DWWA judge profile: Totte Steneby
Totte Steneby is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)
DWWA judges
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DWWA judge profile: Keith Isaac MW
Keith Isaac MW is a veteran of Castelnau Wine Agencies, having been with the company since 1987, being appointed General Manager in 1996.
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DWWA judge profile: Wojciech Bońkowski
Wojciech Bońkowski is a wine writer, writing articles, blogs and books as well as being President of the Polish Wine Trade Association.
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DWWA Judge profile: Diana Rollan
Diana Rollan is Group Head of Beverage for D&D London group, focusing predominantly on the purchasing of core beverage categories for the UK restaurants in the group, while managing and leading product innovation and quality-focused approach to the lists at the group’s 35 restaurants and hotels.
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DWWA judge profile: David Jean
David Jean is a Buyer for Denner in Switzerland, focusing on their Swiss and New World portfolio.
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DWWA judge profile: Bruno Murciano
Bruno Murciano is on H2Vin’s management team, aiding sales and client relations whilst further developing H2Vin’s Spanish Agencies.
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DWWA judge profile: Emilio Del Fante
Emilio Del Fante has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry and now works with wine producers in the Lugano region.
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DWWA judge profile: Aristide Spies MS
Aristide Spies MS runs La Cave des Sommeliers, a chain of wine shops in Belgium and Luxembourg.
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DWWA judge profile: Claire Nam
Claire Nam is a wine writer in Korea and UK as well as being an Italian Wine Ambassador certified by Vinitaly International Academy. She has set up a micro-négociant GARAM in Bordeaux, producing a micro-cuvée Graves Blanc ‘Les Trois Mains’.
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DWWA judge profile: Yiannis Karakasis MW
Yiannis Karakasis MW is founder of karakasis.mw blog and a contributor to books, international magazines and sites. He consults for several businesses, including online wine retailers, export companies and hotels.
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DWWA judge profile: Chris Kissack
Chris Kissack is the author of TheWinedoctor.com, a subscription website which he has been publishing since 2000, and is a regular reporter from the annual Bordeaux en primeur tastings.
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DWWA judge profile: Matt Wilkin MS
Matt Wilkin MS jointly owns London-based wine company H2Vin specialising in the Loire, Burgundy, Rhône, Spain & South Africa. He also consults several London restaurants, educates and adjudicates for the Court of Master Sommeliers’ worldwide and assists as a regular Judge at wine competitions.
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DWWA Judge profile: Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood is owner of Scottish independent merchant, WoodWinters. They have has two retail branches but the majority of business is through wholesaling to restaurants and hotels covering all of the UK, its own agency arm importing and distributing wines and its own award winning range of single cask whiskies.
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DWWA judge profile: Jean-Michel Valette MW
Jean-Michel Valette MW is chairman of Vinfolio, a US-based internet marketplace for fine wine.
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DWWA judge profile: David Vareille
David Vareille is Head Sommelier at The Arts Club London, leading one of the biggest teams in the country.
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DWWA Judge Profile: Christopher Tanghe MS
Christopher Tanghe MS is Chief Instructor with GuildSomm, which involves spearheading masterclasses across the country, conducting webinars and contributing editorial content to guildsomm.com.
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DWWA judge profile: Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor is founder of Stone, Vine & Sun, a mail order wine merchant specialising in Languedoc-Roussillon, the Rhône, South Africa and South America.
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DWWA judge profile: Lindsay Talas
Having spent over 10 years working in the multiple grocer sector, Lindsay Talas now works for Watermill Wines, combining buying and selling to key accounts.
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DWWA Judge profile: Ruth Spivey
Ruth Spivey has set up the speed tasting night FLIGHT CLUB, opened her own street food wine bar, STREET VIN and created an ongoing series of consumer tastings – WINE CAR BOOT.
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DWWA judge profile: Igor Sotric
Igor Sotric is Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at China Tang at the Dorchester. He also acts as consultant to several restaurants, and since 2009 he has been making his own Chardonnay in Goriska Brda, Slovenia, with his friend Marijan Simcic.
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DWWA judge profile: Neil Sommerfelt MW
Neil Sommerfelt MW is proprietor of NS Wine Consultancy, a business he set up in 2014. He works with a number of different companies including H2Vin Ltd and Philglas & Swiggot, with particular responsibility for their Burgundy En Primeur campaigns.
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DWWA judge profile: Mark Savage MW
As owner and CEO of Savage Selection, Mark Savage MW is agent for about 50 small family wine estates in twelve countries.
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DWWA judge profile: Ana Sapungiu MW
Ana Sapungiu MW is Head Wine Buyer for UK based retailer Oddbins.
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DWWA judge profile: David Round MW
David Round MW is Director of international music events business, Big Fish Little Fish Productions Ltd, and has launched Round About Wine, running wine events and writing about wine for consumers.
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DWWA judge profile: Ben Robson
Ben Robson owns specialist importer Bat and Bottle, focusing on wines from small Italian estates.
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DWWA judge profile: Clément Robert MS
Clément Robert MS is in charge of the wine buying for 28-50 group.
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DWWA judge profile: Laura Rhys MS
Laura Rhys MW is Prestige Development Manager at Gusbourne, the leading English wine estate. Her role as part of the management team sees her covering development both in UK and internationally.
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DWWA Judge profile: Piotr Pietras MS
Piotr Pietras MS is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) and an independent wine consultant.
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DWWA judge profile: Sebastian Payne MW
Sebastian Payne MW is an integral part of The Wine Society’s buying team and currently sources its Italian and Eastern European wines, as well as writing for the Society List and website.
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DWWA judge profile: Jane Parkinson
Jane Parkinson is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and author.
