DWWA Judge 2025

Helga Louise Schroeder MS

Germany's first female Master Sommelier. Based in Germany.

Nimmi Malhotra

Independent wine writer & judge. Based in Singapore.

Edward Ragg MW

Award-winning wine educator, writer, presenter and master of wine. Based in China.

Nina Throsby

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

Florencia Gomez

Argentinian wine communicator, winemaker and master of wine student . Based in the UK.

Eugenio Egorov

Head Sommelier and wine buyer at The Stafford London. Based in the UK.

Marcelo Pino

Award winning sommelier & wine consultant to hotels & restarants in Chile. Based in Chile.

William Lowe MW

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

Victoria Anderson

Experienced and award-winning wine buyer, currently buying wine for northern grocer, Booths. Based in the UK.

Jeremy Lithgow MW

Head of Wine for Amathus Drinks, a UK based importer and distributor of wines and spirits from across the globe.

Dror Nativ MW

Multi award-winning master of wine and senior wine buyer at Marks & Spencer. Based in the UK.

Robin Kick MW

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

Alberto Ruffoni

Sommelier, wine communicator, and award winning blind taster. Based in Spain.

Beans Boughton MW

Experienced wine buyer, consultant, and category manager. Based in the UK.

Andrea Pritzker MW

Australia's leading wine educator, presenter and Burgundy wine ambassador. Based in Australia.

Moonsong Bang

Educator and founder of Winevision in Seoul. Based in South Korea.

Dimitar Nikolov

Wine professional with 20 years of experience as a sommelier, wine buyer, judge and educator. Based in Bulgaria.

Sara Muirhead MW

Wine consultant to importers, with a focus on PR, marketing and events. Based in the UK.

Ivan Barbic MW

Experienced wine buyer and international consultant for wine producers. Based in Switzerland.

Alastair Pyatt

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

Ana Jackson (nee Sapungiu) MW

An experienced master of wine & the head of wine business development at Amathus. Based in the UK.