Jury

Director Wines of Ukraine

Manaing Director Italian Dealcoholized Wines

Sommelier / Wine Buyer for Burj Al Arab

Journalist at Decanter Rai Radio2, È Sempre Mezzogiorno Rai1 e per The Art of Wine Magazine

Editor in Chief of Contact Pro Magazine des Cavistes & Sommeliers

Managing Director at HOCK TONG BEE (Private) Limited (CORNER STONE)

Sommelier - Wine Consultant at Wineman wine shop

Founder & Owner of Wineman Wine Shop

Raices Ibericas

WSET Diploma in Wine. Editor in chief and wine writer for toutsurlevin.ca and yestowine.com. Accredited member of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers. Europe correspondent for Radio-Canada

CEO Gruppo Divina

Directeur commercial Sodimo

Wine Specialist Qatar Distribution Company

Master of Wine - Agronomical Engineer - Master in viticulture and oenology at the Polytechnic University of Madrid - International judge and author at Decanter

Journalist - Editor at Revista de Vinhos

text/edit at Vino.rs

Owner at Christian Bauer Wein&Kultur KG

Senior Category Buyer for Wine REWE International AG

Journalist at Trends-Tendances Weekly Belgian Business Newspaper

Brand Manager Spring Wine & Spirits AB

Founder "Wines of Montenegro" - Wine expert - WSET L2; WINE ACADEMY OF MONTENEGRO - coOWNER; Wine fair - MonteVino - coOWNER; Winery PRIČA - OWNER

Quench Magazine Editor-in-Chief - Global TV wine columnist - Vinomania Consulting president

Owner and Founder Bigati Bar

Presidente del Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen León

President of the St. Petersburg Sommelier Association (SPSA)

Oenologist at Henri Badoux Vins

Director of México Selection by CMB & WineBar by CMB Mexico - Sommelier y periodista gastronómico. Spanish Wine Specialist, por el ICEX Spain Trade and Investment - - Consultor para México en la 8ª Edición de The World Atlas of Wine - Contributor en la 5ª Edición de The Oxford Companion to Wine

Journalist - Columnist at Moustique - Blogger at www.ericboschman.be

Head of Agency Wines · MMI - Maritime and Mercantile International

WSET Diploma Alumni. Advanced level certificate in wine and spirits, international Wine Center New York. Director at Cepas Antiguas, wines import and distribution.

Wine journalist and owner of international PR agency xenos-comm.

CEO et Associé BS Tech - Développemennt des boissons légères et sans alcoo).

Freelance writer at James Halliday Wine Companion, Wine Companion Magazine and Selector Magazine.

Sommelier Wine Bar by CMB Mexico. Certified Sommelier by the Mexican Sommelier Association. Moldova Wine Ambassadeur for Mexico.

Owner of Maison Les Vins Brunin-Guillier

Writer & Photographer at Guardian News & Media. Lonely Planet - Contributing writer to: Wine Trails, Food Trails, Culture Trails, Global Beer Tour, Global Coffee Tour, World Distilleries Tour

Buyer & MSc Enology & Wine Business

Founder & Managing Director @ LuxePulse. Marketing, PR & events in wine & luxury.

Manager at Emilia Romagna Region - Department of Research, Innovation and Promotion of food and wine - Professional wine taster certified by A.I.S. Associazione Italiana Sommelier

Owner of Wine Stop LLC

CEO at ProofNoMore

Wine Specialist at MC Sonae

Wine-journalist. 2001 - 2014 - editor in chief for Connaisseur and Vinul.ro wine magazines. ADAR member. Organiser of several wine competitions and wine events in Romania. Wine communication & marketing consultant. “Benchmark Taster” award – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2019. Brand ambassador at Rasova Winery.

Portugal Best Sommelier 2015 - Head Sommelier at Mr Santos Wine Bar

Communication Director at Conseil Interprofessionel du Vin de Bordeaux

Journalist and Wine Expert (G&M Channel)

Smartdrinks / Alma Tim Distribution

Journalist at 'The Segye Times'

Danish wine journalist and wine reviewer

Importer & Distributor - Director at LE MAC DU VIN Export & Consulting - Founder at M.A.C. WINE SERVICES

Journalist at Corriere Vinicolo

Wine Communicator at finewine Moldavia

Wine broker ~ Export consultant and coach ~ President WINExcel Association (The Wine Sellers Association) - Author of the export book - WINExcel Method

Gastronomy and Wine journalist at 24 heures

Author: American Rhone Editor: Wine & Place Contributor: jancisrobinson.com The Los Angeles Times The Unicorn Review New Wine Review

