DWWA judge profile: Elod Adam
Elod Adam runs his own wine importing business for the on trade in Romania.
Elod Adam runs his own wine importing business for the on trade in Romania.
Daphne Teremetz is a wine buyer for Waitrose, responsible for all French red and white still wines.
Christine Parkinson is the co-founder and drinks consultant of Brimful Drinks.
Ben Gubbins teaches WSET courses at Vagabond Wines Urban Winery in Battersea Power Station.
Bruno Besa is Managing Director of Astrum Wine cellars.
Cat Lomax has been a buyer for major UK retailers including Laithwaites, Waitrose, Majestic and, most recently, Marks & Spencer.
Ben Robson is the buying director for boutique importer of Italian wines, Bat and Bottle.
Annette Scarfe MW is a WSET and Bordeaux educator for media, trade and consumers globally.
Beatrice Bessi works as Head Sommelier at the Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone.
Arabella Woodrow MW is now retired but continues to do wine consultancy, mentoring work and judging in wine competitions.
Anne Burchett is a wine marketing specialist, a writer and a lecturer on the business of wine.
Amaya Cervera is a freelance wine writer and the founder and editor of the bilingual website, Spanish Wine Lover.
Alexandre Freguin won Taittinger Sommelier of the Year 2018 and is wine director at Family Perrin.
Alex Bridgeman is the organiser of the Big Fortified Tasting, the world's largest and most diversified tasting for fortified wines.
Pierre Mansour is Head Buyer at The Wine Society.
Amanda Barnes is an award-winning wine journalist and expert in South American wines and regions.
Wojciech Bońkowski is a wine writer, writing articles, blogs and books as well as being President of the Polish Wine Trade Association.
Terry Kandylis is Head Sommelier at 67 Pall Mall.
Jan Konetzki is an independent sommelier offering consultancy services for trade and private clients.
Christopher Tanghe MS is is the Director of Education at GuildSomm.
Alun Griffiths MW is now semi-retired but continues to consult on how to unlock the Chinese market.
Nigel Wilkinson runs London’s RSJ restaurant, which has over 300 wines from the Loire.
Philip Tuck MW is Wine Director at Hatch Mansfield.
Ulf Sjödin MW is the head of category management at the Swedish retail monopoly Systembolaget.
Mike Ritchie MW works in sales at Freixenet-Copestick, the UK division of German sekt producer Henkell.
Corinne Mui is a Hong Kong-based wine and sake educator. She writes for publications across Asia.
Stefan Metzner is the co-owner and educator of Das Weininstitut in Munich.
Matteo Montone MS is Wine Director at Berners Tavern.
Ken Man, Fine Wine Specialist at Ginsberg+Chan, is a new judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022.
Maggie Macpherson is Group Buyer at the premium distributor and retailer Jeroboams.