Meet the judges: Q&A with Amanda Barnes
Acting Regional Chair for Chile at DWWA, Amanda Barnes talks to Decanter...
DWWA 2024
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DWWA Judge profile: Sinisa Lasan
Siniša Lasan has worked as a sommelier in many prominent restaurants in Croatia.
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DWWA judge profile: Angelo Sabbadin
Angelo Sabbadin buys for Ferro Distribuzione in Castelfranco Veneto and reviews for Comparini's Best Italian Wines guidebook.
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DWWA Judge profile: Piotr Pietras MS
Piotr Pietras MS is a managing director of Polish wine importer Terroirysci and the co-owner of Kontakt Wino & Bistro in Warsaw.
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DWWA judge profile: Nick Oakley
Nick Oakley is the Director of Oakley Wine Agencies, one of the UK’s leading Portuguese specialists.
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DWWA judge profile: Mario Meštrović
Mario Meštrović is a Croatian sommelier and a member of the executive board of the Croatian Sommelier Club in Zagreb.
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DWWA judge profile: Larry Stone MS
Larry Stone MS is the CEO and Founder of Lingua Franca, an estate winery in Willamette Valley.
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Luis Capitao
Managing Partner of the company which he co-founded, Touchstone Wines, a sales and marketing firm working with foreign wineries.
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DWWA judge profile: Marcus Lai
Marcus Lai is the Managing Partner at Asia Wine Cellar.
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DWWA judge profile: Janet Dorozynski
Janet Dorozynski is the lead for Canadian wine, beer and spirits at the Trade Commissioner Service of Global Affairs Canada, a principal critic and writer at WineAlign as well as the wine columnist for Luxe Magazine Ottawa.
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DWWA judge profile: Iain Riggs AM
Part owner, Chief Winemaker and Managing Director of Brokenwood Wines, Iain Riggs is a Member of the Order of Australia for his contributions to the Australian wine industry.
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DWWA judge profile: Gerd Stepp
Previously a winemaker for Marks & Spencer, Gerd Stepp now makes wine at his family vineyards, Stepp, in Pfalz.
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DWWA judge profile: Emilio Del Fante
Emilio Del Fante has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry and now works with wine producers in the Lugano region.
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DWWA judge profile: Arabella Woodrow MW
Arabella Woodrow MW is now retired but continues to do wine consultancy, mentoring work and judging in wine competitions.
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The rise of Asian wines: Through the lens of Decanter World Wine Awards
Emerging regions and styles from DWWA...
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Meet the judges: Q&A with Pierre Mansour
The Wine Society's head of buying and new DWWA regional chair for Spain talks to Decanter...
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New Co-Chair to join Decanter World Wine Awards: Welcoming Beth Willard
Get to know the newly appointed Co-Chair of Decanter World Wine Awards...
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DWWA Regional Chair for Piedmont: Stephen Brook
Wine writer and Decanter contributor Stephen Brook is the Regional Chair for Piedmont at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2023.
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DWWA Regional Chair for Germany and Austria: Markus del Monego MW
Markus Del Monego MW, Best Sommelier of the World 1998, is wine advisor to Lufthansa airlines and runs consultancy company tasteTainment GmbH.