Buying manager ALDI

Responsable Oenocommunication

Œnologist Sourcing & Brokerage Manager - Cinoco-Palais du Vin-Magnus Kwaliteitswijnen

Sales Wijnkoperij Okhuysen

Journalist/ Writer and jansisrobinson

– Founder & CEO of Wine Inspires (www.wineinspires.com) – Host of the Czapp Árpád Podcast – Oenologist, Horticultural Engineer, and Lawyer – Parliamentary Advisor in the Romanian Parliament (working on Agricultural and Administrative issues)

Corporate purchasing manager SMY Hotels

Wine writer and educator

Journalist and wine consultant / President of the Portuguese Wine Tourism Association

Junior purchaser Eastern Europe at Delta Wines BV

Editor of barricas.com since 1999. Author El Anuario del Vino and El Anuario del Pisco. Ambassador CMB in Perú.

Owner at Marche Italiane

Journalist at Expresso Vinhos - Exame Magazine - Executiva

Wine Buyer at Tannico

Chief Portfolio Selector at 5 Hats, CMB GUIDE Contact Person

Publisher of Selector Magazine - Australia's largest Wine+Food+Lifestyle Magazine

Marketing and Sales Manager eCommerce at Movio Logistics Ltd.

Buyer wine & spirits, METRO

General director at GFW (Great Fine Wines)

Buyer/Categorymanager Wine & Aperitifs at Mitra NL

Experienced and engaging wine educator and writer. UK Champagne Ambassador 2018, certified Rioja and Rhône educator

Expert at Mondovino COOP Suisse Romande

Wine journalist - Editor in Chief at WineSofa (www.winesofa.eu) - Editor at Pécsi Borozó Magazine (www.pecsiborozo.hu)

MSc, WSET teacher and wine buyer MW Stage 2 Student, No and Low Alcohol Wine Expert. Head of Sales and Markets Born Rose Barcelona.

Wine journalist at la Semana Vitivinícola. Editor in chief. Tasting Director. Professional taster. Secretary of the Association of Sommeliers of Valencia.

Manager at D.O. Cigales

Senior Wine Buyer at Direct Wines in UK and USA

Buyer at Febvre

Buyer El Corte Inglés

Sommelier & Wine Consultant | Brand Ambassador by IP/Stölzle

Journalist/ Writer, chief

Director at Agence Fleurie Wine Communication Agency

Journaliste

Wijnervaring: WSET Level 3 (supermarket category management/sourcing) - Sourcing: Ahold Delhaize USA - Category Manager Jewel Osco Chicago

Enology and Viticulture Specialist, PhD, Associate Professor - CHIEF WINEMAKER-VITICULTURIST “TAVITIAN VINEYARDS” LLC

Responsable vins Groupe Murgier

Wine &; Food Department Manager at Turismo Castilla y León

Publisher of Czas Wina Magazine - President of Dom Wina

Buyer for the Grupo Pão de Açúcar

Wine buyer at Partesa Group - Beverages Distribution

Managing Director at Granium - Oenologist - Freelance Wine Writer

unvinpezi.ro / Profi supermarket

Wine Writer and Wine Expert at Vino.Tv

Wine Advisor- Freelance export consultant for italian wineries - CEO at Gourmeet & Wine

Wine writer - Importer - Buyer Wine Specialist at Cheers

Master Sommelier. Founding board member of the Best USA Sommelier Association (BUSA). Contributor to the 5th Edition of The Oxford Companion to Wine (Oxford University Press, 2022). President and Education Director of Full Circle Wine Solutions. Founding board member of The Court of Master Sommeliers.

Pieroth Germany, Switzerland, UK, USA - International Buyer

Wine Journalist, Speaker & Wine Trainer

Editor in Chief at Vinum (French Edition)

Director of Public Affairs at InterLoire Interprofession des Vins de Loire / OIV Expert in Law and Economics

Owner at The Flying Cork - Export Manager - Sommelier - Brand Ambassador

Proprétière de Grafé-Lecocq à Namur

Journalist at I Grandi vini, Doctor Wine - Wine maker

Directeur des achats et de relations Vignerons chez Les Grappes

Wine and Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Journalist - Wine Sommelier

Dirk Rossmann GmbH Category Manager Wine & Spirits Diploma WSET

Buyer at Garrafeira Certified Sommelier

Chef de produits Vins Système U

Wine Consulting and Private Sommelier

CMB Ambassador in Bolivia - Communicator of Bolivian Wine, author of the first and only Bolivian Wine Guide (description of 25 wineries and 150 wine products from Bolivia). Organizing the most important wine festival in Bolivia. Wine distribution company among other activities

Wine Judge - Sales Manager at Vinolok

Oenologist - Wine Manager at AMC Casino/Franprix

STEM WINE GROUP INC.

