DWWA judge profile: Stefan Neumann MS
Stefan Neumann MS is Head Sommelier at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, a two Michelin-star restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Hyde Park.
Stefan Neumann MS is Head Sommelier at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, a two Michelin-star restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Hyde Park.
Matthieu Longuère MS is Cordon Bleu’s Wine Development Manager at their school in London.
Marcel Orford-Williams is a buyer for The Wine Society, sourcing from Rhône, Southern and regional French wines and Germany.
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.
Pierre Mansour is Head Buyer at The Wine Society.
Christine Parkinson is Group Head of Wine at Hakkasan.
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.
Ben Gubbins is a Manager at Vagabond Wines.
Mike Ritchie MW works in sales role at Freixenet-Copestick, the UK division of German sekt producer Henkell.
Frederic Marti is GM of Fred’s Wine Bar and Wine Director at The Typing Room located in East London's Town Hall Hotel.
Simon Field MW worked for Berry Brothers & Rudd for over 20 years. In 2015, he was admitted into the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino.
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.
Alistair Cooper MW consults, judges, hosts events and educates in both the UK and Chile, as well as writing for various wine publications.
Diana Rollan is Group Head of Beverage for restaurant and hotel group D&D London.
Eric Zwiebel MS is cellar master at Summer Lodge Country House Hotel in Dorset.
Kathrine Larsen MS is Premium Wine Ambassador at Enotria & Coe.
Jane Parkinson is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and author.
Gearoid Devaney MS is a Director of Flint wines, an independent merchant based in London.
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.
Totte Steneby is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)
Keith Isaac MW is a veteran of Castelnau Wine Agencies, having been with the company since 1987, being appointed General Manager in 1996.
Wojciech Bońkowski is a wine writer, writing articles, blogs and books as well as being President of the Polish Wine Trade Association.
David Jean is a Buyer for Denner in Switzerland, focusing on their Swiss and New World portfolio.
Bruno Murciano is on H2Vin’s management team, aiding sales and client relations whilst further developing H2Vin’s Spanish Agencies.
Emilio Del Fante has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry and now works with wine producers in the Lugano region.
Aristide Spies MS runs La Cave des Sommeliers, a chain of wine shops in Belgium and Luxembourg.
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’.
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.
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.