DWWA judge profile: Nelson Pari
Nelson Pari is the Italian Wine Buyer at SWIG and the co-founder of the Italian wine magazine Verticale.
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: Mario Meštrović
Mario Meštrović is a Croatian sommelier and a member of the executive board of the Croatian Sommelier Club in Zagreb.
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DWWA judge profile: Maria Jose Huertas Vega
Maria Jose Huertas Vega is Head Sommelier at NH Hotels, Spain.
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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.
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DWWA judge profile: Matt Smith
Matt Smith is the buying director at Naked Wines.
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DWWA judge profile: Marco Iaccarino
Marco Iaccarino is Head of Wine at the Berkeley hotel.
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DWWA judge profile: Laure Patry
Laure Patry is currently the UK manager at Wine Source.
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DWWA judge profile: Maria Valeria Gamper
Maria Valeria Gamper is a sommelier at the two Michelin-Starred restaurant El Molino de Urdániz
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DWWA judge profile: Lydia Harrison MW
Lydia Harrison MW is Head of Education and Events at WSET School London
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DWWA judge profile: Matt Pym
Matt Pym is the owner of Pym My Wine Ltd, a strategic consultancy and sales representation firm that helps wineries from around the world to develop and increase their sales in the UK and Irish markets.
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DWWA judge profile: Keith Isaac MW
Keith Isaac MW is a veteran of Castelnau Wine Agencies, having been with the company since 1987, being appointed General Manager in 1996.
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DWWA judge profile: Larry Stone MS
Larry Stone MS is the CEO and Founder of Lingua Franca, an estate winery in Willamette Valley.
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DWWA judge profile: Melania Battiston
Melania Battiston is Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at Medlar restaurant, in Chelsea, London.
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DWWA judge profile: Luigi Buonanno
Luigi Buonanno is Regional Sales Manager of London at Berkmann Wine Cellars.
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DWWA judge profile: Lenka Sedlackova MW
Lenka Sedlackova MW is a senior brand manager at Bancroft Wines.
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DWWA judge profile: Magdalena Kaiser
Magdalena Kaiser is the Director of PR at the Wine Marketing Association of Ontario.
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DWWA judge profile: Laurent Richet MS
Laurent Richet MS is the Head Sommelier at Restaurant Fitzgerald in Rotterdam.
