
Ivan BARBIC MW
Croatia
Master of Wine. He worked in wine research at Agroscope in Wädenswil, then as sales manager for oenology products. After that, he worked as wine buyer for Coop, Head of...

Arina ANTOCE
ROMANIA
Oenology Professor and PhD coordinator at USAMV Bucharest. Research vice-president ADAR. Expert and OIV delegate of MADR (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), oenology committee. Expert wine taster and OIV...

Cornel BANIȚĂ
ROMANIA
Engineer. Graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture at USAMV Bucharest, graduate of the Master's program in Vitivinicultural Performance Technologies, Management and Marketing. Ph.D. student - currently at the same university...

Mihai BANITA
ROMANIA
ADAR member Oenologist engineer Juror in national and international wine competitions

Petre BADEA
ROMANIA
ADAR Vicepresident, Dealul Mare area, expert taster. Doctor in Oenology.

Luboš BÁRTA
CZECH REPUBLIC
Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Prague Charles´ University in 1982 with an MBA degree (Public Relations and Marketing Communication) earned in 2012. He is a member in good...

Michal BARDEL
Poland
Ph.D. Editor-in-chief of the "Czas Wina" wine magazine/publishers. He is also head of the Center for Wine Studies at Collegium Civitas University, in charge of the one-year postgraduate Wine Studies...

Elizaveta BREAHNA
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Certified state taster of the Republic of Moldova Secretary General of the Oenologists Union from the Republic of Moldova Expert-coordinator in wine industry, National Office for Vine and Wine European...

Elizaveta BREAHNĂ
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Certified state taster of the Republic of Moldova. Secretary General of the Oenologists Union from the Republic of Moldova. Director of ONVV (National Office for Vine and Wine of the...

Julia del CASTILLO
Spain
FIJEV (International Federation of Wine and Spirit Journalist and Writers) member. OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) expert. Professor of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Madrid and journalist...

Valentin CEAFALĂU
Romania
Wine-journalist. Between 2001 and 2014 he was editor in chief at Connaisseur and Vinul.ro wine magazines. FIJEV member. ADAR (Romanian Authorized Wine-Tasters Association) member. WSET Level 3. Organizer of several...

Valeriu V. COTEA
ROMANIA
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...

Mar GALVÁN ROMERO
Spain
Oenologist, sommelier, and expert in sensory analysis. Analyst of Perishable Agricultural Food Products. Technician in Food Safety. Writer and poet, with three books published to date. Qualified Educator in Spanish...

Roberto GAUDIO
Italy
Responsible of the "Mondial des Vins Extrêmes". Graduated in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Turin. In 2011 he has been nominated by the Aosta Valley Autonomous Region as President...

Iulian GRIGORESCU
ROMANIA
Certified ADAR taster, sommelier, liquor store manager. Experience in HORECA.

Wolfgang HAUPT
Germany
Oenologist. Son of a German winemaker. Many years of professional experience in public administration in the wine sector, including participation in committees of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine....

Laurențiu HORODNIC
Romania
ADAR Member. Communicator and founder of the wine blog www.oenolog.ro. Founder of the Vademecum Wine Club. Master of Science in enology and viticulture. Organiser of several wine competitions. Communication, development and training...

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

Aare KAROLIN
Estonia
FIJEV (the International Federation of Wine Writers) member. Wine and spirits journalist certified Mundus Vini and ISW taster, wine consultant, and educator. International wine and spirits competitions more than 20...

Mariam KHOMASURIDZE
Georgia
Mariam is an oenologist and professor at Georgian Technical University (Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Enology and Viticulture). Since 2008, she has been a member of the Governmental Wine Testing...

Fernando MIHĂILESCU
Romania
ADAR (Romanian Authorized Wine-Tasters Association) member.

Sergiu NEDELEA
ROMANIA
Professional Sommelier, combined experience of 25 years in the hospitality industry. Owner „Winetaste School”, professional sommelier forming. Juror in national and international wine competitions. Wine journalist, Member of the Romanian...

