Jury 2025

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.

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

Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Prague Charles´ University in 1982 with an MBA degree (Public Relations and Marketing Communication) earned in 2012. He is a member in good...

 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...

Journalist and PR professional with 30 years experience in the global wine industry With his own PR agency xenos-comm he now helps wine producers especially from Eastern European countries to get...

Certified state taster of the Republic of Moldova Secretary General of the Oenologists Union from the Republic of Moldova Expert-coordinator in wine industry, National Office for Vine and Wine European...

Expert in heroic viticulture and enoturism. Enologist, technical director in several international wineries. Master’s degree in progress. Vice-President of CERVIM. Member of the COMEX (Executive Committee) of VINOFED. VINOFED Observer...

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...

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...

FIJEV member. Budapest-based journalist and wine writer.  In 2015 cofounded the online wine magazine WineSofa, which writes about Central and Eastern European wines, gastronomy and touristic opportunities.  He is co-author...

ADAR member, expert taster Oenologist, university teacher, winery owner Juror in several national and international competitions

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.

chief editor Vinul.ro magazine

Member of FIJEV. Freelance journalist since 1998, currently writes for the Japanese news agency "Kyodo News", the wine magazine "Winart", the Japanese newspaper in Germany "Doitsu News Digest" and others....

Per Karlsson is co-founder of BKWine together with his wife Britt. They are wine journalists, authors and wine tour operators. Per is editor and publisher of BKWine Magazine, an online...

Master of Wine (since 2020) holds also an BSc in hospitality management and an MBA. After a career as a sommelier with award of the best restaurant wine list in...

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

Deputy Director, Team Leader for the Wine Industry and Tourism in the Moldova Competitiveness Project (USAID and the Government of Sweden). MP in Law, Economics and Management of the Wine...

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...

Anne-Wies has obtained the degree Register Vinoloog of the Wine Academy® in The Netherlands, followed by successfully completing the international WSET Diploma level 4 and obtaining the title Weinakademiker with her thesis...

Wine journalist and educator based in Warsaw, Poland. Holds a PhD in biochemistry. Writes about wine in Polish (Ferment) and international publications (Trink), with two entries in the Jancis Robinson...

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

Scientific Secretary of the OIV Award Jury. Engineer in oenology and viticulture. Perfume creator. International lecturer and oenology consultant. Oenology, tasting and sensory analysis professor in Changins Engineer School, University...

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...

Project Manager Berliner-, Portugal-, and Asia Wine Trophy Project Manager Wine Fair Berlin Student of Enology University BOKU in Vienna

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...

Jolanta Smičienė has been working in the wine industry since 1998 and is a wine and travel journalist as well as a wine lector and consultant. She is Judge in International Wine Competitions. A specialist in...

ADAR Member. Co-founder of the wine blog vin2.ro – stories with wine. #winelover community Ambassador for Romania. Collaborator Vinul.ro – wine magazine. Organiser of Rose Wine Contest. Initiator of the course Wine at School-...

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

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

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

Experienced winemaker and an enthusiastic supporter of Romanian Wine culture, Adrian Dolghin dedicated his career of almost 20 years to quality wines and continuous development of this industry. ADAR (Association...

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

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

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

Coming from tourism industry where she has been working since 2006, Carmina discovered wine during her travels around the world and decided to study it. She holds WSET Level 3...

Engineer. Graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture from USAMV Bucharest, 2018. Assistant winemaker at The Iconic Estate (2018-2021), currently Oenologist Engineer at Domeniile Valea Calugareasca. ADAR Member (Association of Authorized...

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