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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 of the OIV. Expert wine taster since 1997. Corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.
Jury VINARIUM 2024
25/032025
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 Salon des Vins Roumains Montréal, organizing the first Romanian wine fair in North America and promoting over 100 Romanian wines in Canada. As a wine consultant, he manages sales for renowned Romanian brands in the SAQ wine monopoly network.
24/032025
Oenologist, winemaking consultant, wine and spirits taster, ADAR member.
24/032025
Vice-president of ADAR for the Dobrogea area. Member of the DOC/IG/Varietal wine classification committees in the Dobrogea region. 12 years of top-management in wine cellars – wine production and marketing (2004-2016). 6 years of management consultancy for wine production-marketing (2016-2021). Multiple national and international juries.
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
Oenologist Engineer with over 25 years of experience in the wine industry. ADAR member and authorized wine taster. He has worked with and for global wine brands/producers: Antinori, Taittinger, Gallo, Freixenet, Peter Lehmann. Currently General Manager of Via Viticola SRL and Coordinator of the Oenologist team of the Vintruvian Estates group which owns the wineries: Viticola Sarica Niculițel (producer of the Caii de la Letea brand), Crama deMatei (producer of the Prince Matei brand), Crama Mennini SRL.
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.