DWWA Judges S to Z

Will Hill

Experienced wine buyer and industry expert on wines from Central and Eastern Europe. Based in the UK.

Sue Tolson

Budapest-based wine writer specialising in Central & Eastern Europe and Italy. Based in Hungary

Sara Underdown

Wine writer and presenter specialising in Champagne, a Dame Chevalier of L’Ordre des Côteaux de Champagne. Based in Australia.

Sara Matos

Educator and founder of The Wine House and influential voice in Portuguese wine education. Based in Portugal

Vladimer Kublashvili

Experienced Georgian winemaker and international wine judge. Based in Georgia.

Yuri Shima

Wine journalist, specialising in Champagne and a licensed attorney admitted to the New York State Bar. Based in USA & Japan.

Sietze Wijma

Wine educator specialising in flavour compounds. Based in Netherlands

Yannick Benjamin

Michelin sommelier of the year, restaurateur and a trailblazer in accessibility and diversity in the wine world. Based in the US

Tim Marson MW

Master of Wine with over 25 years of international judging experience and buying director for a major US online wine and spirits retailer. Based in the US.

William Lowe MW

Master distiller and master of wine. Based in the UK.

Victoria Anderson

Experienced and award-winning wine buyer, currently buying wine for northern grocer, Booths. Based in the UK.

Sara Muirhead MW

Wine consultant to importers, with a focus on PR, marketing and events. Based in the UK.

Vincenzo Arnese

Director of wine at Raffles London at The OWO and Taittinger’s UK Sommelier of the Year 2022. Based in the UK.

Shane Jones

Wine and sake educator teaching accredited programmes in the UK, France and Germany. Based in the UK.

Tamas Czinki MS

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

Tone Veseth Furuholmen MW

Master of wine and senior product manager of wines at the Norwegian Wine Monopoly. Based in Norway.

Sebastian Braun

Wine director and managing director at Oenoforos Group. Based in Sweden.

Stefan Kobald

Head sommelier at Core by Clare Smyth, a three michelin starred restaurant in London. Based in the UK.

Sanya Abhay

Independent consultant and educator. Based in the UK.

Wieteke Teppema

Former sommelier, now the commercial director and wine buyer for Drop Wine Shops and App. Based in the UK.

Zsuzsa Toronyi

Wine marketer specialising in promoting Central and Eastern European wine. Based in the UK.