DWWA judge profile: Christopher Martin MW
Christopher Martin MW is head of educator training at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).
Christopher Martin MW is head of educator training at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).
Joseph Arthur is a senior buyer at Marks and Spencer, sourcing and blending wines from Australasia, Iberia, France and the USA, specialising in Italy and the Americas.
James Davis MW is General Manager at Bolney Wine Estate (Part of Freixenet Copestick & Henkell).
Moonsong Bang is a wine educator and consultant in Seoul, South Korea.
Davide Buongiorno is an experienced sommelier and runs his own wine consultancy firm.
Dimitar Nikolov is the Business Development Director at Apollo Wine, an online wine shop in Bulgaria.
Benjamin Llewelyn is the founder and managing director of Carte Blanche Wines, a wholesale wine agency and importer.
Chris Hardy is Managing Director of Charles Sydney Wines Limited, Loire specialist.
Beverly Tabbron MW is a buyer and leads training and education at Hallgarten & Novum Wines.
Daisuke Kawai is an independent wine consultant and the CEO and founder of Daisuke Kawai Pte Ltd.
Ben Chan is a BBX Senior Wine Specialist at Berry Bros. & Rudd, providing expertise on the secondary wine market.
Diana Rollan is Group Head of Beverage for restaurant and hotel group D&D London.
Cathy van Zyl MW is associate editor of the Platter's South African Wine Guide and an international wine judge.
Alessandro Marchesan is the co-owner of Mas la Mola in Priorat and a wine marketing consultant.
Alexandra Mawson is a wine buyer for Waitrose, focusing on Champagne and Sparkling wines.
Alastair Pyatt has been in the wine trade for over 15 years and is Head of Buying at Freixenet Copestick.
Agustin Trapero works as a wine specialist, advising various luxury hotels and fine dining in Spain.
Alan Bednarski is Group Head Sommelier at Main Square Hospitality Group and Brand Manager at House of Champagne in Poland.
Aldo Fiordelli is an Italian wine critic, journalist and wine writer. In 2017 he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne.
Agnes Csiba-Herczeg is an independent consultant and the head of the wine tourism advisor postgraduate programme at the Budapest Metropolitan University.
Andrea Briccarello is a senior business development manager at Jascots Wine Merchants.
Aldo Graziani is the Sommelier, Owner & Manager of Aldo’s Vinoteca Restoran, the Casa Cruz Restaurante Bar and the Bebop Jazz Club as well as being a wine writer.
Adam Porter MW is Wine & Spirits Manager at Harrods, with 15 years’ experience in the wine industry, gained in a variety of buying, marketing and retail roles.
Marcel Orford-Williams is a buyer for The Wine Society, sourcing from Rhône, Southern and regional French wines and Germany.
Beatriz Machado is Wine Director at The Yeatman, a luxury wine hotel in Porto.
Susan Hulme MW specialises in writing about Italian wine for Decanter and other publications.
Colin Thorne buys wines for London’s Vagabond Wines group of wine shops and bars.
Lauren Denyer is a wine educator at WSET School London where she organises and hosts events and learning opportunities for the Diploma students.
Andres Ituarte is Head Sommelier at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair.
Andrea Eby is the Italian Programs Director at the Wine Scholar Guild and runs wine education classes in Winnipeg, Canada.