DWWA judge profile: Tom Hewson
Tom Hewson is Champagne correspondent for Decanter
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DWWA judge profile: Sumita Sarma
Sumita Sarma is a wine buyer, consultant and regular contributor to The Buyer and Academie du Vin.
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DWWA judge profile: Stefan Kobald
Stefan Kobald is the executive head sommelier at the Biltmore Hotel in Mayfair, London.
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DWWA judge profile: Shane Jones
Shane Jones is a wine and sake educator teaching accredited programmes in the UK, France and Germany.
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DWWA judge profile: Saša Špiranec
Saša Špiranec is a Croatian wine writer with a weekly column at Jutarnji List
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DWWA judge profile: Salvatore Castano
Salvatore Castano is Head Sommelier & On Trade Advisor at Friarwood, a famous boutique in the London. In 2021, he won the Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa Competition organised by ASI.
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DWWA judge profile: Sanya Abhay
Sanya Abhay is a buyer for Cru Wine, a freelance educator and a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
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DWWA judge profile: Rostislav Petrov
Rostislav Petrov is a Buyer at Clos & Cru, responsible for expanding the company’s wine selection.
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DWWA judge profile: Rick Fisher
Rick Fisher currently serves as the Spanish Programs Director for the Wine Scholar Guild.
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DWWA judge profile: Regine Lee MW
Regine Lee MW is Head of Operations at Liberty Wines. She is a co-founder of Women in Wine London, a trade-networking group which organises events and provide a forum to discuss industry developments.
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DWWA judge profile: Dr Orsi Szentkiralyi
Dr Orsolya Szentkiralyi is a Hungarian-born wine professional, judge, and author.
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DWWA judge profile: Peter Mitchell MW
Peter Mitchell MW is the Wine Director at Jeroboams Group.
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DWWA judge profile: Nicolas Clerc MS
Nicolas Clerc MS works as a buyer for Armit Wines. He is President of the sommelier arm of the Academy of Food and Wine Service UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Nigel Wilkinson MS
Nigel Wilkinson MS is a Brand Ambassador & Senior Wine Educator for Boutinot.
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DWWA judge profile: Michele Fazari
Michele Fazari is Prestige Account Manager at Jackson Family Wines.
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DWWA judge profile: Nelson Pari
Nelson Pari is the Italian Wine Buyer at SWIG and the co-founder of the Italian wine magazine Verticale.
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DWWA judge profile: Matthew Horsley
Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society responsible for sourcing wines from England, Greece and Hungary.
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DWWA judge profile: Matthew Forster MW
Matthew Forster MW is an independent wine consultant and education specialist. He is particularly interested in the food and wine culture of Spain, Portugal and South America.
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DWWA judge profile: Nicholas Blampied-Lane
Nicholas Blampied-Lane is Head Winemaker for the English contract winemaking facility Defined Wine, situated just outside of Canterbury.
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DWWA judge profile: Neil Sommerfelt MW
Neil Sommerfelt MW runs NS Wine Consultancy, a business he set up in 2014.
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DWWA judge profile: Matthew Wilkin MS
Matthew Wilkin MS co-owns London-based wine company H2Vin specialising in the Loire, Burgundy, Rhône, Spain & South Africa.
