DWWA Judge 2025

Robert Gorjak

Leading figure in Slovenian wine industry, educator & owner of Belvin Wine School. Based in Slovenia.

Nicolas Clerc MS

Portfolio director at Armit Wines and president & founder of the UK Sommelier Academy. Based in the UK.

Nicholas Blampied-Lane

International winemaker and consultant. Based in the UK.

Lydia Harrison MW

Head of education and events at WSET School London. Based in the UK.

Ieva Markaityte

Independent wine consultant with over 20 years experience in the wine trade. Based in the UK.

Gareth Ferreira MS

Award winning sommelier and beverage director at Core by Clare Smyth, and the first South African to pass the master sommelier diploma. Based in the UK.

Raimonds Tomsons

Wine director at Barents Wine Collectors. Based in Latvia.

Colin Thorne

Wine buyer at Vagabond group of wine bars & shops. Based in the UK.

Tamas Czinki MS

Hungary's first and only master sommelier, currently the wine director at Culinaris wholesale. Based in Hungary.

Robert McNulty

Over 35 years plus working in a wide range of roles within the wine world. Based in Italy.

Ruben Desport

Director at Elegant Wines Ostend. Based in Belgium.

Robert Mathias MW

Master of Wine and wine buyer specialising in Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhone. Based in the UK.

Rick Fisher

Author and educator on the wines of Spain. Based in the US.

Ray O'Connor MW

International Wine Consultant and Speaker. Based in the UK.

Rebecca Gergely Ohayon

Trade wine buyer with French expertise. Based in the UK.

Rhys Pender MW

Master of Wine who runs Little Farm Winery in the Similkameen Valley of British Columbia. Based in Canada.

Christopher Tanghe MS

Master sommelier and director of education at GuildSomm. Based in the US.

Ben Chan

Senior BBX wine specialist at Berry Bros. & Rudd. Based in the UK.

Nick Dumergue

Global wine industry veteran based in Santa Monica, California. Based in the US.

Michele Fazari

Distinguished sommelier with expertise in international wine judging. Based in the UK.

Nelson Pari

Italian wine buyer at SWIG. Based in the UK.