Competition Management
(click on any judges name in blue to see their bio)
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International Judges Slated to Judge at the 2013 Competition:
(click on any judges name in blue to see their bio)
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HOPE ALEXANDER
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USA CA |
SWE, International Judge
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TONY ASPLER
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CANADA Ontario |
Author, wine critic, ‘The Wine Guy’, creator of Ontario Wine Awards
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LUBOS BARTA
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Czech Republic |
Editor-in-Chief, (CZ) SOMMELIER Magazine, teacher/wine educator, international wine judge
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PETER BELL
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USA NY |
Winemaker, Fox Run Vineyards on Seneca Lake
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MARIN BEROVIC
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SLOVENIA |
Professor at University of Ljubljana, Member & Chairman of European Wine Competitions
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LEE ANN BLASER
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USA NY |
WINE CONSULTANT
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DON BOMBACE
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USA NY |
Owner, Bombace Wines & Spirits/Host of 1180 WHAM Wine Show Wine Show
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CLAIRE BOULLEY
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Canada ON |
Wine Judge
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RAE BURCHFIEL
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USA NY |
AWS Certified Judge/Wine Columnist, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
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JOEL BUTLER, MW
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USA WA |
MW, Educator, Writer and Consultant, WineKnow LLC/Butler Hskett Productions, LLC
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RAUL CASTELLANI
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ARGENTINA |
International President WAWWJ, President Vinus International Wine Competition
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THOMAS COTTRELL
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USA KY |
WineDoc - Winery Consulting
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BYRON DAVIS
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USA NY |
Consultant, Master of Wine student
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PATRICK DODD
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USA CA |
Senior Director at E.J. Gallo Winery
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TRACI DUTTON
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USA CA |
Sommelier/Beverage Manager, Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
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DR. PATRICK FARRELL, M.W.
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USA CA |
Master of Wine, Wine Educator and Writer/President & CEO of BevWizard
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EDWARD FINSTEIN
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CANADA Toronto |
The Wine Doctor - Award winning Author, Journalist, TV/Radio Host, Professor of Wine
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WILLIAM FRANK
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USA NY |
Astor Wines Ret.Chairman, New York Athletic Club Wine Society, Bordeaux Cert.-Writer
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PETER GAMBLE
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CANADA |
International Wine Consultant/Winery Owner, Argentina
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ATTILA GEONCZEOL
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Hungary |
Managing Director Vinopolis Magyarország Kft.
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BRENNAN GRECO
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USA |
State Manager On-Premise MA for EJ Gallo
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THOMAS HAMMOND
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NY |
AWS member, winemaker
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KATE HARDY
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USA CA |
Professional Specialist, Beverage/Alcohol Law, Nixon-Peabody Law Firm
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LORRAINE HEMS
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USA NY |
CS, CWE, CSS, CWJ, Head of Wine Education at Rochester Institute of Technology
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HOLLY HOWELL
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USA NY |
Wine Columnist, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle/Sommelier
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SUSAN HULME, M.W.
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Great Britain |
Master of Wine/Wine Training & Tutored Tastings
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RICHARD IRR
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USA OH |
CEO, Pere Jacques Wine Imports
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DOROTHY JOHNSTON
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USA NY |
Department Chair, Culinary Arts Erie Community College
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YANN JUBAN
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FRANCE |
Master in Law Assistant Director General OIV
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LINDA KING
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USA NC |
Certified International Wine Judge, Winemaker, Winery Consultant, Educator
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JAN KLAPETZKY
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USA NY |
Winemaker, Young Sommer Winery, Fruit Wines Expert
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EDWARD KORRY
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USA RI |
Department Chair and Associate Professor, Johnson & Wales College of Culinary Arts
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IVANA KOVARIKOVA
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Czech Republic |
International Wine Judge
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MATTHEW KRISTOFIK
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USA PA |
Past Chairman of American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition
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GILLES LABERGE
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Canada Quebec |
Wine educator at the University Laval, Quebec / Sommelier consultant
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ELLEN LANDIS
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USA CA |
Wine Writer/Consultant/Sommelier
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FRED LE BRUN
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USA NY |
Albany Times Union Columnist
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JONATHAN LINK
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USA NY |
Director of Wine, Georgetown Liquor/Certified Sommelier
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ANN LITTLEFIELD
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USA CA |
International Wine Competition Judge
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ZORAN LJEPOVIC
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Croatia CA |
Manager QC/QA - Robert Mondavi Winery
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ANGELO MANCUSO
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USA NY |
Film Maker
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CHARLES MARA
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US NY |
President, The Mara Wine Group
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ANNEMARIE MORSE
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USA NY |
MPS in Enology, AWS certified Wine Judge, Wine & Food educator and writer
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JOY NEIGHBORS
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USA IL |
Wine Writer
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RON NOWAK
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USA CA |
Founder: SWE/Educator/Consultant/ What’s in Your Glass
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TIM O'CONNOR
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USA |
Doctor, Wine Instructor
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ERIC ORANGE
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USA PA |
Sommelier / Founder of LocalWineEvents.com
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SCOTT OSBORN
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USA NY |
Owner, Fox Run Vineyards on Seneca Lake
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JENNIFER PEREIRA
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USA MA |
TBA
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RICHARD PETERSON
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USA CA |
Owner and winemaker at Richard Grant Vineyards-special PN & sparkling
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RAY POMPILIO
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USA NY |
The Wine Appreciation Guild, Eastern Regional Sales Manager
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HARVEY REISSIG
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USA NY |
Dept. Entomology - Certified AWS Judge - Wine Writer
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NATASHIA REMCHUK
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USA WA |
Sommelier/Chair New Mexico Competition
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TRICIA RENSHAW
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USA NY |
Winemaker, Fox Run Vineyards on Seneca Lake
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KELBY RUSSELL
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USA NY |
Winemaker Red Newt Cellars
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JUAN SANZ HERNANDEZ
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Spain |
CEO App-ing Wines & Foods / Winemaker / Food Engineer
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MICHAEL A. SCHAEFER
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USA PA |
Certified Wine Educator
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BRANDON SEAGER
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USA NY |
Winemaker
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MOSHE SPAK
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ISRAEL |
The Vino Bizness Ltd. / Mediterranean International Wine & Spirits Competition
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BENJAMIN SPENCER
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USA |
Winemaker/Journalist
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JEFFERY STABINS
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USA NY |
AWS Certified Wine Judge
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CONSTANTINE STERGIDES
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Greece Athens |
VChairman/Managing Director Vinetun Wine Communications
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NATHALIE SZALKOWSKI JUBAN
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France |
OIV Certified Competition Judge
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GEORGE TABER
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USA FL |
Writer/Reporter at Judgement in Paris
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MIKE TADICH
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USA NV |
Italian Wine Specialist-DeLuca Liquors Wine Nevada Wine Agents
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CHARL THERON
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SOUTH AFRICA |
Executive Director of training company
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BONNIE VILLACAMPA
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SPAIN |
Master of Oenology, Viticulture and Brand Manager
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DICK VINE
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USA IN |
Professor of Enology Emeritis Purdue University/Former Director Indiana State Fair
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PHIL WARD
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USA NJ |
Winery/Brand Manager and Educator (Opici Wine Grp.); IRF Board Member
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