning wine and sake writer, and a founding member of The Wine Gang.
Terry Kandylis is Head Sommelier at 67 Pall Mall.
Charles Curtis MW writes regularly for a number of magazines.
Peter is a TV presenter, broadcaster, author and writer.
Huon Hooke is an educator, international wine judge and writer, having published 19 books on wine.
Michaela Morris is an international wine writer and educator, based in Vancouver, Canada.
Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW is the Regional Chair for Tuscany at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards and a consultant tutor at the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) in London.
James Tidwell MS consults for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and founded the TEXSOM conference and awards.
Richard Baudains, a longstanding contributor to Decanter, also works as a Cambridge University English language examiner.
Sarah Ahmed, aka The Wine Detective, is an independent, London-based wine writer, educator and judge.
Wine writer and Decanter contributor Stephen Brook is the Regional Chair for Piedmont at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2023.
Rod Smith MW is a wine educator, marketer and salesman, based in the South of France.
Barbara Philip MW is category manager at BC LIQUOR in Canada, as well as a lecturer, radio columnist and consultant.
Howard-Sneyd founded The Hive Wine Consulting and makes wine at Domaine of the Bee.
An expert in the wines of Iberia, Richard Mayson writes regularly for Decanter, contributes to The Oxford Companion to Wine, and has written 5 books.
New Zealand’s first Master Sommelier, Cameron Douglas MS is in charge of the wine and beverage programme at AUT University in Auckland.
Michael Garner is a regular contributor to Decanter, and co-owner of Italian Wine Specialists Tria Wines Limited.
Dominique Vrigneau is Buying Director at Watermill Wines and a Chevalier du Tastevin.