DWWA 2018 judges

Laura Depasquale MS

Master Sommelier, Italian wine expert, and top fine wine executive. Based in the US.

DWWA judge profile: Ana Sapungiu MW

Ana Sapungiu MW is the Head of Wine Business Development for Amathus Drinks.

DWWA judge profile: Robin Kick MW

Robin Kick MW is a freelance buying and export consultant, wine judge, educator and journalist, based in Lugano, Switzerland.

DWWA judge profile: Andrea Pritzker MW

Andrea Pritzker MW runs Wine inTuition, a wine education and corporate events business in Sydney.

DWWA judge profile: David Vareille

David Vareille is Brasserie General Manager at The Arts Club London.

DWWA judge profile: Julie Chéné Nyheim MW

Julie Chéné Nyheim MW works in Altia Norway's management team as Business Development Director. She is a judge for the Decanter World Wine Awards 2018.

DWWA judge profile: Brian Cronin MS

Brian Cronin MS has worked as sommelier in some of the top restaurants in America and is now National Education Manager for Palm Bay International.

DWWA judge profile: Åsa Wahlström Karlsson

DWWA judge profile: Julia Lambeth

Julia Lambert is a wine educator at WSET School London as well as contributing to numerous in-person and online tasting events.

DWWA judge profile: Katie Exton

Katie Exton is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

DWWA judge profile: Karl Arbin

Karl Arbin is a wine consultant and runs Panache Sweden, a wine merchant focused on delivering honest wines through Systembolaget to end consumers.

DWWA judge profile: Mikolaj Skrzypczak

Mikolaj Skrzypczak is Head Sommelier of the Michelin starred Trishna Restaurant.

DWWA judge profile: Claire Nam

Claire Nam is a wine writer in Korea and UK as well as being an Italian Wine Ambassador certified by Vinitaly International Academy. She has set up a micro-négociant GARAM in Bordeaux, producing a micro-cuvée Graves Blanc ‘Les Trois Mains’.

DWWA judge profile: Christopher Sherwood

Christopher Sherwood is sole buyer and general manager of the four Bottle Apostle stores, founded in 2009 in Hackney, East London.

DWWA judge profile: Harriet Kininmonth

Harriet Kininmonth is a Senior Buyer at Enotria & Coe.

DWWA judge profile: Guillem Kerambrun

Guillem Kerambrun is Director of Fine Wines & Private Clients for Berkmann Wine Cellars.

DWWA judge profile: Derek Morrison

Derek Morrison is the host and Co-Creator of the online series and podcast “Bring Your Own” (@BYOPodcast), as well as the Co-Founder of Grower Champagne Month.

DWWA judge profile: Audrey Doré

Audrey Doré is a French sommelier who works at El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain.

DWWA judge profile: Gemma Crangle

Gemma Crangle is owner anmd and founder of Terroir Languedoc, an importer specialising in the finest terroir-driven wines from Languedoc-Roussillon.

DWWA judge profile: Anthony Barne MW

Anthony Barne MW joined the wine trade from the army in 1978. His career was in mail order, wine buying and auctioneering.

DWWA judge profile: Hamish Anderson

Hamish Anderson is a journalist and CEO of Tate Catering, whose wine lists have won numerous awards.