Beans Boughton MW
Experienced wine buyer, consultant, and category manager. Based in the UK.
Languedoc Roussillon Judges
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Ivan Barbic MW
Experienced wine buyer and international consultant for wine producers. Based in Switzerland.
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Colin Thorne
Wine buyer at Vagabond group of wine bars & shops. Based in the UK.
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Ruben Desport
Director at Elegant Wines Ostend. Based in Belgium.
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Rhys Pender MW
Master of Wine who runs Little Farm Winery in the Similkameen Valley of British Columbia. Based in Canada.
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Neil Sommerfelt MW
Experienced master of wine and wine buying consultant. Based in the UK.
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Lauren Denyer
Wine educator at WSET School London certified in Sherry, Madeira, Rioja, Cava, and Bordeaux. Based in the UK.
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Heather Dougherty
Certfied wine educator and writer, former chairperson of the association of the wine writers. Based in the UK.
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Élyse Lambert MS
Award-winning sommelier and first Quebecois master sommelier. Based in Canada.
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Frank Roeder MW
Seasoned wine trade professional and ceo of Masterwein Frank Roeder. Based in Germany.
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Stefan Kobald
Head sommelier at Core by Clare Smyth, a three michelin starred restaurant in London. Based in the UK.
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Richard Maltby
Expert retail wine maker & buyer with specialism in wine blending in France, South Africa & South America. Based in the UK.
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Marcel Orford-Williams
Wine buyer at The Wine Society, sourcing from Rhône, Southern and regional French wines and Germany. Based in the UK.
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Rebecca Palmer
Rebecca Palmer is associate director and buyer for Corney & Barrow, which has offices in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Based in the UK.
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Elsa Macdonald MW
Head of wine education at Arterra Wines Canada. Based in Canada.
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Daphne Teremetz
Independent wine consultant, specialised in organic wines from all French regions. Based in the UK.
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Beatrice Bessi
Head sommelier at the Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone. Based in the UK.
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Andrew Shaw
Leading figure in the UK wine industry, currently a wine director at Coterie. Based in the UK.
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Anne Burchett
Wine marketing specialist, a writer and lecturer on the business of wine. Based in the UK.
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Lionel Periner
Lionel Periner is head sommelier at Adnams in Birmingham. Based in the UK.
