Mabel Lai
Mabel Lai
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WSET Certified Wine Educator and Journalist Mabel Lai, is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019

Mabel Lai

Mabel Lai is the first Certified Wine Educator from the Society of Wine Educators in greater China. Mabel also holds the WSET Diploma and is a Certified Educator. Her other qualifications include Certified Specialist of Wine, Certified Specialist of Spirits and Wine Fundamentals Certificate Level 2 issued by International Sommelier Guild.

Mabel is not only one of the Founders of the Hong Kong Wine Academy but also an international wine judge. Mabel is a wine journalist with her own column in different media such as Winenow Magazine, Cru Magazine and MingPao newspaper. She is now pursuing her goal to become a Master of Wine.

Natalie Earl
Natalie Earl
Regional Editor for France (excluding Bordeaux & Burgundy)
It was during her time studying for a French and Italian degree that Natalie began her foray into wine: tutoring French in exchange for WSET lessons in her spare time (she now realises who got the better deal!). She moved to the Languedoc after graduating to work for a vineyard tour company, before returning to the UK in 2016 to join the tastings team at Decanter.