Beatrice Bessi
Head Sommelier at the Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone. Based in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Beans Boughton MW
Beans Boughton MW is an experienced wine buyer, consultant, and category manager with over 15 years in the wine trade.
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Anne Burchett
Wine marketing specialist, a writer and lecturer on the business of wine. Based in the UK.
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DWWA Judge profile: Audrey Annoh-Antwi
Audrey Annoh-Antwi is a sommelier, event host and occasional writer specialising in pairing wine with West African food.
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Alexandre Freguin
Award winning sommelier, wine consultant and winemaker. Based in France.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Piedmont: Stephen Brook
Wine writer and Decanter contributor Stephen Brook is the Regional Chair for Piedmont at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2023.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Germany and Austria: Markus del Monego MW
Markus Del Monego MW, Best Sommelier of the World 1998, is wine advisor to Lufthansa airlines and runs consultancy company tasteTainment GmbH.
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DWWA judge profile: Marien Rodriguez
Marien Rodriguez is a fine wine buyer at Berry Brothers & Rudd in London.
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DWWA judge profile: Melissa Worrall
Melissa Worral is Brand Manager for Italy, Eastern Europe and UK at Hallgarten & Novum Wines.
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DWWA judge profile: Aleesha Hansel
Aleesha Hansel is a wine communicator and freelance writer. She is the wine columnist for Red Magazine.
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DWWA judge profile: Thomas Curtius MW
Thomas Curtius MW works as a wine PR professional, consultant, judge, writer teacher and lecturer.
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DWWA judge profile: Dominic Smith
Dominic Smith embodies both music and wine, being a professional musician for over 20 years and working as a sommelier at the Clove Club in London.
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DWWA judge profile: Yolanda Ortiz de Arri
Yolanda Ortiz de Arri is a freelance wine journalist and translator based in the Basque Country.
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DWWA judge profile: Joanna Lory
Joanne lory is Portfolio and Marketing Manager at Indigo Wine. This involves managing relationships with winemakers and promoting them to the press and trade through engaging content, visits and events for the independent restaurant and beverage sectors.
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DWWA judge profile: Malu Lambert
Malu Lambert is an award-winning wine writer. She won the title of the Emerging Wine Writer of the Year at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2019.
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DWWA judge profile: Dimple Athavia
Dimple Athavia is founder of All Things Drinks, a new online drinks retail company.
