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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.
Jury 2025
24/032025
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 of Bordeaux. Author of the book Les Parfums du Vin (awarded by the OIV in 2015). Juror in several international and national wine tasting competitions. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fondation Internationale des Sciences et Culture de la Vigne et du Vin (FISCVV). Renewable energy entrepreneur.
OIV Observer for VINARIUM 2025.
24/032025
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 Industry, University Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, France (Professional Master). Secretary General of the Association of European Sommeliers (ASE). Doctor of Law. University Lecturer. State University of Moldova
24/032025
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. Freelance translator for various companies and projects since 1985. Since 2001 specialized in wine tours, buyer visits and travel agencies. Lecturer, holds wine seminars since 2005. WSET Diploma, Weinakademiker. www.junkoiwamoto.com
24/032025
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.
24/032025
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.
24/032025
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 Vine and Wine of the Ministry of Agriculture of Cyprus. Former Scientific Associate at the “Cyprus University of Technology” – Department of Viticulture and Winemaking. Founder of the Oenophile Association of Cyprus. Founder and Honorary President of the Sommelier Association of Cyprus. Member of ADAR (Association of Authorized Tasters of Romania). Member of the Gastronomic Committee (Great-Taste-Awards- Cyprus).
24/032025
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 wine competitions.
24/032025
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 of Moldova – http://www.finewine.md, and for 5 years he has been publishing an annual guide with the best wines in the Republic of Moldova – Fine Wine Guide. He is a juror in several world wine competitions. He is currently studying for a master’s degree in enology.