DAWA vice-chair: Poh Tiong Ch'ng
A lawyer by training, Poh Tiong Ch'ng published the world’s first Chinese Bordeaux Guide in 2000.
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Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year 2019 winner announced
Following a competitive final at the Savoy Hotel in London....
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DWWA judge profile: Jane MacQuitty
Jane MacQuitty is a wine writer, author, judge and commentator.
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DWWA judge profile: Alessio Spadone
Alessio Spadone manages the cellar of his family business, La Bandiera.
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DWWA judge profile: James Reed
James Reed is a buyer at Majestic Wine.
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DWWA judge profile: Bérenger Piras
Bérenger Piras is the Head Buyer of the leading French online wine retailer VINATIS.
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DWWA judge profile: Peter Nixon
Peter Nixon has been with Australia's leading multi-channel drinks retailer, Dan Murphy's, for almost a decade. He established the their Wine Panel and in January 2018, he took on the additional role of Category Manager for International Wine at Dan Murphy's.
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DWWA judge profile: Panos Kakaviatos
Panos Kakaviatos is a published wine writer and runs his own wine website called wine-chronicles.com. He also organises educational wine tasting dinners and offers cellar consulting and wine tours for individuals.
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DWWA judge profile: Bob Betz MW
Bob Betz MW is the consulting winemaker of Betz Family Winery in Washington State, a company he and his wife established in 1997; he currently also consults for a number of other North American west coast wineries on winemaking, sensory and blending issues.
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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: Eric Zwiebel MS
Eric Zwiebel MS is Cellar Master at Summer Lodge Country House Hotel in Dorset.
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DWWA judge profile: Helen Williams
Helen Williams is part of the wine buying team at the Hakkasan Group since 2015. Based in the London Head Office, she buys fine wines for the five London sites, including the Michelin-starred Hakkasan Hanway Place and Yauatcha Soho.
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DWWA judge profile: Peter Wallbridge
Peter Wallbridge is a Buyer for Spain and South America for Enotria.
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DWWA judge profile: Pierre Vila Palleja
Pierre Vila Palleja is a wine writer, journalist, and Sommelier at 2 Michelin Star Restaurant Lasserre in Paris.
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DWWA judge profile: Jonas Tofterup MW
Jonas Tofterup MW works for Viña Valdivieso Chile as Export Manager Europe and Brand Ambassador. He is a founder of the Iberian Wine Academy in Spain where he runs WSET courses.
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DWWA judge profile: Gill Sykes
Gill Sykes is Manager of the Wine House, Melbourne, Australia and a founder member of the Melbourne Female Tasting Group.
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DWWA judge profile: Elisa Errea
Elisa Errea is the Founder and Director of The Wine Studio, an internationally-awarded Spanish wine school offering WSET qualifications as well as custom training.
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DWWA judge profile: Geoffrey Dean
Geoffrey Dean is a freelance wine writer for a number of publications and a Master of Wine student.
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DWWA judge profile: Bartholomew Broadbent
Bartholomew Broadbent is the owner of Broadbent Selections, a fine wine importer in the USA and he also produces Broadbent, his eponymous brand of Port, Madeira, Vinho Verde and Gruner Veltliner.
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DWWA judge profile: Linda Jotham MW
Linda Jotham MW is a member of the tasting panel for the Wotwine consumer-facing app, judges in international wine competitions and participates in the education programme of the Institute of Masters of Wine.
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DWWA judge profile: Hamish Anderson
Hamish Anderson is a journalist and CEO of Tate Catering, whose wine lists have won numerous awards.
