DWWA judge profile: Robert Mathias MW
Robert Mathias MW works as senior fine wine buyer at Bordeaux Index.
Robert Mathias MW works as senior fine wine buyer at Bordeaux Index.
Davide Buongiorno is an experienced sommelier and runs his own wine consultancy firm.
Darrel Joseph is a wine writer, currently working on a wine book on the Balkan wine countries.
Christine Marsiglio MW is the Director of Education at Wine Folly.
Chris Hardy is Managing Director of Charles Sydney Wines Limited, Loire specialist.
Caroline Hermann MW is a highly respected certified WSET instructor for both wine and sake, based in Washington DC.
Alessandra Piubello is a journalist and writer as well as the editor-in-Chief for Queen International and Prince magazines.
Ana Sapungiu MW is the Head of Wine Business Development for Amathus Drinks.
Agustin Trapero works as a wine specialist, advising various luxury hotels and fine dining in Spain.
Aldo Fiordelli is an Italian wine critic, journalist and wine writer. In 2017 he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne.
Adam Pawlowski MS is an independent wine consultant and author of “Hospitality. The art of good service in the culinary industry”. He is a tutor and examiner at the Court of Master Sommeliers and a Certified Educator at the Wine and Spirit Education Trust.
Richard Maltby is responsible for blending Sainsbury’s own brand wines from France, South Africa, South America, North America, Germany, and Eastern Europe.
Alejandro Iglesias writes for several Argentine and international media publications including Decanter.
Siniša Lasan has worked as a sommelier in many prominent restaurants in Croatia.
Serdar Balkaya is the Head Sommelier at the 67 Pall Mall.
Sarah Knowles MW is a buyer at The Wine Society, responsible for Champagne, Australia, New Zealand, North America, sparkling wines and spirits.
Angelo Sabbadin buys for Ferro Distribuzione in Castelfranco Veneto and reviews for Comparini's Best Italian Wines guidebook.
Rostislav Petrov is a Buyer at Clos & Cru, responsible for expanding the company’s wine selection.
Previously Head Sommelier of Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Ruben Desport returned to Belgium in 2019 working as a consultant for local restaurants.
Rhys Pender MW runs the consultancy Wine Plus+ and makes wine at Little Farm Winery in Canada.
Raimonds Tomsons is Manager and Head Sommelier at Vincents restaurant in Riga, Latvia.
Regine Lee MW is Head of Operations at Liberty Wines. She is a co-founder of Women in Wine London, a trade-networking group which organises events and provide a forum to discuss industry developments.
Paulo Brammer runs a wine and spirits academy, Eno Cultura, in his native Brazil.
Pilar Cavero is a Spanish sommelier and in 2013 was named Best Sommelier of Spain.
Nigel Wilkinson MS is a Brand Ambassador & Senior Wine Educator for Boutinot.
Nick Dumergue divides his time between creating private label ranges for clients in Europe and the US, consulting to restaurants in Southern California and hosting wine boot camps in France, Italy and Australia several times a year.
Mario Meštrović is a Croatian sommelier and a member of the executive board of the Croatian Sommelier Club in Zagreb.
Maria Jose Huertas Vega is Sommelier at the 2 Michelin star Paco Roncero, Madrid.
Matt Pym is the owner of Pym My Wine Ltd, a strategic consultancy and sales representation firm that helps wineries from around the world to develop and increase their sales in the UK and Irish markets.
Larry Stone MS is the CEO and Founder of Lingua Franca, an estate winery in Willamette Valley.