DWWA 2013 Alsace Judging Panel

Thierry Meyer DWWA 2013 Regional Chair Thierry Meyer was born and raised in France. He began writing about wine in 1999, using the newly emerging wine forums to share tasting notes and insights into the wines of Alsace, his home region. In 2001, Thierry started his signature dinner series dedicated to pairing Alsace wines with fine Alsatian food. Thierry founded LâOenothÃ¨que Alsace in 2006 and launched the website oenoalsace.com , one of the most comprehensive modern resources dedicated to Alsace wines, and at the same time started to promote a program of structured Alsace wine masterclasses and dinners. From 2007 to 2011, Thierry was contributing editor of Bettane & Desseauve Guide des Vins de France , the influential French wine guide, and he is a member of Confrerie Saint Etienne dâAlsace, which gives him numerous occasions to taste Alsace wines which are up to 80 years of age. Richard Hemming DWWA 2013 Judge Richard Hemming is a freelance wine writer and educator. He has written for JancisRobinson.com regularly since 2008, and is also drinks writer for Sainsburyâs Magazine , wine columnist for the Publicanâs Morning Advertiser and has been published by the Financial Times , Decanter , the Drinks Business , Harpers Wine & Spirit , and The World Of Fine Wine . Alongside writing, Richard runs events and wine courses for companies and private clients. His previous roles in the wine industry include six years of UK retail management, viticultural assistant work at a leading estate in Kent, and surviving (just) the 2008 vintage in McLaren Vale as a cellarhand. Richard began studying for the Master of Wine qualification in 2009, passing the theory exam in 2011 and the tasting exam in 2012. In what little free time is left, Richard plays the piano a bit and cooks as much as possible. Margaret Rand MW DWWA 2013 Judge Margaret Rand is a past Editor of Wine Magazine , Wine & Spirit International and Whisky Magazine . She now writes for The World of Fine Wine , Drinks Business , Decanter and the FT among others, and is General Editor of Hugh Johnsonâs Pocket Wine Book and Mitchell Beazley's forthcoming Pocket Beer Book . With Oz Clarke, she co-authors Grapes & Wines , of which an updated edition is imminent, and her latest book, Exploring Wine , will be published by Anova Books when they get round to it. Marcel Orford-Williams DWWA 2013 Judge Marcel Orford-Williams joined The Wine Society as a Buyer in 1986, where he has become a specialist for Alsace, Champagne and Southern France, including the RhÃ´ne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Beaujolais and the South-West. In recognition of his services to French wine, Orford-Williams was made Chevalier de lâOrdre du MÃ©rite Agricole.

DWWA 2013 Alsace Judging Panel

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