DWWA 2019

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: Georgina Haughton

Georgina Haughton is a wine buyer for Sainbury's, responsible for the buying and selling strategy of Sainsbury’s Premium Wine.

DWWA judge profile: Rebecca Gergely Ohayon

Rebecca Gergely Ohayon is in charge of French and fine wine buying at Enotria&Coe.

DWWA judge profile: Emma Dawson MW

Emma Dawson MW is head of buying for Berkmann Wine Cellars.

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.

DWWA Regional Chair for Tuscany: Monty Waldin

Monty Waldin is a British broadcaster, author, and occasional winemaker, specialising in organics and biodynamics.

DWWA Acting Regional Chair for New Zealand: Rebecca Gibb MW

Rebecca Gibb MW is an award-winning wine writer, author of The Wines of New Zealand and Director of The Drinks Project.

DWWA judge profile: Andreas Rosendal

Andreas Rosendal is Restaurant Director at Whatley Manor Hotel, where he is responsible for the hotel’s Two Michelin-starred restaurant, as well as Grey’s Brasserie and the recently launched Green Room.

DWWA judge profile: Martin Tickle

Martin Tickle is the Fine Wine Buyer for Jeroboams Wine Merchants, with a particular focus on the wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne.

DWWA judge profile: David Round MW

David Round MW is Director of international music events business, Big Fish Little Fish Productions Ltd, and has launched Round About Wine, running wine events and writing about wine for consumers.

DWWA judge profile: Mikolaj Skrzypczak

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

DWWA judge profile: Kathrine Larsen MS

Kathrine Larsen MS is Premium Wine Ambassador at Enotria & Coe.

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