DWWA 2018 judge

DWWA judge profile: David Vareille

David Vareille is Brasserie General Manager at The Arts Club London.

DWWA judge profile: Laura DePasquale MS

Laura DePasquale MS is the President/General Manager of the ARTISANAL FINE WINES division of Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Florida, a division she created and launched in May 2016.

DWWA judge profile: Julie Chéné Nyheim MW

Julie Chéné Nyheim MW works in Altia Norway's management team as Business Development Director. She is a judge for the Decanter World Wine Awards 2018.

DWWA judge profile: Brian Cronin MS

Brian Cronin MS has worked as sommelier in some of the top restaurants in America and is now National Education Manager for Palm Bay International.

DWWA judge profile: Åsa Wahlström Karlsson

DWWA Judge Profile: Christopher Tanghe MS

Christopher Tanghe MS is Chief Instructor with GuildSomm, which involves spearheading masterclasses across the country, conducting webinars and contributing editorial content to guildsomm.com.

DWWA judge profile: Treve Ring

Treve Ring is a wine writer and editor, judge and speaker, and perpetual traveller.

DWWA Judge profile: Piotr Pietras MS

Piotr Pietras MS is a managing director of Terroirysci, a wine import project, and co-owner of Kontakt Wino & Bistro, a neighbourhood restaurant and wine shop in Warsaw.

DWWA judge profile: Stefan Metzner

Stefan Metzner is currently co-owner and educator at Das Weininstitut in Munich.

DWWA judge profile: Robert McNulty

Robert McNulty is co-owner of Wine Academy Italia which offers specialist wine training for businesses along with WSET courses.

DWWA judge profile: Cat Lomax

Cat Lomax has held buying and senior trading roles across key wine retailers in the UK market; Laithwaites, Waitrose, Majestic and most recently Marks & Spencer.

DWWA judge profile: Jorge Lucki

Jorge Lucki is a wine author, consultant and writer contributing to several publications, including Valor Econômico, Brazil's leading newspaper on the economy.

DWWA judge profile: Julia Lambeth

Julia Lambert is a wine educator at WSET School London as well as contributing to numerous in-person and online tasting events.

DWWA judge profile: Higgo Jacobs

Higgo Jacobs is a wine consultant and a founding member and past Chairman for the South African Sommelier Association (SASA).

DWWA judge profile: Jamie Hutchinson

Jamie Hutchinson is the chairman and co-founder of independent wine retailer, The Sampler and co-founder of Domaine d'Audaux, a replanting project in south west France.

DWWA judge profile: Katie Exton

Katie Exton is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

DWWA judge profile: Pilar Cavero

Pilar Cavero is a Spanish sommelier and in 2013 was named Best Sommelier of Spain.

DWWA judge profile: Sebastian Braun

Sebastian Braun is Wine Director at the importer Oenoforos and founder of his own import company, Vintedge .

DWWA judge profile: Karl Arbin

Karl Arbin is a wine consultant and runs Panache Sweden, a wine merchant focused on delivering honest wines through Systembolaget to end consumers.

DWWA judge profile: Mikolaj Skrzypczak

Mikolaj Skrzypczak is Head Sommelier of the Michelin starred Trishna Restaurant.

DWWA judge profile: Claire Nam

Claire Nam is a wine writer in Korea and UK as well as being an Italian Wine Ambassador certified by Vinitaly International Academy. She has set up a micro-négociant GARAM in Bordeaux, producing a micro-cuvée Graves Blanc ‘Les Trois Mains’.

DWWA judge profile: Christopher Sherwood

Christopher Sherwood is sole buyer and general manager of the four Bottle Apostle stores, founded in 2009 in Hackney, East London.

DWWA judge profile: Ana Sapungiu MW

Ana Sapungiu MW is Head Wine Buyer for UK based retailer Oddbins.

DWWA judge profile: Harriet Kininmonth

Harriet Kininmonth is a Senior Buyer at Enotria & Coe.

DWWA judge profile: Guillem Kerambrun

Guillem Kerambrun is Director of Fine Wines & Private Clients for Berkmann Wine Cellars.

DWWA judge profile: Derek Morrison

Derek Morrison is the host and Co-Creator of the online series and podcast “Bring Your Own” (@BYOPodcast), as well as the Co-Founder of Grower Champagne Month.

DWWA judge profile: Richard Hemming MW

Richard Hemming MW is a wine writer, educator and consultant. He writes regularly for JancisRobinson.com and has contributed to numerous publications, including the Financial Times, Decanter, Drinks Retailing News and Living France.

DWWA judge profile: Caroline Hermann MW

Caroline Hermann MW is a highly respected wine lecturer, having taught wine industry professionals since 2010 at the Capital Wine School in Washington DC.

DWWA judge profile: Audrey Doré

Audrey Doré is a French sommelier who works at El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain.

DWWA judge profile: Gemma Crangle

Gemma Crangle is owner anmd and founder of Terroir Languedoc, an importer specialising in the finest terroir-driven wines from Languedoc-Roussillon.