DWWA judge profile: Jean-Michel Valette MW
Jean-Michel Valette MW is director of Vinfolio, a US-based internet marketplace for fine wine.
Jean-Michel Valette MW is director of Vinfolio, a US-based internet marketplace for fine wine.
Katie Exton is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Alistair Cooper MW is an independent British wine writer, judge, consultant and educator with over 20 years of experience in the industry.
Allan Cheesman spent over 30 years as Trading Director at Sainsbury’s. Now semi-retired, he is a non-Executive Director of Vindipendents buying group and member of the WSET Awards Supervisory Board.
Adam Bruntlett is responsible for buying Loire, Burgundy, Jura and Savoie for the Berry Bros & Rudd group.
Gearoid Devaney MS is a Director of Flint wines, an independent merchant based in London.
Rebecca Gibb MW is an award-winning wine writer, author of The Wines of New Zealand and Director of The Drinks Project.
Andreas Rosendal is Restaurant Director at Whatley Manor Hotel, where he is responsible for the hotel’s Two Michelin-starred restaurant, as well as Grey’s Brasserie and the recently launched Green Room.
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.
Kathrine Larsen MS is Premium Wine Ambassador at Enotria & Coe.
Totte Steneby is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)
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.
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.
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.
Simon Taylor is founder of Stone, Vine & Sun, a mail order wine merchant specialising in Languedoc-Roussillon, the Rhône, South Africa and South America.
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.
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.
As owner and CEO of Savage Selection, Mark Savage MW is agent for about 50 small family wine estates in twelve countries.