DWWA judges

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: Jean-Michel Valette MW

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

DWWA judge profile: Katie Exton

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

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: Adam Bruntlett

Adam Bruntlett is responsible for buying Loire, Burgundy, Jura and Savoie for the Berry Bros & Rudd group.

DWWA judge profile: Gearoid Devaney MS

Gearoid Devaney MS is a Director of Flint wines, an independent merchant based in London.

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: 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: Kathrine Larsen MS

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

DWWA judge profile: Totte Steneby

Totte Steneby is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)

DWWA judge profile: David Jean

David Jean is a Buyer for Denner in Switzerland, focusing on their Swiss and New World portfolio.

DWWA judge profile: Bruno Murciano

Bruno Murciano is on H2Vin’s management team, aiding sales and client relations whilst further developing H2Vin’s Spanish Agencies.

DWWA judge profile: Aristide Spies MS

Aristide Spies MS runs La Cave des Sommeliers, a chain of wine shops in Belgium and Luxembourg.

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: Yiannis Karakasis MW

Yiannis Karakasis MW is founder of karakasis.mw blog and a contributor to books, international magazines and sites. He consults for several businesses, including online wine retailers, export companies and hotels.

DWWA Judge profile: Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood is owner of Scottish independent merchant, WoodWinters. They have has two retail branches but the majority of business is through wholesaling to restaurants and hotels covering all of the UK, its own agency arm importing and distributing wines and its own award winning range of single cask whiskies.

DWWA judge profile: Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor is founder of Stone, Vine & Sun, a mail order wine merchant specialising in Languedoc-Roussillon, the Rhône, South Africa and South America.

DWWA judge profile: Lindsay Talas

Having spent over 10 years working in the multiple grocer sector, Lindsay Talas now works for Watermill Wines, combining buying and selling to key accounts.

DWWA Judge profile: Ruth Spivey

Ruth Spivey has set up the speed tasting night FLIGHT CLUB, opened her own street food wine bar, STREET VIN and created an ongoing series of consumer tastings – WINE CAR BOOT.