Buyer Spar Colruyt

Responsable pôle vin chez C10 depuis 2019 ; Avant 2019 Wine buyer at MONOPRIX

President of Macedonian Association of Sommeliers (MASOM)

Buyer at Van Salis

Wine Buyer and Merchandiser for Honest Grapes

Key Accountmanager at Delta Wines BV

CMB Ambassador South Korea & CTO of CMB Wine & Spirits Experience Seoul - CEO at Icotrade - Wine writer - Columnist - Sommelier

Journalist - Wine writer

Freelance journalist - Wine writer

Communicator and marketing specialist for wines. Taster of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles based in France. Wine writer. Contributor for WineEnthusiast.com, JancisRobinson.com and Meininger's Wine Business International.

Sommeliere and Lecturer at Armenian Wine Academy

Marketing and Communications Manager CASAVINO

Sommelier - Editor-in-chief of www.vinopedia.rs

Import Manager at Cordon Vert

Head of Winery Sucess Vintage 8000

Sommelier – CMB Wine Experience Korea

Head of Wine for Atlantis Dubai

Wine Business Consultant

Founder Wine Park

Journalist/ Writer at Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global

Editor in Chief of Vinisfera.pl

Wine & Spirits Buyer

Founder Educator at Grape Xpectations, Certified WSET Educator and India’s Only Master Sake Sommelier

Head Buyer for The Club Soda Tasting Rooms

Experienced CEO & Co-Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the food & beverage industry. Founding Member of ISH Spirits in 2019 & Founder of NOLO Collective ApS in 2024. Skilled in Food & Beverage, Management, Business-to-Business (B2B), Entrepreneurship, and Business Strategy. Strong entrepreneurship professional graduated from HEC Paris.

Best Sommelier of Georgia 2024

Frischeparadies

Founder of Fabulator Wine Marketing and Enotourism Consultant

Trade Marketeer Export Cordier Wines

Co- Founder Graft Collab, Education, Distribution, MW Student

VinKreutzer.dk

Manager Beverage EBAG

Acheteur vins, effervescents & spiritueux Sunny Europe - The Diplomatic House

Managing Director Daniel Lambert Wines

Vice President of Steiermark-Wine

Wine writer, Wine educator

Wine buyer - CDiscount Bordeaux

Buyer at France Boissons

Wine Communicator, Critic, and Journalist, Founder of www.HanDrinksSolo.com Wine Video Library

France International Network Director, Maison Nicolas

Managing Director at SCHENK

Manager at International Wines Brokers SPRL

Director at The Flagship Wine

Wine director at Eleven Wine Concept

Wine journalist - CEO at Paadín Eventos S.L. - Flying Sommelier

Wine writer and educator

Journalist at Il Gusto - La Stampala Repubblica

Wine Marketing and Buyer at Supermarchés Match - Carrefour Group

GM at Eco Trade

Oenologist; Teacher at the Hotelaria Porto School for Sommeliers Aldi wine consultant. Coordinator of the short master course at the Portucalense University since 2022

Sommelier & Importer at ASSAGGIO

Wine and Drinks Writer

Caviste Cavavin

Tatiana Mann Dip WSET Tatiana Mann lives in London and Moscow where look after Michelin Star Restaurant with famous French chef David Hemmerle.

Winemaker - Wine Educator - Master of Wine Student

Experto - Formador en Cava at D.O. Cava Experto Rioja Wines, Experto en Vinos Canarios, Experto en Vinos de Portugal, Wine Educator & Ambassador Of Wines of Portugal, International Wine Judge, Wine Consalting, Sommelier, WSET LEVEL 3, 15 + Years In Wine Industry, Founder, CEO at Wine Events Agency

Editor-in-chief at Vinones24 - Journalist focused on spirits and wine for Spirito diVino, Falstaff Italia, Il Sole-24 Ore, Pambianco Wine&Food, Food & Wine Italia, Linkiesta Gastronomika, Italia a Tavola, ItalianWIneTour.info and, in Poland, for Gazzetta Italia.

