DWWA Regional Chair for Central Italy: Andy Howard MW
Andy Howard MW runs his own consultancy business, Vinetrades Ltd, which focuses on education, judging, investment and sourcing.
The DWWA Judges
Read the profiles of the world’s best wine tasters, and find out which judges sit on which panels.
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Almudena Alberca MW
First female master of wine in Spain, accomplished winemaker, sustainability advocate, and global consultant. Based in Spain.
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DWWA Regional Chair for the Balkans, Central & Eastern Europe, and Croatia & Slovenia: Dr Wojciech Bońkowski MW
Wojciech Bońkowski is a wine writer, writing articles, blogs and books as well as being President of the Polish Wine Trade Association.
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Alun Griffiths MW
Alun Griffiths MW is a highly respected wine expert with over 35 years of experience in the UK wine industry and extensive consulting work in the Chinese market.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Alsace: Thierry Meyer
Thierry Meyer is the Regional Chair for Alsace at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2026.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Balkans, Central & Eastern Europe, and Caucasus Region: Simon J Woolf
Simon J Woolf is an award-winning English author and wine writer, currently based in The Netherlands.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Austria & Switzerland: Stefan Neumann MS
Stefan Neumann MS runs his own consultancy and online blinding tasting course.
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DWWA Regional Chair for the Balkans, Central & Eastern Europe, and Croatia & Slovenia: Dr Caroline Gilby MW
Caroline Gilby MW is an author, writer and consultant, specialising on Central and Eastern Europe.
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Emily Brighton MW
Head of technical for a leading UK importer, specialising in wine quality evaluation across a global portfolio. Based in the UK.
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Tim Marson MW
Master of Wine with over 25 years of international judging experience and buying director for a major US online wine and spirits retailer. Based in the US.
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Nimmi Malhotra
Independent wine writer & judge. Based in Singapore.
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Nina Throsby
An established sommelier, wine judge and the current recipient of the Tranche Scholarship. Based in Australia.
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Florencia Gomez
Argentinian wine communicator, winemaker and master of wine student . Based in the UK.
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William Lowe MW
Master distiller and master of wine. Based in the UK.
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Victoria Anderson
Experienced and award-winning wine buyer, currently buying wine for northern grocer, Booths. Based in the UK.
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Jeremy Lithgow MW
Head of wine for Amathus Drinks, a UK based importer and distributor of wines and spirits from across the globe.
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Robin Kick MW
Master of wine specializing in Bourgogne, Switzerland and Piedmont. Based in Switzerland.
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Beans Boughton MW
Experienced wine buyer, consultant, and category manager. Based in the UK.
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Andrea Pritzker MW
Australia's leading wine educator, presenter and Burgundy wine ambassador. Based in Australia.
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Moonsong Bang
Educator and founder of Winevision in Seoul. Based in South Korea.
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Dimitar Nikolov
Wine professional with 20 years of experience as a sommelier, wine buyer, judge and educator. Based in Bulgaria.
