Jury VINARIUM 2022

ADAR (Romanian Authorized Winetasters Association) member since 2006. Engineer in food technology. Wine & spirits Authorized Expert taster. Winemaker and wine creator since 2004.

Has been working in winemaking area for more than 18 years. Chief Enologist in Lovico Suhindol and Svishtov Winery, but also consultant in the field of oenology. He has worked in various wine projects in Turkey, Romania and Macedonia. He is currently chairman of the Union of oenologists in Bulgaria, organizer of Enoforum Bulgaria (the largest oenological symposium in Bulgaria), Vinobalkanika (firs international wine competition for wines made from local grape varieties), Bulgarian Wine Weekend and others.

Oenologist. WSET 3 Certified. Master in Control of Vitivinicultural Products and Sub-products. Faculty of Horticulture and Silviculture USAMVB.

ADAR Member, expert taster. PhD in Oenology. Oenologist of the year 2005 in Romania. Winemaker, wine consultant and winery management advisor.

University lecturer at USAMV Bucharest, involved in educational and research activities in the field of oenology. Doctor in oenology and ADAR authorized taster.

Owner and General Manager of Weingut Werner Anselmann, one of the largest Wine estates of Germany. Oenologist of Gebrüder Anselmann GmbH – an associated winery with the focus on the production of sparkling wines in traditional method. “Wine maker of the year” 2010 in Germany. Engineer of agriculture (University Stuttgart-Hohenheim). Participation as jury member at official wine competitions in over twenty countries. Tasting panel member for different wine journals.

Graduated with a MSc in Agriculture from Hohenheim University and an engineering degree from Geisenheim University in Viticulture and Enology. Runs a winery for nearly 20 years before starting to work as a research engineer at Weincampus Neustadt/Weinstrasse. Regulary taster in different international contests as: MUNDUS Vini, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Best of Riesling, VINAGORA.

President of the World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits Competitions-VINOFED. Has a degree in Biological Sciences and Higher Diploma in Oenology and Viticulture. President of the Spanish Tasters Union, a non-profit organisation, which since 1985 has been dedicated to the promotion of the culture and knowledge of wine and food through their organoleptic qualities . Organiser, among others, of the National Competition of Young Wines (Baco awards), the Bacchus International Wine Competition (under the sponsorship of the OIV. and VINOFED), the itinerant Albariños al Mundo Competition and the Best of Spain Wine Challenge (Dublin and Amsterdam). Organiser and trainer of sensory quality control panels for the food industry. Member of the Madrid Gastronomy Academy. Professor of sensory analysis at the IFE (Business Training Institute).

PhDs (in Physic and in Chemistry) obtained in Paris and fellow professor in States and UK. Laboratory and oenological project manager of the “Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne” (CIVC, Epernay, France) 1981-2021. French expert at the OIV since 1981, Scientific Secretary of the OIV Oenological Commission 1992-2018, president of OIV Oenological Commission 2018-2021, vice-president since 2021. Proposed oenological practices adopted by the OIV and admitted in the EU (CMCs), several methods of analysis adopted by the OIV (HPLC, ICP-MS…). Oenologist. At present food safety and accreditation consultant.

President of Catad’Or World Wine Awards and CEO of Catad’Or Group. Member of the Board of Directors of Vinofed, has a diploma in wines from the Catholic University of Chile. Co-author of the Latin American Wine Guide with Alistair Cooper MW. Is a recognized expert and international advisor in wine marketing. He currently advises the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture and CORFO the Chilean economic development agencey.

He currently writes for the newspaper El Mostrador, Placeres Magazine and Gentes Magazine. He wrote in international media such as the magazine of the Union of French Oenologists.