DWWA judge profile: Ivan Barbic MW
Ivan Barbic MW consults for different wine producers and is owner of Ivan Barbic Wine Consulting.
The DWWA Judges
Read the profiles of the world’s best wine tasters, and find out which judges sit on which panels.
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DWWA Judge profile: Diana Rollan
Diana Rollan is Group Head of Beverage for restaurant and hotel group D&D London.
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DWWA judge profile: Cathy van Zyl MW
Cathy van Zyl MW is associate editor of the Platter's South African Wine Guide and an international wine judge.
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DWWA judge profile: Madeleine Stenwreth MW
Madeleine Stenwreth MW is an international wine consultant, who was awarded “The Swedish Wine personality of the Year” in 2022.
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DWWA judge profile: Sylvia Wu
Sylvia Wu is the Decanter's Regional Editor for Asia and Northern & Eastern Europe as well as the editor of DecanterChina.com.
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Alessandro Marchesan
Alessandro Marchesan is the co-owner of Mas la Mola in Priorat and a wine marketing consultant.
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DWWA judge profile: Alexandra Mawson
Alexandra Mawson is a wine buyer for Waitrose, focusing on Champagne and Sparkling wines.
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DWWA judge profile: Alastair Pyatt
Alastair Pyatt has been in the wine trade for over 15 years and is Head of Buying at Freixenet Copestick.
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DWWA judge profile: Alessandra Piubello
Alessandra Piubello is a journalist and writer as well as the editor-in-Chief for Queen International and Prince magazines.
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DWWA judge profile: Julie Sheppard
Julie Sheppard is Decanter's Regional Editor for Australia, New Zealand & South Africa, as well as Spirits Editor.
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DWWA judge profile: Ana Sapungiu MW
Ana Sapungiu MW is the Head of Wine Business Development for Amathus Drinks.
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Agustin Trapero
Wine specialist, advising various luxury hotels and fine dining in Spain.
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DWWA judge profile: Amanda Wassmer-Bulgin
Amanda Wassmer-Bulgin is wine director at the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz Quellenhof.
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DWWA judge profile: Alan Bednarski
Alan Bednarski is Group Head Sommelier at Main Square Hospitality Group and Brand Manager at House of Champagne in Poland.
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DWWA judge profile: Aldo Fiordelli
Aldo Fiordelli is an Italian wine critic, journalist and wine writer. In 2017 he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne.
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Agnes Csiba Herczeg
Agnes Csiba-Herczeg is an independent consultant and the head of the wine tourism advisor postgraduate programme at the Budapest Metropolitan University.
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Adam Pawlowski MS
Adam Pawlowski MS is an independent wine consultant and author of “Hospitality. The art of good service in the culinary industry”. He is a tutor and examiner at the Court of Master Sommeliers and a Certified Educator at the Wine and Spirit Education Trust.
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DWWA judge profile: Andrea Briccarello
Andrea Briccarello is a senior business development manager at Jascots Wine Merchants.
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DWWA Judge Profile: Aldo Graziani
Aldo Graziani is the Sommelier, Owner & Manager of Aldo’s Vinoteca Restoran, the Casa Cruz Restaurante Bar and the Bebop Jazz Club as well as being a wine writer.
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DWWA judge profile: Adam Porter MW
Adam Porter MW is Wine & Spirits Manager at Harrods, with 15 years’ experience in the wine industry, gained in a variety of buying, marketing and retail roles.
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DWWA judge profile: Marcel Orford-Williams
Marcel Orford-Williams is a buyer for The Wine Society, sourcing from Rhône, Southern and regional French wines and Germany.
