DWWA Judge 2024

DWWA judge profile: Mike Best MW

Mike Best MW is a Product Manager for Boutinot and a WSET educator.

Andrea Eby

Italian Programs Director at the Wine Scholar Guild and runs wine education classes in Winnipeg, Canada. Based in Canada.

DWWA judge profile: Amy Wislocki

Amy Wislocki has worked as Decanter’s Magazine Editor since joining the title over 20 years ago.

DWWA Judge profile: Li Demei

Li Demei is a DecanterChina.com contributor and a professor and director of Enology Engineering at Beijing Agriculture College.

DWWA judge profile: Peter Csizmadia-Honigh

Peter Csizmadia-Honigh is a wine writer based in Somerset and with a base in Hungary’s Somló wine region, too.

DWWA judge profile: Richard Maltby

Richard Maltby is responsible for blending Sainsbury’s own brand wines from France, South Africa, South America, North America, Germany, and Eastern Europe.

Bree Stock MW

Director of education at the Oregon Wine Board and owns a wine consultancy business, Constant Crush Advisors. Based in the US.

DWWA judge profile: Neil Bernardi

Neil Bernardi is the Chief Operating Officer at Colgin Cellars,

DWWA Judge profile: Beverley Blanning MW

Beverley Blanning MW is a writer, judge, educator, presenter and tour guide.

DWWA judge profile: Vincenzo Arnese

Taittinger's UK Sommelier of the Year in 2022, Vincenzo Arnese is Head Sommelier at the famous three Michelin star Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester.

DWWA judge profile: Zsuzsa Toronyi

Zsuzsa Toronyi is a wine marketing expert, promoting Central and Eastern European wines in the UK.

DWWA judge profile: Laura Rhys MS

Laura Rhys MS is the Prestige Development Manager at Gusbourne, a leading English wine estate.

DWWA judge profile: Sebastian Braun

Sebastian Braun is Wine Director at the importer Oenoforos and founder of his own import company, Vintedge.

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.

DWWA judge profile: Valentin Radosav

Valentin Radosav is the Learning and Development Manager for Conrad St James Hotel in London.

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.

DWWA judge profile: Tamas Czinki MS

Tamas Czinki MS was the first Hungarian Master Sommelier.

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.

DWWA judge profile: Treve Ring

Treve Ring is a wine writer and editor, judge and speaker, and perpetual traveller.

DWWA judge profile: Tom Hewson

Tom Hewson is Champagne correspondent for Decanter

DWWA judge profile: Silvia Garatti

Silvia Garatti is Head of Trade at Roberts Rolls.