Rebecca Palmer Rebecca Palmer is associate director and buyer for Corney & Barrow Ltd based in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. As head of commercial buying, she is responsible for…
DWWA 2017
DWWA judge profile: Jorge Lucki
Jorge Lucki is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
DWWA Regional Chair for Argentina & South America: Paz Levinson
Paz Levinson is a judge at the at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)
DWWA judge profile: Sebastian Braun
Sebastian Braun is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)
DWWA Regional Chair for Piedmont: Stephen Brook
This year sees Stephen Brook, a contributing editor to Decanter since 1996, as Regional Chair for Piedmont at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2018.
DWWA Regional Chair for Champagne: Richard Juhlin
Richard Juhlin is the author of seven books on Champagne and a freelance writer contributing to magazines including Spectacle du Monde, La Revue de Champagne and Wine International. He also…
DWWA Regional Chair for Chile: Peter Richards MW
Peter Richards MW A TV presenter with over a decade on flagship BBC1 show Saturday Kitchen, Peter Richards MW has won many awards for his work, and his credits include…
DWWA Regional Chair for Tuscany: Monty Waldin
Monty Waldin became the first wine writer to specialise in green issues in the mid-1990s and his first book, The Organic Wine Guide, was published in 1999.
DWWA Regional Chair for Germany & Austria: Markus del Monego MW
Markus Del Monego MW, who was born in Switzerland and grew up in Germany, holds the title of Best Sommelier of the World 1998.
DWWA Regional Chair for Languedoc: Justin Howard-Sneyd MW
Howard-Sneyd is now global wine consultant to Direct Wines and founder of The Hive Wine Consulting Limited
DWWA Regional Chair for Beaujolais & South of France: Bernard Burtschy
Bernard Burtschy writes for l’Avis du Vin, a weekly column in French publication Le Figaro.
DWWA Regional Chair for South Africa: Fiona McDonald
Fiona McDonald is a trained news journalist who began her wine journalism career when she helped a friend organise a wine show.
DWWA Regional Chair for Spain: Ferran Centelles
Ferran Centelles is joint Regional Chair for Spain with Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2017
DWWA Regional Chair for New Zealand: Bob Campbell MW
Bob Campbell MW is wine editor of NZ Winegrower, Taste magazine and the Air NZ in-flight magazine as well as being New Zealand editor for Gourmet Traveller Wine.
DWWA Regional Chair for the Rhône: Matt Walls
Matt Walls is an award-winning freelance wine writer, author, blogger and consultant, contributing regular articles to Decanter.
DWWA Regional Chair for Loire: Jim Budd
Jim Budd moved from education to wine in 1988, and has contributed to Decanter since 1989.
DWWA Regional Chair for the Mediterranean: Caro Maurer MW
Caro Maurer MW is a wine writer based in Bonn, Germany, with a writing career spanning almost 25 years.
DWWA Regional Chair for Middle East & Asia: Poh Tiong Ch’ng
A lawyer by training, Poh Tiong Ch'ng published the world’s first Chinese Bordeaux Guide in 2000.
DWWA Regional Chair for Greece & Cyprus: Nico Manessis
Nico Manessis is an expert on the wines of his native Greece and the author of three wine books
DWWA Regional Chair for Australia: Huon Hooke
Huon Hooke is joint Regional Chair for Australia with Anthony Rose at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2018
DWWA Regional Chair for Central Italy: Jane Hunt MW
Jane Hunt MW, with a wine career spanning 40 years, is Regional Chair for Central Italy (excluding Tuscany) at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)
DWWA Regional Chair for North, Central & Eastern Europe: Caroline Gilby MW
Caroline Gilby MW is joint Regional Chair with Beth Willard for North, Central and Eastern Europe at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2018
DWWA Regional Chair Northern Italy: Alessandro Torcoli
Alessandro Torcoli is Regional Chair for Northern Italy (excluding Piedmont & Veneto) at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2018
DWWA Regional Chair for Southern Italy: Andy Howard MW
Andy Howard MW became a MW in 2011 and runs his own consultancy business, Vinetrades Ltd, which focuses on education, judging, investment and sourcing.
DWWA Regional Chair for Alsace: Thierry Meyer
In 2014, Thierry started to lead the new Alsace Master-level education program for the Wine Scholar Guild.
DWWA Regional Chair for Provence: Rod Smith MW
This year sees Rod Smith MW join the Regional Chair panel, as Regional Chair for Provence at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2018.
DWWA Regional Chair for Spain: Patricio Tapia
Patricio Tapia is the Regional Chair for Argentina and the rest of South America (excluding Chile) at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2018.
DWWA Regional Chair Australia: Anthony Rose
Anthony Rose is joint Regional Chair for Australia with Huon Hooke at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2018.
DWWA Regional Chair Veneto: Richard Baudains
Richard Baudains was born and bred in Jersey in the Channel Islands and trained to be a teacher of English as a foreign language in order to satisfy his wanderlust.
DWWA Regional Chair for North, Central & Eastern Europe: Beth Willard
Beth Willard is joint chair for North, Central & Eastern Europe with Caroline Gilby MW at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2018.