Jury 2026

Professor of oenology and PhD coordinator, USAMV Bucharest. Expert and delegate of the MADR (Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development) of the OIV, Oenology commission. Vice-president “research” of ADAR. Expert...

ADAR Vicepresident, Dealul Mare area, expert taster Doctor in Oenology Juror in national and international competitions

Ian Bancroft is a regular contributor to Glug Magazine in the UK, writing about wine regions around the world. His work focuses primarily on indigenous grape varieties, contemporary winemaking trends,...

Engineer. Graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture at USAMV Bucharest, graduate of the Master's program in Vitivinicultural Performance Technologies, Management and Marketing. Ph.D. student - currently at the same university...

ADAR member Oenologist engineer Juror in national and international wine competitions

 Director of projects and development at Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine producers Union  Creator and administrator of Vinadea (Wine house) from  Châteauneuf-du-Pape  President of Châteauneuf-du-Pape Oenology (laboratory)  Graduated from...

Award-winning Italian journalist and wine critic based in Milan, editor-in-chief of Winemag.it - one of the most widely read Italian wine magazines - and contributor to Wine-Searcher. He is a judge and panel...

He became Master of Wine in November 2012. He is currently Chairman of the Association of Vinologists in Holland. He travelled extensively to vineyards on five continents. He is a...

Honorary President of the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine). Vice-President of the UIOE (the International Union of Oenologists). Director of the Institute of Oenology at “Hochschule Geisenheim University”...

Journalist with over 20 years of experience, of which the last 10 years have been specialized in wines. He is the founder of the first wine blog in the Republic...

Teaching staff (Oenology and Ampelography disciplines) at USAMV Iași. Doctor in viticulture and oenology. Member of ADAR (Association of Authorized Tasters of Romania). Jury member at various national and international...

Professor at University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Iași. Scientific Secretary of the OIV Oenology Commission. OIV taster and delegate to numerous international wine competitions under the auspices...

Graduated from the Faculty of Horticulture of the University of Agricultural Sciences - Oenology Specialization. Member of the Association of Authorized Wine Tasters of Romania (ADAR). Member of the Inspection...

Wine market expert and chief winemaker for wineries in Bulgaria and Turkey Member of the Union of Enologists in Bulgaria Juror in various international wine competitions Master of Science in...

Co-founder of Wines Out Of The Boxx, since 2012 he has been importing and distributing premium wines from several Balkan countries (Croatia being the most important), as well as from...

PhD in Oenology (Faculty of Horticulture of IANB- Bucharest). Master in Sensory Analysis of Wines at the Department of Oenology of Geisenheim. Former Senior Agricultural Officer at the Directorate for...

ADAR member, expert taster. Oenologist, university teacher, winery owner.

DipWSET and Weinakademiker (the first Weinakademiker in Romania) obtained at Weinakademi Rust, Austria. Master graduate USAMV Bucharest. Wine enthusiast, collaborator of the blogs vin2.ro, vieivin.ro, member of the #winelover association.

Vice President of ADAR (Association of Authorized Taster of Romania). Food Technology Engineer. Expert Wine and Spirits Taster. Winemaker and Wine Creator. Wine and Winery Management Consultant.

Engineer-technologist in winemaking, ONVV expert responsible for the Wine Register, authorized taster, member of the Central Tasting Commission of the Republic of Moldova.

Commercial Director at Vaziani Company LTD. International wine judge, Georgian Wine Ambassador.

General secretary and member in the FIJEV Administrative Council ((Fédération Internationale des Journalistes et Écrivains du Vin et des Spiritueux)

Professional Sommelier, combined experience of 25 years in the hospitality  industry. Owner „Winetaste School”, professional sommelier forming. Juror in national and international wine competitions. Wine journalist, Member of the Romanian...

Agostinho Peixoto, is from the city of Braga, Northern Portugal. He graduated in Tourism, Postgraduate in “Local and Regional Development”, MBA in Tourism Destination Management. He teaches at several professional...

ADAR Member Specialist inspector in the Territorial Inspectorate ONVPV Iasi Member of the wine classification commissions

Has a specialization in Physical-Chemical Analysis Laboratory Techniques. In 2011, she finished the Environmental Engineering degree. She has a Master's in Viticulture and Enology Engineering / Vinifera Euromaster, from Instituto...

Vice-president of ADAR for the Dobrogea area. Member of the DOC/IG/Varietal wine classification committees in the Dobrogea region. Multiple national and international juries. Managing Partner -  Murfatlar Vinul Romania.

Mihai Popescu is an experienced wine professional with a WSET Level 4 diploma and four years of experience as a juror at Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada. Mihai co-founded the...

Wine Woman of the Year in 2024! Since 1996 she is a registered Vinoloog (Certified Wine Expert) of the The Dutch Wine Academy and member of the United Wine Specialists...

Professional Sommelier (Italian Sommelier Assoc.) President of OSR 2011 -Romanian Sommeliers Organization.

Oenologist, winemaking consultant, wine and spirits taster, ADAR member.

Engineer. Authorized taster member of ADAR (Association of Authorized Tasters of Romania). Supplier of winemaking technology. Consultancy in the management of vineyard plantations. Wine producer.

Student of the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Faculty of Horticulture and of Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Agrifood and Environmental Economics

Member of ADAR (Association of Authorized Tasters in Romania).

Certified ADAR taster, sommelier, liquor store manager. Experience in HORECA.

ADAR (Romanian Authorized Wine-Tasters Association) member.

Winemaker. Student in the Master's degree in Winemaking Technologies at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest.

Graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture of the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Iași. Doctor in the specialization of Viticulture-Oenology. Member of the Association of Authorized Tasters...

Authorized taster ADAR (Association of Authorized Tasters of Romania). Viticulture, oenology and fruit growing consultant. Carries out technical viticulture and fruit growing projects.

Co-owner OENOCONSULT COM – oeno-viticultural consulting