DWWA judge profile: Gareth Ferreira MS
Gareth Ferreira MS the first ever South African Master Sommelier and the Beverage Director at Core by Clare Smyth.
Gareth Ferreira MS the first ever South African Master Sommelier and the Beverage Director at Core by Clare Smyth.
Sarah Knowles MW is a buyer at The Wine Society, responsible for Champagne, Australia, New Zealand, North America, sparkling wines and spirits.
Ben Robson is the buying director for boutique importer of Italian wines, Bat and Bottle.
Jonas Röjerman MW is the Managing Director of Vitis Wines, a wine importer and retailer for the Nordic markets.
Christopher Tanghe MS is is the Director of Education at GuildSomm.
Treve Ring is a wine writer and editor, judge and speaker, and perpetual traveller.
Piotr Pietras MS is a managing director of Polish wine importer Terroirysci and the co-owner of Kontakt Wino & Bistro in Warsaw.
Agustin Trapero works as a wine specialist, advising various luxury hotels and fine dining in Spain.
Angelo Sabbadin buys for Ferro Distribuzione in Castelfranco Veneto and reviews for Comparini's Best Italian Wines guidebook.
Erik Simonics is Group Head Sommelier for the Birley Clubs.
Colin Thorne buys wines for London’s Vagabond Wines group of wine shops and bars.
Ieva Markaityte runs the wine program for Lisboeta a Portuguese restaurant in London.
Beatriz Machado is Wine Director at The Yeatman, a luxury wine hotel in Porto.
Jorge Lucki is a wine author, consultant and writer contributing to several influential publications in Brazil.
Siniša Lasan has worked as a sommelier in many prominent restaurants in Croatia.
Alejandro Iglesias writes for several Argentine and international media publications including Decanter.
Jamie Hutchinson is the co-founder of the independent wine retailer The Sampler and Domaine d'Audaux, a replanting project in south west France.
Richard Hemming MW is a wine writer, educator and consultant.
Frank Roeder MW owns and runs the wine merchant VIF with seven stores across Germany.
Neil Sommerfelt MW runs NS Wine Consultancy, a business he set up in 2014.
Rhys Pender MW runs the consultancy Wine Plus+ and makes wine at Little Farm Winery in Canada.
Marcel Orford-Williams is a buyer for The Wine Society, sourcing from Rhône, Southern and regional French wines and Germany.
Johan Larsson is a wine buyer for Systembolaget, responsible for all French wine buying.
Eduardo Milan is the wine editor for ADEGA Magazine and a judge for the Patricio Tapia’s Descorchados Guide on Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil.
Robert Gorjak is a wine writer and author. He also founded Slovenia’s first wine school, Belvi.
Jean Wareing MW is marketing manager at Alliance Wine.
Nigel Wilkinson runs London’s RSJ restaurant, which has over 300 wines from the Loire.
Elvis Ziakos is Head Sommelier at The Greenhouse restaurant in London.
Tim Triptree MW the International Director of Wine and Spirits at Christie’s
Previously a winemaker for Marks & Spencer, Gerd Stepp now makes wine at his family vineyards, Stepp, in Pfalz.