DWWA judge profile: Victoria Daskal
Victoria Daskal is founder and director of Mummy Wine Club, an award-winning wine subscription and events company in the UK.
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: Victoria Mason
Victoria Mason is a Wine Buyer for Waitrose. She was awarded the Wines from Spain prize for outstanding WSET Diploma results in 2018.
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DWWA judge profile: Valentin Radosav
Valentin Radosav is the Learning and Development Manager for Conrad St James Hotel in London.
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DWWA judge profile: Tom Forrest
Tom Forrest was Executive Manager for Wine Experience and Education at Vinopolis. Since then, he has worked with London restaurants, training companies, the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu Cookery School and the BBC Good Food Shows.
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DWWA judge profile: Tamas Czinki MS
Tamas Czinki MS was the first Hungarian Master Sommelier.
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DWWA judge profile: Tim Hall
Tim Hall writes about Champagne, founded Scala School of Wine in London and imports high quality small estates Champagne to the UK.
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DWWA judge profile: Treve Ring
Treve Ring is a wine writer and editor, judge and speaker, and perpetual traveller.
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DWWA judge profile: Tom Hewson
Tom Hewson is Champagne correspondent for Decanter
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DWWA judge profile: Silvia Garatti
Silvia Garatti is Head of Trade at Roberts Rolls.
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DWWA judge profile: Tim Triptree MW
Tim Triptree MW the International Director of Wine and Spirits at Christie’s
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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: Sinisa Lasan
Siniša Lasan has worked as a sommelier in many prominent restaurants in Croatia.
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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: Serdar Balkaya
Serdar Balkaya is the Head Sommelier at the 67 Pall Mall.
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DWWA judge profile: Roger Jones
Roger Jones ran the award winning restaurant, The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, for 21 years and now operates his own consultancy business.
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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: Robert McNulty
Robert McNulty is the co-owner of Wine Academy Italia.
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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: Sarah Knowles MW
Sarah Knowles MW is a buyer at The Wine Society, responsible for Champagne, Australia, New Zealand, North America, sparkling wines and spirits.
