DWWA Judge 2025

Adam Pawlowski MS

Wine educator and hospitality expert. Based in Poland.

Adam Porter MW

Wine & spirits buying manager at Harrods, London. Based in the UK.

Vincenzo Arnese

Director of wine at Raffles London at The OWO and Taittinger’s UK Sommelier of the Year 2022. Based in the UK.

Zvonko Herceg

WSET educator and international wine marketing consultant. Based in Macedonia.

Shane Jones

Wine and sake educator teaching accredited programmes in the UK, France and Germany. Based in the UK.

Robert Gorjak

Leading figure in Slovenian wine industry, eductor & owner of Belvin Wine School . Based in Slovenia.

Nicolas Clerc MS

Portfolio director at Armit Wines and president & founder of the UK Sommelier Academy. Based in the UK.

Nicholas Blampied-Lane

International winemaker and consultant. Based in the UK.

Lydia Harrison MW

Head of education and events at WSET School London. Based in the UK.

Jamie Hutchinson

Founder of an independent wine merchant & running a precision viticulture company. Based in France.

Ieva Markaityte

Independent wine consultant with over 20 years experience in the wine trade. Based in the UK.

Giusy Andreacchio

International wine broker, brand ambassador, and wine educator. Based in the UK.

Higgo Jacobs

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

Gareth Ferreira MS

Award winning sommelier and beverage director at Core by Clare Smyth, and the first South African to pass the master sommelier diploma. Based in the UK.

Fiona Hayes

Experienced retail and fine wine buyer, currently a wine buyer at The Wine Society. Based in the UK.

Elvis Ziakos

Head of wine at Mark's Club in Mayfair. Based in the UK.

Raimonds Tomsons

Wine Director at Barents Wine Collectors. Based in Latvia.

Susan Hulme MW

Bollinger Tasting medal winning master of wine, specialising in Italian wines. Based in the UK.

Colin Thorne

Wine buyer at Vagabond group of wine bars & shops. Based in the UK.

Tamas Czinki MS

Hungary's first and only master sommelier, currently the wine director at Culinaris wholesale. Based in Hungary.

Robert McNulty

Over 35 years plus working in a wide range of roles within the wine world. Based in Italy.