DWWA Regional Chair for USA: Ronan Sayburn MS
Ronan Sayburn MS is a judge at the at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)
DWWA 2019 Regional Chairs
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DWWA judge profile: Michael Garner
Michael Garner is the co-author of Barolo: Tar and Roses, a regular contributor to Decanter, and co-owner of Italian Wine Specialists Tria Wines Limited.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Champagne: Peter Liem
Peter Liem is an American wine writer and author of ChampagneGuide.net, an award-winning online guide to the wines and wine producers of Champagne.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Burgundy: 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 Regional Chair for Loire: Jim Budd
Jim Budd moved from education to wine in 1988, and has contributed to Decanter since 1989.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Canada: Barbara Philip MW
Barbara Philip MW is Regional Chair for Canada at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2019.
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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.
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DWWA Regional Chair for the UK: Stephen Skelton MW
Stephen Skelton MW is a consultant to the English wine industry and is involved with planting vineyards for the production of both still and sparkling wine.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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)
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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.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Provence: Rod Smith MW
Rod Smith MW is a wine educator, marketer and salesman, based in the South of France.
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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.
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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.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Portugal: Sarah Ahmed
Sarah Ahmed, aka The Wine Detective, is an independent, London-based wine writer, educator and judge.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Tuscany: Monty Waldin
Monty Waldin is a British broadcaster, author, and occasional winemaker specialising in organics and biodynamics.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Switzerland: Paolo Basso
Swiss-Italian Paolo Basso, now a wine trader and consultant, won the Best Sommelier of the World 2013.
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DWWA Regional Chair for South Africa: Fiona McDonald
Fiona McDonald, trained news journalist turned wine writer, is Regional Chair for South Africa at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2019.
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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 30 years.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Argentina: Patricio Tapia
Patricio Tapia is the Regional Chair for Argentina at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2019.
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DWWA Regional Chair for New Zealand: Bob Campbell MW
Bob Campbell is wine editor of Taste magazine and Air New Zealand’s in-flight magazine KiaOra
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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.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Port & Madeira: Richard Mayson
Richard Mayson is the Regional Chair for Port & Madeira at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2019.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Piedmont: Stephen Brook
Wine writer and Decanter contributor Stephen Brook is the Regional Chair for Piedmont at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2019
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DWWA Regional Chair for Languedoc-Roussillon: Justin Howard-Sneyd MW
Howard-Sneyd is now global wine consultant to Direct Wines and founder of The Hive Wine Consulting Limited
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DWWA Regional Chair for Spain: Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW
Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW is joint Regional Chair with Ferran Centelles for Spain at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2018
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DWWA Regional Chair for Languedoc-Roussillon: James Lawther MW
James Lawther MW is joint Regional Chair with Justin Howard-Sneyd MW for Languedoc-Roussillon at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2018
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DWWA Regional Chair for Alsace: Thierry Meyer
Thierry Meyer is the Regional Chair for Alsace at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2019.