Anne-Wies van OOSTEN
NETHERLANDS
Anne-Wies has obtained the degree Register Vinoloog of the Wine Academy® in The Netherlands, followed by successfully completing the international WSET Diploma level 4 and obtaining the title Weinakademiker with her thesis...

Józef PAPRZYCKI
Poland
Associated with the alcohol industry since the late 90s. He worked in alcohol companies in the introduction of various brands of strong alcohol to the Polish market. Currently associated with...

Agostinho PEIXOTO
PORTUGAL
Agostinho Peixoto, is from the city of Braga, Northern Portugal. He graduated in Tourism, Postgraduate in “Local and Regional Development”, MBA in Tourism Destination Management. He teaches at several professional...

Traian PETREA
ROMANIA
ADAR Member Specialist inspector in the Territorial Inspectorate ONVPV Iasi Member of the wine classification commissions

Anca POIANĂ MARTINS
PORTUGAL
Has a specialization in Physical-Chemical Analysis Laboratory Techniques. In 2011, she finished the Environmental Engineering degree. She has a Master's in Viticulture and Enology Engineering / Vinifera Euromaster, from Instituto...

Cosmin POPESCU
ROMANIA
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...

Stephen QUINN
UK
Stephen Quinn has been making wine videos and podcasts, and writing about wine, since 2008. He freelances for magazines and newspapers and judges at competitions around the world. He has...

Giorgi SAMANISHVILI
Georgia
National Oenology Diploma – DNO. Master of Wine Sector Law, Economy, and Management. WSET Level 3 Diploma. Expert on Wine Legislation / Wine and Spirits PDOs and PGIs. Wine and...

Jorge SAMPAIO
Portugal
Vice-President of the City of Anadia. President of the wine route of the Bairrada region, from 2006 to 2021, currently President of the Wine Routes of Portugal and President of...

Ania SMOLEC
Poland
Editor in chief of Restauracja, a bimonthly magazine dedicated to restaurants, chefs, and the HoReCa industry in Poland www.e-restauracja.com. Wine journalist, wine taster, and wine communicator. Warsaw University graduate. In...

Delia STATESCU
Romania
ADAR member, expert taster. Chemical engineer, doctor in Oenology.

Alfred ȘTEFAN
ROMANIA
Authorized taster ADAR (Association of Authorized Tasters of Romania). Viticulture, oenology and fruit growing consultant. Carries out technical viticulture and fruit growing projects.

Răzvan STOENESCU
ROMANIA
ADAR Member. Co-founder of the wine blog vin2.ro – stories with wine. #winelover community Ambassador for Romania. Collaborator Vinul.ro – wine magazine. Organiser of Rose Wine Contest. Initiator of the course Wine at School-...

Cristian TUDOR
ROMANIA
Oenologist, winemaking consultant, wine and spirits taster, ADAR member.

Réal WOLFE
Canada
VINOFED Observer. Wine expert has extensive experience in the wine industry at the international level. Holder of a master’s degree in international administration, he has held several management positions for...
Technical Panel

Nini ANDONE
ROMANIA
Engineer. Authorized taster member of ADAR (Association of Authorized Tasters of Romania). Supplier of winemaking technology. Consultancy in the management of vineyard plantations. Wine producer.

Octavian FIRU
ROMANIA
Member of ADAR (Association of Authorized Tasters in Romania).

Paul MIHĂILESCU
ROMANIA
Winemaker. Student in the Master's degree in Winemaking Technologies at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest.

Gabriela PETREA
ROMANIA
Graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture of the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Iași. Doctor in the specialization of Viticulture-Oenology. Member of the Association of Authorized Tasters...

Florentina SANDU
Portugal
Has the Professional Enology and Viticulture course. She is attending the Agronomy Higher Course at the Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém and interned during 3 harvests at Caves Murganheira, the...

Eugen TELIȘCĂ
Romania
ADAR member. Over 20 years experience in the wine industry as a national sales manager.