Australia Judges

Devon Lochhead

Former sommelier, tutor & judge, currently working as the regional director for Asia at DGB Pty Ltd. Based in Hong Kong.

Jonas Röjerman MW

Master of wine specializing in the Swedish off trade market. Based in Sweden.

Higgo Jacobs

Renowned sommelier and ground-breaking fine wine entrepreneur. Based in South Africa.

Kamal Malik MS

First Indian Master Sommelier. Based in the Maldives.

Nimmi Malhotra

Independent wine writer & judge. Based in Singapore.

Nina Throsby

An established sommelier, wine judge and the current recipient of the Tranche Scholarship. Based in Australia.

William Lowe MW

Master distiller and master of wine. Based in the UK.

Alastair Pyatt

Head of buying at Freixenet Copestick. Based in the UK.

Philip Rich

Australian wine writer, senior show judge and consultant. Based in Australia.