Specialists (featured jury members of the wine competition) Essi Avellan MW wine writer, consultant, Finland category: sparkling wine Rose Murray Brown MW wine writer, lecturer, United Kingdom category: aromatic white wine Julia Scavo sommelier champion, wine writer, Romania / France category: dry white wine Elizabeth Gabay MW lecturer, wine writer, United Kingdom / France category: rosé Tamás Czinki MS head sommelier, Felix Kitchen & Bar, Hungary category: red wine Lenka Sedlackova MW senior brand manager, Bancroft Wines, Czech Republic / United Kingdom category: sweet wine
Jury members Ruairi Kavanagh sommelier, wine writer, New Zealand / United Kingdom Andrea Lemieux wine writer, The Quirky Cork, USA / Turkey Miranda Beems senior buyer, Netherlands Darrel Joseph wine writer, lecturer, USA / Austria Rory Eaton beverage director, Ynyshir Restaurant, United Kingdom Gábor Becker head sommelier, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, Hungary Davide Bortone wine writer, consultant, Italy Alexandrova Alexandra DipWSET, current MW Programme student, Russia Ewa Hangel owner, Kociolek i Wino, Poland Wolfgang Endress owner, importer, Weinkomplott, Germany Dr. Matthew Horkey founder, wine writer, Exotic Wine Travel, USA Mirjana Maksimović MSc wine writer, lecturer, Serbia Katarzyna Solańska sommelier, owner, K8K.pl, Poland Zoltán Szöverdfi-Szép founder, ROVINHUD, Romania Zsolt Szeredi owner, importer, Vino Castillo, Hungary Dr. József Kosárka wine writer, educator, lecturer, Hungary Szabolcs Vidosa DipWSET, wine manager, Independent Grocer’s of Australia, Hungary / Australia Robert Smyth wine writer and wine expert, United Kingdom / Hungary Marta Pieterwas restaurant owner, wine expert, Poland Sebastian Giraldo Advance Sommelier, wine writer, Hungary / Colombia Gyula Fóti Certified Sommelier, Hungary György Orodán head sommelier, Trattoria Pomodoro, Hungary Tamás Jakab owner, wine writer, TenutaWineWebshop, Austria / Hungary Lilla O'Connor Artizan wine, Hungary / United Kingdom Beáta Keszler wine and marketing expert, Germany / Hungary Dezső Diószegi commercial director, WineHub.hu, Hungary Zsolt Pintér CEO, Kóstolom, WineGroup, Hungary Attila Petzold wine and spirit expert, educator, Hungary Péter Blazsovszky sommelier, wine writer, Hungary Katarzyna Ronin-Walknowski owner / importer, Filia wine bar, Poland Przemysław Ronin-Walknowski owner / importer, Filia wine bar, Poland Pálma Koch winemaker, wine expert, Hungary Dániel Ercsey wine writer, YouTuber, Hungary Csaba Harmath gastronomy and fine wine expert, Hungary András Kálmán owner, Kisbécs, Fiaker, Hungary Anett Varró-Turóczi Champagne and wine merchant, VarrosCo, Hungary Mihály Konkoly wine economist, wine writer, Hungary Dr. Levente Molnár lawyer, wine expert, owner of RVZ, Hungary Dr. Bálint Dámosy co-owner, SFINX Gin & Wine Bar, Hungary Krisztián Rein wine merchant, Borkorzo.hu, Hungary Péter Csáki consultant, Vinimport, Hungary Mariann Kollár wine expert, owner, Fabrika Studio, Hungary Gergely Ripka wine writer, consultant, Hungary Kállai Éva wine expert, Hungary Fanni Piskor wine influencer, consultant, Hungary Ferenc Bujdosó junior winemaker, Hungary Annamária Juhász DipWset, Chef Market, Ádám Előd DipWSET, Gábor Hegyi WSET Advanced, Rappay József borász, Schieber Pincészet,
