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Bio |
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ALESSANDRO BENINI
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Italy |
- Trade Advisor for italian cellar
- 2011 Sommelier FISAR
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AMY L. MUMMA
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France |
- born in USA and lives in France
- BA with a Minor in Biology, a Major in Foreign and Int’l Affairs
- MBA in wine industry
- A prestigious activity in research and as a teacher
- International wine judge
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ARINA ANTOCE |
Romania |
- Profesor of Oenology and Doctorate exam leader, USAMV Bucharest
- Expert and OIV representative within MAPDR, Oenology comission
- ADAR Vicepresident, Research sector
- Expert taster and OIV observer within OIV international wine contests
- Honorific member of Sensory Analysis Academy, within Centro degli Studi Assagiatori
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BALLA GEZA
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Romania |
- ADAR member, expert taster
- Oenologist, university teacher, winery owner
- Juror in several national and international competitions
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CHARLIE ARTURAOLA
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USA |
- for the last 30 years, has communicated about wine in all ways imaginable, from sommelier, corporate winedirector to teacher, mentor, appraiser, contestant judge, actor, and president of his own wine consulting and appraising firm, Grappolo Blu Inc. based in Miami Beach, Florida
- he is working on his second film with movie director Nicolas Carreras, The Duel of Wine filmed across Europe, and in a new reality TV show pilot for a Canadian Network that will feature European wine regions.
- Wine Communicator of the Year at the IWSC, UK by VINITALY, Confraria dos Vinhos do Porto
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DARREL JOSEPH
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Austria |
- writes about the wines and wine regions of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe for publications including Decanter, Harpers Wine & Spirit, Meininger’s Wine Business International and wine-searcher.com , Wine Spectator , Gault-Millau Austria and wein-pur’s Best of Austria
- judge in international wine tastings and competitions, including the renowned Decanter World Wine Awards, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the Berlin Wine Trophy, Mundus Vini and Vinistra in Croatia
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DELIA STATESCU
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Romania |
- ADAR member, expert taster
- Chemical engineer, doctor in Oenology
- Juror in national and international wine competitions
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DIANA PAVELESCU |
Romania |
- ADAR Secretary, authorized taster
- Juror in national and international wine and spirits competitions
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DMITRY FEDOTOV
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Russia |
- director of the Independent Wine Club- a consulting, media, wine-promotion and event-management agency
- Editor in chief of the Russian wine guide and a contributor in Napitki (Drinks), Enoteca, Forbes, Jets, Robb Report, Top Flight, Vinnaya Karta
- member of the Board of Guardians of the Union of the Russian winemakers and winegrowers Association
- participant of the international tasting contests (including Vinitaly 2007, 2011), and nominant of “Sue Eccelenza Italia 2012” by Gambero Rosso and Foglio d’Oro (Friuli).
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DIMITAR DIMOV |
Bulgaria |
- Wine market expert and chief winemaker for wineries in Bulgaria and Turkey
- Member of the Union of Enologists in Bulgaria
- Juror in various international wine competitions
- Master of Science in enology and viticulture
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GEORGEL COSTACHE
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Romania |
- ADAR Vicepresident, Moldova viticultural zone
- 2006 – Romanian oenologist of the year
- Wine and Spirits Expert taster
- Wine engineer, doctor in Oenology
- Juror in national and international wine competitions
- 14 years expertise at Concours Mondial du Vin Bruxelles
- Great Gold Medal for consequent judgement at Concours Mondial du Vin Bruxelles
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GHEORGHE ARPENTIN
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Republic of Moldova
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- Expert under International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV)
- Accredited Expert Wine taster for wine competitions: "VinaliesInternationales", "Muscat de Monde", "Chardonnay du Monde", "Efervecent du Monde"
- President of the Union of Oenologists of the Republic of Moldova
- Professional Member of American Oenology and Viticulture Society
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IGOR LUKOVIC
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Serbia |
- Wine critic, writer and journalist from Serbia
- Editor in chief in “Vino & Fino” magazine, and associate of many other media dealing with wine and food culture
- President of the Sommelier Association of Vojvodina and CEO of the Serbian Sommelier Association
- Engaged in wine education, trainings, consulting and event managing
- Judge on the wine tastings
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ISRAEL PREKER
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Israel |
- a wine journalist for magazines and internet
- owner and Chief Editor of 2 Israeli wines’web sites: www.winesisrael.com, www.wines-israel.com
- taster in several of wine competitions in Europe
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LIVIU GRIGORICA
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Romania |
- ADAR Vicepresident
- Engineer in food technology
- Expert Authorised wine & spirits taster
- Winemaker and Wine creator
- Wine consultant and winery management Advisor
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MARCELLO SQUARISE
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Italy |
- Sales director at Domus Vini - Italian cellar
- Consultant for bulk wine buyers
- International wine judge
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MIHAI BANITA
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Romania |
- ADAR member
- Oenologist engineer
- Juror in national and international wine competitions
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MIKE MAZEY
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Australia |
- University of Adelaide, Bachelor of Agricultural Science–B.Ag.Sc (Oenology)–2003
- Wine Educator and Author - MKM Language School – Wine Words Project
- Winemaker – Australia and the Czech Republic
- Professional wine service and judging at state and national wine competitions in Australia and the Czech Republic.
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PETRE BADEA
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Romania |
- ADAR Vicepresident, Dealul Mare area, expert taster
- Doctor in Oenology
- Juror in national and international competitions
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RICHARD PFISTER |
Switzerland |
- expert in sensory analysis and oenology
- creator of perfumes
- juror in various international wine competitions
- journalist at Agri-weekly agricultural press and Obiectiv-wine magazine
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RYAN OPAZ
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Portugal
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- born in Minnesota and lives in Porto
- advises on social media and blogging for wineries, wine retailers and restaurants
- a well respected speaker at events all over the world
- lectures on Social Media at the Burgundy Business School
- the co-founder of: Catavino.net, Vrazon.com, Winecommunicator.com, Born Digital Wine Awards and the Digital Wine Communications Conference
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TOMASZ PRANGE-BARCZYNSKI
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Poland
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- Editor-in-Chief of the Polish bimonthly wine publication Magazine WINO, which he co-created with a group of wine writers in 2002
- author of wine blog at www.magazynwino.pl
- co-operates with Meininger’s Wine Business International – international web page and magazine focused on wine business
- works as a wine consultant for several restaurants; he leads hundreds wine masterclasses and workshops for wine lovers and for professionals
- judge in several wine competitions
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TUDOR CRISTIAN
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Romania |
- ADAR member, expert taster
- Oenologist engineer, consultant in Dealu Mare area
- Juror in national and international wine and spirits competitions
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URSULA GEIGER
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Switzerland |
- degree as an Engineer in Viticulture & Oenology
- Author for VINUM Europe’s Winemagazine
- international wine judge
- member of Bund Deutscher Önologen e.V. (BDO) and Union Suisse des Oenologues
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