DWWA judges

DWWA judge profile: Bruno Murciano

Bruno Murciano is on H2Vin’s management team, aiding sales and client relations whilst further developing H2Vin’s Spanish Agencies.

DWWA judge profile: Aristide Spies MS

Aristide Spies MS runs La Cave des Sommeliers, a chain of wine shops in Belgium and Luxembourg.

DWWA judge profile: Claire Nam

Claire Nam is a wine writer in Korea and UK as well as being an Italian Wine Ambassador certified by Vinitaly International Academy. She has set up a micro-négociant GARAM in Bordeaux, producing a micro-cuvée Graves Blanc ‘Les Trois Mains’.

DWWA judge profile: Yiannis Karakasis MW

Yiannis Karakasis MW is founder of karakasis.mw blog and a contributor to books, international magazines and sites. He consults for several businesses, including online wine retailers, export companies and hotels.

DWWA Judge profile: Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood is owner of Scottish independent merchant, WoodWinters. They have has two retail branches but the majority of business is through wholesaling to restaurants and hotels covering all of the UK, its own agency arm importing and distributing wines and its own award winning range of single cask whiskies.

DWWA judge profile: Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor is founder of Stone, Vine & Sun, a mail order wine merchant specialising in Languedoc-Roussillon, the Rhône, South Africa and South America.

DWWA judge profile: Lindsay Talas

Having spent over 10 years working in the multiple grocer sector, Lindsay Talas now works for Watermill Wines, combining buying and selling to key accounts.

DWWA Judge profile: Ruth Spivey

Ruth Spivey has set up the speed tasting night FLIGHT CLUB, opened her own street food wine bar, STREET VIN and created an ongoing series of consumer tastings – WINE CAR BOOT.

DWWA judge profile: Mark Savage MW

As owner and CEO of Savage Selection, Mark Savage MW is agent for about 50 small family wine estates in twelve countries.

DWWA judge profile: Clément Robert MS

Clément Robert MS is in charge of the wine buying for 28-50 group.

DWWA judge profile: Sebastian Payne MW

Sebastian Payne MW is an integral part of The Wine Society’s buying team and currently sources its Italian and Eastern European wines, as well as writing for the Society List and website.

DWWA judge profile: Theresa Paopao

Theresa Paopao is the Beverage Director and General Manager of Ribelle in Boston, USA.

DWWA judge profile: Andy De Brouwer

Andy De Brouwer is a sommelier and wine writer. He recently designed his own beer brand.

DWWA judge profile: Ezio De Bernardi

Ezio De Bernardi is the Sales Manager at Valsangiacomo Vini Mendrisio in Switzerland and a member of the board of the Swiss Sommelier Association (ASSP), responsible for Sommeliers competitions.

DWWA Judge profile: John Baum

John Baum is the owner-director of The Winemakers Club, an independent importer of artisan, small scale wineries from around Europe and Australia.

DWWA judge profile: Isa Bal MS

Isa Bal MS is a Consultant Master Sommelier with extensive experience in the hospitality industry.

DWWA judge profile: Mark Andrew MW

Mark Andrew MW is Co-Founder of Noble Rot, a wine, food and popular culture magazine and eponymous wine bar & restaurant in Central London, and Keeling Andrew & Co, an importer of wines from small artisanal domaines.

DWWA Judge Profile: Lukasz Kolodziejczyk

Lukasz Kolodziejczyk is Head of Fine Wines at Cult Wines.

DWWA judge profile: Mathias Camilleri

Mathias Camilleri is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

DWWA judge profile: Maxime Walkowiak

DWWA Judge profile: Victoria di Muccio