Author of 'El Vino de A a Z' and 'Vino y Compania', founder editor of WiP.cl, collaborator to the LATAM website www.7canibales.com

Decántalo/Bodeboca

Journalist at Revista Grandes Escolhas

Directrice Institut Régional de Sommellerie Sud de France - Maître Sommelier de l'Union de la Sommellerie Française

Editor in Chief at Vivir el Vino Magazine

Matthys Wines

Freelance Wine Journalist & Consultant

Marketing Manager, Wine and Spirits Buyer at Big Five Duty Free ; Cape Wine Master, WSET Level 4

Head Sommelier at Vice Roy Ombria - Wine Educator

Cheffe Sommelière & Podcasteuse « Les escapades de la sommelière en baskets »

Vice President at Sonarys Co-Brands Pvt Ltd

Creative Director at Simple Wine News Nominated Educator, Kazakhstan Wine Academy

Marketing Manager for IVBAM in Madeira . And member of the Tasting Panel for Madeira Wine and Madeira Rum and other spirits produced in Madeira.

Italian Wine expert and Buyer at Vino Vista

Chief Editor Revija Vino Wine Magazine

Executive director Miva d.o.o.

Wine specialist at Wineria - Berkmann Wine Cellars - #31 in the Top 100 Most Influential People in Drinks by Drinks Retailing

Journalist specialized in Gastronomy and Wine, member of the founding team of Jornal Público. Collaborator in the magazine Fugas, dedicated to travel, gastronomy and wine. Collaborator of the supplement Terroir, with topics on gastronomy and wine. Critic, lecturer and judge of wine, cooking and service.

CEO Young Charly

Freelance wine journalist - Vitispress S.L.

Export Manager Vintage 8000

Freelance journalist at Vitisphere - Translator

Timur Nasirov is an international wine and beverage entrepreneur based between the United States and Central Asia, with more than 15 years of experience in wine and beer import, distribution, and market development. He is the founder of a wine and beverage group operating across Uzbekistan and the wider Central Asian region, focused on importing, positioning, and scaling international wine brands in emerging markets. His work spans portfolio curation, route-to-market strategy, on-trade and off-trade development, and consumer education. Timur holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and a Master’s degree in Engineering. In the wine world he is best known as a founder of San Vito Drinks, MARO Wines, Bordeaux Wine & More companies.

Sommelier - Wine Journalist - Wine Educator - Eques de Vino O.E.V.E. Wine trade

Wine journalist, lecturer, international judge and event coordinator. Wine taster at the Academy du Vin in Tokyo. Freelance wine journalist and regular contributor to Winart, Wands, Taru and Cuisine Magazine.

Sommelier, Journaliste pour Terres de Vins

WSET Diploma. US Editor for Slow Food & Slow Wine Guide 2020. Global Wine Editor for SOMM Journal and The Tasting Panel Magazine.

Journaliste, Guide Wine Up!

Project manager and Winemaker at “Trinity Canyon Vineyards” LLC. Yerevan, Armenia Founder and Project Coordinator at GreenAge NGO. Yerevan, Armenia

Member of ADAR (Authorised taster association of Romania) - Wine and spirtis journalist - Diploma WSET in wine and spirits - Judge in local competitions in Romania for fruit spirits.

Sommelier Key account manager Henkell-Freixenet Luxembourg

Sommelier et acheteur groupe Platteform

Journalist at Greengrape

Sommelier

Product manager at Auchan Retail Portugal

Rosé Project Manager at Fédération Viticole de l'Anjou et de Saumur (FVAS)

Wine journalist writer and Co editor of Veronelli Guida oro. She collaborates with Italian and international magazine (Decanter, Sommelier India, Civiltà del bere, WineNews, The Wine Magazine, Wine Channel - the magazine of Italian wine in China, VertdeVin, Voices, Bubble's, ...)

Content Creator, Wine critic and Head Sommelier at Gastronome Georgia

Wine store developer for CAVAVIN

Editor in Chief at Ferment Wine Magazine - Poland

Business Development Manager at Schenk

Executive Director at Czech Grape and Wine Producers Association - Editor in chief at Wine Magazine Vinarsky obzor

Sommelier, Importer or buyer - United Stars Corporation

Wine writer on the editorial board of DinVinguide.se and wine writer for Vin&Bar

Head of Global Wine Management · METRO AG

Wine Educator, Wine Writer, Wine Blogger at Copatinto / VDP Ambassador

Fine Wine Brands - director

Freelance journalist at The Independant - Columnist at Decanter - Sake writer

National Category Manager Wine at Partesa Srl

Loire Wines specialist - Wine writer - Trade France-Japan wines and sakés - Former Director of the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins du Centre

