DWWA judge profile: Clément Robert MS
Clément Robert MS is in charge of the wine buying for 28-50 group.
Clément Robert MS is in charge of the wine buying for 28-50 group.
Sebastian Payne MW is an integral part of The Wine Society’s buying team and currently sources its Italian and Eastern European wines, as well as writing for the Society List and website.
Theresa Paopao is the Beverage Director and General Manager of Ribelle in Boston, USA.
Michele Longo writes for the magazine Barolo & Co and is the curator of WineCult.it, a wine and food website.
Harriet Kininmonth is a Senior Buyer at Enotria & Coe.
Guillem Kerambrun is Director of Fine Wines & Private Clients for Berkmann Wine Cellars.
Eric Zwiebel MS is Cellar Master at Summer Lodge Country House Hotel in Dorset.
Helen Williams is part of the wine buying team at the Hakkasan Group since 2015. Based in the London Head Office, she buys fine wines for the five London sites, including the Michelin-starred Hakkasan Hanway Place and Yauatcha Soho.
Peter Wallbridge is a Buyer for Spain and South America for Enotria.
Pierre Vila Palleja is a wine writer, journalist, and Sommelier at 2 Michelin Star Restaurant Lasserre in Paris.
Jonas Tofterup MW works for Viña Valdivieso Chile as Export Manager Europe and Brand Ambassador. He is a founder of the Iberian Wine Academy in Spain where he runs WSET courses.
Gill Sykes is Manager of the Wine House, Melbourne, Australia and a founder member of the Melbourne Female Tasting Group.
Elisa Errea is the Founder and Director of The Wine Studio, an internationally-awarded Spanish wine school offering WSET qualifications as well as custom training.
Geoffrey Dean is a freelance wine writer for a number of publications and a Master of Wine student.
Bartholomew Broadbent is the owner of Broadbent Selections, a fine wine importer in the USA and he also produces Broadbent, his eponymous brand of Port, Madeira, Vinho Verde and Gruner Veltliner.
Andy De Brouwer is a sommelier and wine writer. He recently designed his own beer brand.
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.
Linda Jotham MW is a member of the tasting panel for the Wotwine consumer-facing app, judges in international wine competitions and participates in the education programme of the Institute of Masters of Wine.
Audrey Doré is a French sommelier who works at El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain.
Ezio De Bernardi is the Sales Manager at Valsangiacomo Vini Mendrisio in Switzerland and a member of the board of the Swiss Sommelier Association (ASSP), responsible for Sommeliers competitions.
Gemma Crangle is owner anmd and founder of Terroir Languedoc, an importer specialising in the finest terroir-driven wines from Languedoc-Roussillon.
Daniele Cernilli is a founder of the annual Italian Wine Guide as well as a host of many other titles.
Nick Bielak works at Vinexus, consulting with producers and enologists.
John Baum is the owner-director of The Winemakers Club, an independent importer of artisan, small scale wineries from around Europe and Australia.
Anthony Barne MW joined the wine trade from the army in 1978. His career was in mail order, wine buying and auctioneering.
Isa Bal MS is a Consultant Master Sommelier with extensive experience in the hospitality industry.
Hamish Anderson is a journalist and CEO of Tate Catering, whose wine lists have won numerous awards.
Mark Andrew MW is Co-Founder of Noble Rot, a wine, food and popular culture magazine and eponymous wine bar & restaurant in Central London, and Keeling Andrew & Co, an importer of wines from small artisanal domaines.
Jo Ahearne MW is a winemaking consultant in France, Spain, Italy, Hungary and Macedonia and makes her own wine in Hvar, Croatia.
Lukasz Kolodziejczyk is Head of Fine Wines at Cult Wines.