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DWWA judge profile: Nicholas Blampied-Lane
International winemaker and consultant. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Nelson Pari
Italian wine buyer at SWIG. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Neil Sommerfelt MW
Experienced master of wine and wine buying consultant. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Moonsong Bang
Educator and founder of Winevision in Seoul. Based in South Korea.
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DWWA judge profile: Mike Ritchie MW
Experienced, commercial and widely travelled wine professional. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Mike Best MW
Wine buyer, educator, and Master of Wine. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Michele Fazari
Distinguished sommelier with expertise in international wine judging. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Melania Battiston
An award winning sommelier and international wine judge who runs the wine programme at Cornus. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Matthew Forster MW
Award-winning Master of Wine and education professional specialising in Spanish wines. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Madeleine Stenwreth MW
International wine consultant, winner of “The Swedish Wine personality of the Year” in 2022. Based in Sweden.
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DWWA judge profile: Lydia Harrison MW
Head of education and events at WSET School London. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Lauren Denyer
Wine educator at WSET School London certified in Sherry, Madeira, Rioja, Cava, and Bordeaux. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Jeremy Lithgow MW
Head of wine for Amathus Drinks, a UK based importer and distributor of wines and spirits from across the globe.
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DWWA judge profile: Jean Wareing MW
Master of Wine and Alliance wine brand manager specialising in Spain, Portugal and South Africa. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: JC Viens
Italian wine ambassador and passionate wine educator. Based in Italy.
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DWWA judge profile: Ivan Barbic MW
Experienced wine buyer and international consultant for wine producers. Based in Switzerland.
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DWWA judge profile: Ieva Markaityte
Independent wine consultant with over 20 years experience in the wine trade. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: 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.
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DWWA judge profile: Eugene Mlynczyk MW
Canadian master of wine, educator, and sales ambassador. Based in Canada.
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DWWA judge profile: Erik Simonics
Award winning sommelier, currently the head of wine & beverage at Sunset Hospitality Group. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Emily Brighton MW
Head of technical for a leading UK importer, specialising in wine quality evaluation across a global portfolio. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Eduardo Milan
Wine editor for Revista Adega and a judge for the Patricio Tapia’s Descorchados Guide on Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Based in Brazil.
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DWWA judge profile: Dimitar Nikolov
Wine professional with 20 years of experience as a sommelier, wine buyer, judge and educator. Based in Bulgaria.
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DWWA judge profile: Christopher Tanghe MS
Master sommelier and director of education at GuildSomm. Based in the US.
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DWWA judge profile: Christopher Martin MW
Director of education at the Wine Scholar Guild. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Cathy van Zyl MW
Former chair of the IMW and associate editor of South Africa's most comprehensive & oldest wine guide, Platter's. Based in South Africa.
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DWWA judge profile: Caroline Hermann MW
Certified WSET instructor for both wine and sake, a member of the IMW Council, and is an alcohol beverage lawyer. Based in the US.
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DWWA judge profile: Bruno Besa
Leading expert in fine Italian and European wines, currently serving as the managing director of Astrum Wine Cellars. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Bree Stock MW
Director of education at the Oregon Wine Board and owner of a wine consultancy business, Constant Crush Advisors. Based in the US.
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DWWA judge profile: Benjamin Llewelyn
Founder and managing director of Carte Blanche Wines, a wholesale wine agency and importer. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Audrey Annoh-Antwi
Sommelier, event host and occasional writer specialising in pairing wine with West African food. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Anne Burchett
Wine marketing specialist, a writer and lecturer on the business of wine. Based in the UK.