Membre de la Fédération des vins d'Anjou

CEO at Calabria Gourmet - Sommelier

Owner Bouvigne Wijnimport

Wine Educator and Co-Founder In Vino Wine Shop

Editorial director of Spirito diVino - Editor-in-chief of Passione Gourmet and regular contributor of Pambianco Wine & Food and other magazines, she is an enthusiast of wine and spirits matters from childhood

Wine journalist - Teacher Sommelier - Director of giornalevinocibo.com, vinup.it (webzine)

Oenologue. Wine Consultant / Wine educator. Winemaker. Asst. Professor in Oenology at CIU. Expert on Wine Law, Management & Economy. Wine / Spirits Judge

Certified Sommelier by The Court of Master Sommeliers. Co-owner of Hermitage. Maestra Tequilera by the Mexican Academy of Tasters of Tequila, Wine and Mezcal A.C. Ambassador of Oregon and Washington wines in Mexico. Ambassador of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles for the United States.

Director of Casa Flora Importadora, President of BFBA - Brazilian Association of Importers and Exporters of Beverages and Foodstuffs

Chef Sommelier at Ginza Project Moscow

founder and co-owner of Credo Imports (also known as Credo Wine Imports), a Pennsylvania-based wine import company established in 2019

Head of Beverage and Frozen Food at Coop Italia

Editor in Chief at Vinaria

Wine buyer at Colruyt Group

Freelance Journalist - Wine Educator

Master of Wine, Sommelier, importeur , journaliste ;Wein+Mark;

Executive Journalist at GaultMillau Suisse Romande

Journalist at Cronache di Gusto Magazine

Certified Sommelier CMS Italian Wine Ambassador Sommelier / Wine Buyer at Altomonte's Italian Markets

Director, Founder, and Co-owner of the Sommelier School, St. Petersburg. Wine expert. Jury member of Russian and international professional sommelier competitions.

General Manager at Liberty Wine Merchants

Writer at Large, Wine Enthusiast

Oenologist consultant

Wine writer - Founder of Vinart

Director at Beverage Department - Pam

General Manager at Vinetum - Wine journalist

ISG Certified Sommelier Portfolio Manager Siema Wines

Buyer at Rolmex

Wine buyer at Intermarché

DipWSET, Wine journalist for Somme Times and Wands, Wine educator, sales advisor for importers

Wine writer @simple_wine_news / Best Female Sommelier 2018

Director, Saison Wines Limited

Senior Sales & Brand Manager Belux at VASCO

Journalist - Director of the Spirits Committee of the Association of Wine and Spirits Journalists of Spain - CEO at Efecto Directo Marketing & Communication Agency

VH Selection co-founder

Secrétaire Générale DO Navarra

Wine journalist - Rosé specialist

Wine Specialist for MD SPA

Head of Eventmarketing Wines of Hungary

Wine and Dine Consultancy - Wine broker - Educator of Bordeaux Wine School and Patended Supplier of the Court of Belgium

Founder & CEO of Wine with Margot Digital Wine Marketing Agency DipWSET | FWS | Vinoloog

Senior Wine Buyer at Massmart Holdings - Makro, Gauteng

Superuni

Journalist at Dinheiro Vivo

President of Associació Catalana de Sommeliers

Wine communicator

Journalist at DoctorWine

Journalist - Editor at Vinho Magazine

Winebuyer at Berghorst Wijnimport

Influencer, Freelancer writer, former winemaker, wine educator, communications consultant, Slow Wine field reporter, and author of a regular wine Substack newsletter

Buyer at Pieroth Japan

Head of Regional Trade Sales at Ellis Wines

Journalist specialising in Wine, Food, Watches and Collectibles; writing for the Irish Examiner.

Freelance Wine Journalist & Consultant

Billa Aktiengesellschaft - Senior Category Manager CM-EK Sparkling wines and international wines / Beverages Expert Category Management/Buying Wines & Sparkling Wines

Managing Director of A2 Wine & Things

Owner of portal www.alcoexpert.ru - Director of the Union of Wine Writers of Russia, Head of the Wine Department of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers of Russia

Oenologist from Adelaide University. Master of Wine student President of Winecore wineries union

Area Manager sud Italia - Eleven trade Roby Marton spirits Ceo Zeta s.r.l. Presidente Paestum Wine Fest

Wine journalist at Vinho Grandes Escolhas

Senior Buyer Wine & Spirits, Category Management, Vinoloog en BBQ fanaat at MeatWine