DWWA judge profile: Gerd Stepp
Previously a winemaker for Marks & Spencer, Gerd Stepp now makes wine at his family vineyards, Stepp, in Pfalz.
Previously a winemaker for Marks & Spencer, Gerd Stepp now makes wine at his family vineyards, Stepp, in Pfalz.
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Martin Campion is Senior Product Manager for Laithwaite’s Wine.
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Jane Parkinson is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and author.
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Martin Hudson MW is a freelance wine advisor and educator.
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Jamie Avenell is a Senior Wine Buyer at Bibendum PLB, responsible for buying from Spain, Portugal, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, New Zealand, and England.
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Emma Dawson MW is a senior wine buyer for Berkmann Wine Cellars.
Alistair Cooper MW is an independent British wine writer, judge, consultant and educator with over 20 years of experience in the industry.
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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.
Rebecca Gibb MW is an award-winning wine writer, author of The Wines of New Zealand and Director of The Drinks Project.