DWWA Judge 2019

DWWA Regional Chair for North, Central & Eastern Europe: Darrel Joseph

Darrel Joseph is a wine writer, currently working on a wine book with a Central & Eastern Europe focus.

DWWA Acting Regional Chair for Burgundy: Charles Curtis MW

Charles Curtis MW writes regularly for a number of magazines and his book, The Original Grand Crus of Burgundy, appeared in 2014.

DWWA judge profile: Silvia Garatti

Silvia Garatti is a Wine Buyer for FortyFive10, a specialised Italian wine company in London.

DWWA Acting Regional Chair for Alsace: Marcel Orford-Williams

Marcel Orford-Williams is a buyer for The Wine Society, sourcing from Rhône, Southern and regional French wines and Germany.

DWWA Acting Regional Chair: Pierre Mansour

Pierre Mansour is Head Buyer at The Wine Society.

DWWA Acting Regional Chair for Tuscany: Ben Robson

Ben Robson has always worked in the wine trade. In 1994 he opted for self-employment when he established Bat and Bottle, which he still owns.

DWWA Acting Regional Chair for Asia: Peter Csizmadia-Honigh

Peter Csizmadia-Honigh is a wine consultant and writer based in Sommerset. In this exceptional year Peter Csizmadia-Honigh will be standing in for the Regional Chair role for the 2020 competition

DWWA Acting Regional Chair: Demetri Walters MW

Demetri Walters MW is a wine educator and presenter with many years of experience selling wine, providing product training, running wine schools, and hosting corporate & private wine tasting events to groups of all sizes, all over the world.

DWWA Regional Chair for South Africa: Greg Sherwood MW

Greg Sherwood MW is a Regional Chair at the 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards and Senior Wine Buyer for Fine Wines at Handford Wines in South Kensington.

DWWA judge profile: Lionel Periner

Lionel Periner is Head Sommelier at Adnams in Birmingham.

DWWA judge profile: Matthieu Longuère MS

Matthieu Longuère MS is Cordon Bleu’s Wine Development Manager at their school in London.

DWWA judge profile: Daphne Teremetz

Daphne Teremetz is a wine buyer for UK grocer Waitrose, responsible for managing and sourcing the range from South America, Bordeaux, Alsace and Regional France.

DWWA judge profile: Robert Mathias

Robert Mathias works as a Wine Buyer at Bibendum PLB, London.

DWWA judge profile: Martin Tickle

Martin Tickle is the Fine Wine Buyer for Jeroboams Wine Merchants, with a particular focus on the wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne.

DWWA judge profile: Jean Wareing MW

Jean Wareing MW is a buyer for Boutinot, sourcing wines from Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria and Greece.

DWWA judge profile: David Round MW

David Round MW is Director of international music events business, Big Fish Little Fish Productions Ltd, and has launched Round About Wine, running wine events and writing about wine for consumers.

DWWA judge profile: Julia Lambeth

Julia Lambert is Owner and tutor at South London Wine School.

DWWA judge profile: Alan Bednarski

Alan Bednarski is Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at the Michelin starred Texture Restaurant and Champagne Bar in London.

DWWA judge profile: Tamas Czinki

Tamas Czinki is Head Sommelier at Northcote.

DWWA judge profile: Julie Buckley

Julie Buckley has extensive experience of PR and buying roles in both the specialist and grocery retail sector. Her recent roles have focused on developing own & tertiary brand propositions where she has worked directly with winemakers and producers across the globe.

DWWA judge profile: Tim Hall

Tim Hall writes about Champagne, founded Scala School of Wine in London and imports high quality small estates Champagne to the UK.

DWWA judge profile: Igor Sotric

Igor Sotric is Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at China Tang at the Dorchester. He also acts as consultant to several restaurants, and since 2009 he has been making his own Chardonnay in Goriska Brda, Slovenia, with his friend Marijan Simcic.

DWWA judge profile: Mikolaj Skrzypczak

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

DWWA judge profile: Elvis Ziakos

Elvis Ziakos is Head Sommelier at The Greenhouse restaurant in London and has won many awards as a Sommelier.

DWWA judge profile: Tom Forrest

Tom Forrest was Executive Manager for Wine Experience and Education at Vinopolis. Since then, he has worked with London restaurants, training companies, the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu Cookery School and the BBC Good Food Shows.

DWWA judge profile: Mike Ritchie MW

Mike Ritchie MW works in sales role at Freixenet-Copestick, the UK division of German sekt producer Henkell.

DWWA judge profile: Nigel Wilkinson

Nigel Wilkinson has run London’s RSJ restaurant for over 30 years, where the wine list boasts more than 300 wines from the Loire region.

DWWA judge profile: Frederic Marti

Frederic Marti is GM of Fred’s Wine Bar and Wine Director at The Typing Room located in East London's Town Hall Hotel.

DWWA judge profile: Neil Sommerfelt MW

Neil Sommerfelt MW is proprietor of NS Wine Consultancy, a business he set up in 2014. He works with a number of different companies including H2Vin Ltd and Philglas & Swiggot, with particular responsibility for their Burgundy En Primeur campaigns.

DWWA judge profile: Alexandre Freguin

Alexandre Freguin is Head Sommelier at Moor Hall in Lancashire. He won the Taittinger Sommelier of the Year 2018.