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DWWA judge profile: Matt Smith
Experienced buying director with over 20 years in the wine trade. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Matthew Horsley
Award-winning wine buyer for The Wine Society responsible for Bordeaux, South Africa, Greece and England. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Matt Pym
Award-winning, highly experienced retail buyer, nowadays consulting to wineries around the globe. Based in France.
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DWWA judge profile: Maria Valeria Gamper
Educator and sommelier named best sommelier of the Americas 2022. Based in Spain.
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DWWA judge profile: Maria Jose Huertas Vega
Head sommelier at NH Hotels, Spain and 2025's top sommelier in Spain. Based in Spain.
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DWWA judge profile: Marco Iaccarino
Operating in luxury hotels in London since 2014 specialising in fine French and Italian wines. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Marcelo Pino
Award winning sommelier & wine consultant to hotels & restarants in Chile. Based in Chile.
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DWWA judge profile: Magnavai Janjo
Wine importer, winemaker, and wine educator. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Luma Monteiro
Award winning wine communicator, currently the head of marketing and assistant buyer at Davy's Wine Merchants. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Lenka Sedlackova MW
Experienced brand manager and buyer specialising in Greek wine. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Laure Patry
Former executive head sommelier at The Social Company, now the UK manager for Wine Source. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Laura DePasquale MS
Master Sommelier, Italian wine expert, and top fine wine executive. Based in the US.
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DWWA judge profile: Kamal Malik MS
First Indian Master Sommelier. Based in the Maldives.
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DWWA judge profile: Julie Buckley
Wine sales, procurement & supply chain expert, currently serving as the chief operating officer at Winetraders UK Ltd. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Joseph Arthur
Senior wine buyer at Marks & Spencer. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Jonas Röjerman MW
Master of wine specializing in the Swedish off trade market. Based in Sweden.
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DWWA judge profile: Agnese Gintere
Renowned wine communicator, creator of "No Sediment", one of the world's leading video platforms for wine education. Based in Latvia.
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DWWA judge profile: James Davis MW
Master of Wine and wine director at Chestnut. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Higgo Jacobs
Renowned sommelier and ground-breaking fine wine entrepreneur. Based in South Africa.
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DWWA judge profile: Helga Louise Schroeder MS
Germany's first female Master Sommelier. Based in Germany.
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DWWA judge profile: Heather Dougherty
Certfied wine educator and writer, former chairperson of the Association of the Wine Writers. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Giusy Andreacchio
International wine broker, brand ambassador, and wine educator. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Freddie Cobb
Seasoned wine buyer, head of drinks at Vagabond Wines. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Frank Roeder MW
Seasoned wine trade professional and CEO of Masterwein Frank Roeder. Based in Germany.
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DWWA judge profile: Fiona Hayes
Experienced retail and fine wine buyer, currently a wine buyer at The Wine Society. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Federico Moccia
Italian wine expert and head of wine operations at 67 Pall Mall, London. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Eugenio Egorov
Wine director at Six Senses Hotel. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Emanuel Pesqueira
Founder and managing director of Pesqueira Global Luxury Hospitality Consulting and Management. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Élyse Lambert MS
Award-winning sommelier and first Quebecois master sommelier. Based in Canada.
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DWWA judge profile: Elvis Ziakos
Highly experienced sommelier of over two decades. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Elsa Macdonald MW
Accomplished master of wine and wine educator specialising in Canada and France. Based in Canada.
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DWWA judge profile: Elod Adam
Wine importer and consultant with over twenty years of experience focusing on Champagne and Riesling. Based in Romania.
