Southern Italy Judges

Robin Kick MW

Master of wine specializing in Bourgogne, Switzerland and Piedmont. Based in Switzerland.

Vincenzo Arnese

Director of wine at Raffles London at The OWO and Taittinger’s UK Sommelier of the Year 2022. Based in the UK.

Giusy Andreacchio

International wine broker, brand ambassador, and wine educator. Based in the UK.

Marco Iaccarino

Operating in luxury hotels in London since 2014 specialising in fine French and Italian wines. Based in the UK.

Tone Veseth Furuholmen MW

Master of wine and senior product manager of wines at the Norwegian Wine Monopoly. Based in Norway.

Sebastian Braun

Wine director and managing director at Oenoforos Group. Based in Sweden.

JC Viens

Italian wine ambassador and passionate wine educator. Based in Italy.

Alessandro Marchesan

Renowned wine consultant and hospitality expert. Based in Italy.

Alessandra Piubello

Journalist, writer and expert wine taster, specialized in wine and food; co-editor of the I Vini di Veronelli Guida Oro wine guide. Based in Italy.

Silvia Garatti

Silvia Garatti is head of trade at Roberts Rolls. Based in the UK.