DWWA 2014 judge interview

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DWWA 2014 judges by panel

This year's Decanter World Wine Awards was judged by 224 experts from around the world. Find out who judged in which panels plus read each of their individual profiles by clicking the links...

Rytis Jurkenas: DWWA 2014 judge

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Paz Levinson: DWWA 2014 judge

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Emilio Del Fante: DWWA 2014 judge

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Janet Dorozynski: DWWA 2014 judge

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Melanie Brown: DWWA 2014 judge

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Laurent Richet MS: DWWA 2014 judge

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Totte Steneby: DWWA 2014 judge

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Claire Thevenot MS: DWWA 2014 judge

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Sergio De Luca: DWWA 2014 judge

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Susan Hulme MW: DWWA 2014 judge

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Emily O'Hare: DWWA 2014 judge

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Igor Ryjenkov MW: DWWA 2014 judge

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Kathrine Larsen MS: DWWA 2014 judge

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Clement Robert: DWWA 2014 judge

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Sebastian Bredal MW: DWWA 2014 judge

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Simon Field MW: DWWA 2014 judge

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Matthieu Longuère MS: DWWA 2016 judge

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Roger Jones: DWWA 2014 judge

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Bob Betz MW: DWWA 2014 judge

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Aristide Spies MS: DWWA 2014 judge

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Antony Moss MW: DWWA 2014 judge

Antony Moss MW is director of strategic planning for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET), where he works on long-term business planning and new product development.

Matt Walls: DWWA 2014 judge

Matt Walls is a freelance wine writer, regularly contributing to publications such as Decanter, timatkin.com, Harpers Wine & Spirit and Imbibe.

Elvis Ziakos: DWWA 2014 judge

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Dee Blackstock MW: DWWA 2014 judge

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Phil Crozier: DWWA 2014 judge

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Roberto Della Pietra: DWWA 2014 judge

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Gordon Lawrence: DWWA 2014 judge

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