DWWA judge profile: Beatriz Machado
Beatriz Machado is Wine Director at The Yeatman, a luxury wine hotel in Porto.
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: Susan Hulme MW
Susan Hulme MW specialises in writing about Italian wine for Decanter and other publications.
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DWWA judge profile: Colin Thorne
Colin Thorne buys wines for London’s Vagabond Wines group of wine shops and bars.
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DWWA judge profile: Lauren Denyer
Lauren Denyer is a wine educator at WSET School London where she organises and hosts events and learning opportunities for the Diploma students.
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DWWA judge profile: Mike Best MW
Mike Best MW is a Product Manager for Boutinot and a WSET educator.
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DWWA judge profile: Andres Ituarte
Andres Ituarte is Head Sommelier at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair.
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DWWA judge profile: Andrea Eby
Andrea Eby is the Italian Programs Director at the Wine Scholar Guild and runs wine education classes in Winnipeg, Canada.
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DWWA judge profile: Ines Salpico
Ines Salpico is Decanter's Regional Editor for Spain, Portugal and South America.
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DWWA judge profile: Amy Wislocki
Amy Wislocki has worked as Decanter’s Magazine Editor since joining the title over 20 years ago.
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DWWA Judge profile: Li Demei
Li Demei is a DecanterChina.com contributor and a professor and director of Enology Engineering at Beijing Agriculture College.
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DWWA judge profile: Peter Csizmadia-Honigh
Peter Csizmadia-Honigh is a wine writer based in Somerset and with a base in Hungary’s Somló wine region, too.
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DWWA judge profile: Richard Maltby
Richard Maltby is responsible for blending Sainsbury’s own brand wines from France, South Africa, South America, North America, Germany, and Eastern Europe.
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DWWA judge profile: Alejandro Iglesias
Alejandro Iglesias writes for several Argentine and international media publications including Decanter.
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DWWA judge profile: Bree Stock MW
Bree Stock MW is director of education at the Oregon Wine Board and owns a wine consultancy business, Constant Crush Advisors.
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DWWA judge profile: Neil Bernardi
Neil Bernardi is the Chief Operating Officer at Colgin Cellars,
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DWWA Judge profile: Beverley Blanning MW
Beverley Blanning MW is a writer, judge, educator, presenter and tour guide.
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DWWA judge profile: Vincenzo Arnese
Taittinger's UK Sommelier of the Year in 2022, Vincenzo Arnese is Head Sommelier at the famous three Michelin star Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester.
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DWWA judge profile: Zsuzsa Toronyi
Zsuzsa Toronyi is a wine marketing expert, promoting Central and Eastern European wines in the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Laura Rhys MS
Laura Rhys MS is the Prestige Development Manager at Gusbourne, a leading English wine estate.
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DWWA judge profile: Wieteke Teppema
Wieteke Teppema is Commercial Director and Wine Buyer for Drop Wine Shops and App.
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DWWA judge profile: Sebastian Braun
Sebastian Braun is Wine Director at the importer Oenoforos and founder of his own import company, Vintedge.
