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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).
Jury VINARIUM 2024
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.
01/052024
Commercial Director at Vaziani Company LTD.
International wine judge, Georgian Wine Ambassador.
30/042024
Judith is a seated member of the WBA think tank which seeks to assist in realising the digitisation of the wine sector.
Judith is a board member of the Academy of Chocolate (AoC), a grand jury member of the AoC awards and delivers educational training.
She has written about wine tourism for a number of publications including the Huffington Post, and has a social presence at This Foodie Travels.
15/042024
Consulting oenologist for IOC (Institut Oenologique de Champagne) in the southern Rhône Valley since 2000.
Juror in several international and national wine tasting competitions.
10/042024
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 chair in some of Europe’s leading international wine competitions. He has been involved in the selection of Eastern-Europe wine of a leading importer in Italy. Davide is known in Europe for his pragmatic, innovative, out-of-the-box approach and his independence as a journalist and wine critic.
04/042024
Founder of GlassofBubbly.com and ChampagneCollectors.com, Christopher has spent the last ten years as a wine professional helping to discover and sharing his passion for amazing sparkling wines from across the globe.
A regular judge at international wine competitions and speaker at celebrated wine events, he is also a top contributor for Vivino with over 6500 wine reviews.
Working alongside key industry professionals to include Master of Wine’s and Master Sommelier’s, his recent project sees him aiding smaller wineries to enter the UK market.