DWWA 2019

DWWA judge profile: Aina Mee Myhre MW

Aina Mee Myhre MW is Founder and Managing Director of the wine importing company Heyday Wines in Norway.

DWWA Judge profile: Yves Desmaris MS

Yves Desmaris MS is Wine Buyer, Head Sommelier and Restaurant Manager at Pied A Terre, Michelin Star restaurant in Charlotte Street, London.

DWWA judge profile: Christian Honorez

Christian Honorez is the Founder and Managing Director of H2Vin.

DWWA judge profile: Rémi Cousin

Rémi Cousin is Head Sommelier at Michel Roux Jr’s Michelin-starred Le Gavroche.

DWWA judge profile: Sergio De Luca

Sergio De Luca is Director of Buying for Italy at UK wholesaler Enotria&Coe.

DWWA judge profile: Danny Cameron ComIH

Danny Cameron ComIH divides his time between his award-winning consultancy and the Dyfi Distillery in Wales, the only distillery to have won the prestigious Best British Gin trophy twice.

DWWA judge profile: Martin Reyes MW

Martin Reyes MW is GM and winemaker for Sonoma-based Peter Paul Wines and consults across the full wine supply chain. He launched Reyes Selections in 2018, a small portfolio of his favourite European producers.

DWWA judge profile: Christopher Bates MS

Christopher Bates MS owns and operates F.L.X. Hospitality & F.L.X. Wienery as well as educating as a lecturer at The International Culinary Center, and with the Court of Master Sommeliers. 

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: Jamie Avenell

Jamie Avenell is a Senior Wine Buyer at Bibendum PLB, responsible for buying from Spain, Portugal, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, New Zealand, and England.

DWWA judge profile: Simon Woolf

Simon Woolf was the Roederer International Wine Writer Awards Feature Writer of the Year 2018. His first book "Amber Revolution" won the prestigious Roederer International Wine Writer Awards Book of the Year 2019.

DWWA judge profile: Jean-Michel Valette MW

Jean-Michel Valette MW is director of Vinfolio, a US-based internet marketplace for fine wine.

DWWA judge profile: Lionel Periner

Lionel Periner is Head Sommelier at Adnams in Birmingham.

DWWA judge profile: Tanguy Martin

Tanguy Martin is Wine Manager at New Street Wine Shop, London.

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: James John MW

Now retired, James John MW worked in the wine industry for over 50 years, in various buying and blending roles and he established the Bath Wine School.

DWWA judge profile: Sue Daniels

Sue Daniels is Marks & Spencer's winemaker for Champagne, sparkling, fortified, Spain, Portugal, England, Burgundy and South Africa.

DWWA judge profile: Olga Crawford MW

Olga Crawford MW is currently an independent wine business consultant and a wine buyer for Naked Wines US, where she works with over 100 winemakers worldwide.

DWWA judge profile: Alistair Cooper MW

Alistair Cooper MW is an independent British wine writer, judge, consultant and educator with over 20 years of experience in the industry.

DWWA judge profile: Allan Cheesman

Allan Cheesman spent over 30 years as Trading Director at Sainsbury’s. Now semi-retired, he is a non-Executive Director of Vindipendents buying group and member of the WSET Awards Supervisory Board.

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.