The DWWA Judges
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DWWA judge profile: Bruno Besa
Leading expert in fine Italian and European wines, currently serving as the managing director of Astrum Wine Cellars. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Bree Stock MW
Director of education at the Oregon Wine Board and owner of a wine consultancy business, Constant Crush Advisors. Based in the US.
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DWWA judge profile: Beverley Blanning MW
Award-winning experienced writer and Decanter contributor. Author of Wines of the Loire Valley. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Benjamin Llewelyn
Founder and managing director of Carte Blanche Wines, a wholesale wine agency and importer. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Audrey Annoh-Antwi
Sommelier, event host and occasional writer specialising in pairing wine with West African food. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Anne Burchett
Wine marketing specialist, a writer and lecturer on the business of wine. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Aldo Graziani
Sommelier, owner, and manager of Aldo’s Vinoteca Restoran, Casa Cruz Restaurante Bar, and Bebop Jazz Club, as well as a wine writer. Based in Argentina.
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DWWA judge profile: Alastair Pyatt
Head of buying at Freixenet Copestick. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Ray O’Connor MW
International Wine Consultant and Speaker. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Nina Throsby
An established sommelier, wine judge and the current recipient of the Tranche Scholarship. Based in Australia.
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DWWA judge profile: Nimmi Malhotra
Independent wine writer & judge. Based in Singapore.
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DWWA judge profile: 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 judge profile: Nikhil Agarwal
Nikhil Agarwal represents The Edinburgh Whisky Academy in India, co-organises of ProWine Mumbai and runs the wine, spirits, and luxury consulting agency All Things Nice.
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DWWA judge profile: Lisa M. Airey
Lisa M. Airey has 13 years of experience in wine wholesale. She is currently the Education Director for the Wine Scholar Guild.
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DWWA judge profile: Julie Albin
Julie is an international wine consultant, content specialist, and WSET Certified Educator.
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DWWA judge profile: Ken Man
Ken Man, Fine Wine Specialist at Ginsberg+Chan, is a new judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022.
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DWWA judge profile: Matteo Montone MS
Matteo Montone MS is Wine Director at Berners Tavern.
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DWWA judge profile: Corinne Mui
Corinne Mui is a Hong Kong-based wine and sake educator. She writes for publications across Asia.
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DWWA judge profile: Janet Dorozynski
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DWWA judge profile: Diana Rollan
Group head of beverage for restaurant & hotel group, D&D London; specializing in Spanish Wines. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Benjamin Gubbins
General manager and WSET educator at Vagabond Wines, London. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Annette Scarfe MW
Global wine judge, WSET and Bordeaux educator for media, trade & consumers. Based in Singapore.
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DWWA judge profile: Florencia Gomez
Argentinian wine communicator, winemaker and master of wine student . Based in the UK.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Asia: Ch’ng Poh Tiong
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 judge profile: Sumita Sarma
Sumita Sarma is a wine buyer, consultant and regular contributor to The Buyer and Academie du Vin.
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DWWA judge profile: Freddy Bulmer
Freddy Bulmer is a buyer at The Wine Society, sourcing their Australian, New Zealand, Austrian and Eastern European wines.
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DWWA judge profile: Marcus Lai
Marcus Lai is the Managing Partner at Asia Wine Cellar.
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DWWA judge profile: Larry Stone MS
Larry Stone MS is the CEO and Founder of Lingua Franca, an estate winery in Willamette Valley.
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DWWA judge profile: Ines Salpico
Ines Salpico is Decanter's Regional Editor for Spain, Portugal and South America.
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DWWA judge profile: Neil Bernardi
Neil Bernardi is the Chief Operating Officer at Colgin Cellars,
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DWWA Judge profile: Li Demei
Li Demei is a DecanterChina.com contributor and a professor and director of Enology Engineering at Beijing Agriculture College.
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DWWA Judge Profile: Darrel Joseph
Darrel Joseph is a wine writer, currently working on a wine book on the Balkan wine countries.
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