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Winemaker from the Republic of Moldova. The first president of the The Moldovan Small Wine Producers Association. The founder and administrator of the first wine cellar in Chisinau.
Jury VINARIUM 2021
04/052021
Professional Sommelier (Italian Sommelier Assoc.) President of OSR 2011 -Romanian Sommeliers Organization.
29/032021
Specialist wine taster certified in 1985 (Bucharest Viticulture and Vinification Trust), re-certified at the Valea Calugărească Research Institute for Viticulture and Vinification in 1993, expert wine taster. First Vice President of the Association of Authorized Tasters in Romania (ADAR), President of the Association for Wine Culture and Civilization Millesime, and main editor of the 2001 Wine Magazine and the 2011 Millesime Magazine. Member of the Hungarian Wine Academy. Tenured professor of Oenology and Sensory Analysis in the food industry at the University of Oradea.
27/032021
Has written for many British newspapers, including The Evening Standard (for ten years), The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Times; he is today Contributing Editor and a regular columnist for both Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, as well as Academic Advisor to the Wine Scholar Guild. He is one of three Co-Chairs for Decanter World Wine Awards, the largest global wine competition; he is also Jury Chair of the Saperavi International wine competition, held biannually in Tblisi, Georgia, and helps judge the Latvian Wine of the Year competition held annually in Riga. He has also broadcast extensively on wine, tea and other subjects for BBC Radio in the UK. He leads study tours in France for the Wine Scholar Guild, and lectures on wine globally. He has written twelve books and guides including The New France, Andrew Jefford’s Wine Course and Whisky Island (about the island of Islay). He and his family spent 15 months in Australia between 2009 and 2010, and have since lived in Languedoc, France.
27/032021
International Wine Consultant, Sommelier and founder of Enogastronomy Consulting S.p.A. Cecilia is a Chilean Geographer, who has worked with projects for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Chilean wine sector. Juror in various international wine contests and designated Chilean Wine Ambassador, creating a bridge between Chile and Europe. She also works in Wine Tourism, and is an enthusiast leader and organiser of wine & gastronomic study tours for professionals & wine lovers, mainly in Italy and Chile. Cecilia is member of the international Associations of Women and Wine; Le Donne del Vino (Italy) and Mujeres del Vino (Chile).
27/032021
Researcher, university professor, habilitation for the field of Food Engineering and scientific secretary at the Food Science Department. Full member of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, international wine taster since 2004, participant and guest at 24 competitions until the present.
28/052020
Robert Marshall is a British born wine and spirits consultant with over 15 years experience in the restaurant and service industry. He moved to Romania in 2007 and began working for a local wine producer in 2010 and during this time also studied his WSET diploma in London. Since 2016 he has worked as a freelance consultant for importers of premium drinks, and is currently a brand ambassador for Remy-Cointreau In Romania.
20/022020
Master of Wine. He worked in wine research at Agroscope in Wädenswil, then as sales manager for oenology products. After that, he worked as wine buyer for Coop, Head of the purchasing department for Bataillard, Head of Product Management wine for Denner and now as the strategic buyer for Bataillard. His independent activities include producing wine on the island of Hvar in Croatia, consulting for different wine producers in Switzerland, Spain, and Croatia. Chairman of the Maître Conseil en Vins de France 2006 – 2008 and at the wine competition La Sélection in Basel. He writes for magazines including Schweizerische Weinzeitung (www.schweizerische-weinzeitung.ch) and Vinum.
15/022020
ADAR member, expert taster. Oenologist, university teacher, winery owner.
23/012020
She is currently a Buying Manager at Direct Wines, the largest direct-to-consumer wine retailer globally. Previously she has worked as a Buyer at another importer in the UK, for the Syndicate of Bordeaux wines in France, and for wineries in Australia. Over the past decade, her areas of specialty have been Spain and the countries of Central & Eastern Europe, including Romania.