President of the wine competition László Bálint Hungary President of Winelovers Wine Awards DipWSET, WSET certified educator Educator, Borkollégium, consultant, owner, LaszloBalint.com
2024 Jury President of the wine competition László Bálint Hungary President of Winelovers Wine Awards DipWSET, WSET certified educator Educator, Borkollégium, consultant, owner, LaszloBalint.com Specialists (featured jury members of the wine competition) Essi Avellan MW Finland Master of Wine, expert, wine writer Owner, consultant, EssiAvellan.com category: sparkling wines Tamás Czinki MS Hungary Master Sommelier, expert Wine Director, Felix Kitchen & Bar category: full bodied red wines Job de Swart MW The Netherlands Master of Wine, expert, wine writer Wine buyer, Les Généreux category: fruit forward red wines Dr. Caroline Gilby MW United Kingdom Master of Wine, expert, wine writer consultant specialising in Eastern Europe category: sweet wines Sebastian Giraldo Colombia / Hungary Advanced Sommelier, CMS, Distribution & sales (off-trade) Brand Ambassador, Sauska category: oak aged white wines Kristian Kielmayer Hungary / Germany Dip WSET, Weinakademiker, certified sommelier, expert Owner, Kristian Kielmayer Consulting category: aromatic white wines Piotr Pietras MS Poland Master Sommelier, expert Managing Partner, Terroiryści and kontakt wino&bistro category: reductive white wines Jonas Röjerman MW Sweden Master of Wine, distribution & sales (off-trade) Managing Director, DNA Wines/BT Wine Service category: rosé wines Jury members Zsolt Bartalics Hungary Expert, ASI dip, WSET Advanced Head sommelier, Essencia Restaurant Tiago & Éva Toni Batel Croatia Expert, sommelier, viticulture consultant Owner, Monte Vidal savjetovanja d.o.o. Carolyn Bánfalvi USA / Hungary Distribution & sales (off trade and on trade), Wine writer Owner, Taste Hungary, Tasting Table Budapest Gábor Bánfalvi Hungary Distribution & sales (off trade and on trade) Owner, Taste Hungary, Tasting Table Budapest Péter Blazsovszky Hungary sommelier, wine writer Norbert Budai Hungary DipWSET, Advanced Sommelier of the Court of Master Sommeliers, expert Head Sommelier, Avalon park Michael Cooper DipWSET Spain / United States Certified educator of Sherry and Cava Owner, Director, Cooper Cellars Dr. Bálint Dámosy Hungary DipWSET co-owner, Opera Gin and SFINX Gin & Wine Bar, Hungary Pascal Dinda Austria Weinakademiker, ASI Certified Sommelier, Sake Sommelier Educator, Expert, Consultant, Sommelier Dezső Diószegi Hungary Distribution & sales (on-trade) Commercial director, Winehub Emese Domián Hungary DipWSET, expert, economist Advisor to the president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Gyula Fóti Hungary Certified Sommelier, WSET Advanced, BOLS Academy sommelier educator, expert Restaurant Manager, Pointer Budapest Lilla Fülöp Switzerland / USA / Hungary / Romania Expert, wine educator, sommelier Corporate head sommelier, Grand Metropolitan Hotels WSET Course & Exam Leader, WE Wine Education Alessandro Gaboardi Italy DipWSET, Sommelier, Wine Writer, expert, media & marketing Founder, AlexWine.it Lin Gold Israel Winemaker GM & Chief Winemaker, Etel Winery, Owner, CEO & Winemaker (GZ Winery) Teresa Gomes Portugal Expert, Sommelier & Wine Educator Owner, TeresaGomes.com Csaba Harmath Hungary Expert, Gastronomy Consultant CEO, GG Holding Zrt. Katia Iontcheva Bulgaria DipWSET, Expert, Wine writer Co-owner and co-editor, KA&TA Renate Joas Germany Dipl. Sommelière, studies at Weinakademie for WSET Diploma just finishing Wine Consultant, Partner at Weinboutique & Wineinstitut Ehrliche Münchner Gergely Katics Hungary Owner, director, Chip-Art Bt. Wine merchant, distribution & sales (off-trade) Éva Kállai Hungary Expert, Dip WSET, Weinakademiker Dávid Kincses Hungary A.S.I. silver diploma, WSET Advanced Level 3 Executive Head Sommelier, Arany Kaviár Restaurant, Head Sommelier, Umo Restaurant Mariann Kollár Hungary DipWSET, wine expert, owner, Fabrika Studio Dr. Mihály Konkoly Hungary DipWSET, Wine writer, Wine economist, Educator, Expert Commercial Director, Company: Szeleshát Winery Richárd Labancz Hungary Sommelier Wine & Import Expert, Pannon Borbolt Peder Lehmann Larsen Denmark DipWSET, Expert, Sommelier, Importer, Wine writer, Wine judge Owner, Lehmann Larsen Vin Bert Lemahieu Belgium Distribution & sales (on-trade) Founder, Owner, Bíbor Wines Florence Maffrand France La Cité du Vin – Fondation pour la culture et les civilisations du vin Expert, Head of Wine Partnerships & International Patronage Victoria Makarova Ukraine / Germany Expert, media and marketing PR Communications Representative, Wines of Ukraine Contributing editor, Drinks+ Media Group Anna Obukhovskaia Slovenia / Russia Distribution & sales (off-trade), Italian wine ambassador Portfolio development manager & sales, Dobro vino (Vino d.o.o.) Adam Odor United Kingdom Expert, Wine Educator Freelance György Orodán Hungary Expert, DipWSET Head Sommelier, Trattoria Pomodoro Attila Petzold Hungary Wine and spirit expert, Wine educator Owner, P-Advisor.com Fanni Piskor Hungary Expert, Wine Consultant Owner, borozzfannival.hu John Prime United Kingdom Educator, Sommelier and Consultant Krisztián Rein Hungary wine merchant, Borkorzo.hu Julia Scavo Romania / France sommelier champion, wine writer Zoltán Szövérdfi-Szép Romania Expert, Event Organizer Founder, ROVINHUD Attila Szunomar The Netherlands / Belgium / Hungary Distribution & sales (on-trade) Owner, Magyar Íz (being established) Juan Jose Tarud Chile / Spain Expert, Independent Winemaker Senior Export Manager, Bodegas Manzanos SL Fabio Toro Taiwan / Italy Import Junior Wine Buyer, Event Manager, Thirsty Scholar Ltd. Zsuzsa Toronyi Hungary / United Kingdom Expert, Media, Marketing Owner, Wine Communication, Wines of Hungary UK Sevgi Tuzel-Conghaile Ireland Expert, Media & Marketing, Wine Consultant & Educator Owner, A Wine Idea Anett Varró-Turóczi Hungary Champagne and wine merchant, VarrosCo Dušan Vranić Serbia Certified Sommelier CMS, Wine Judge, expert General Manager / Beverage Director, Atelje vina Sapat Brendt Wucherer Germany DipWSET in Wines and Spirits, Weinakademiker, Dpl. Sommelier, Expert Wine Educator and Consultant, Partner at Weinboutique & Weininstitut Ehrliche Münchner
President of the wine competition László Bálint Hungary President of Winelovers Wine Awards DipWSET, WSET certified educator Educator, Borkollégium, consultant, owner, LaszloBalint.com Specialists (featured jury members of the wine competition) Essi Avellan MW Finland Master of Wine, expert, wine writer Owner, consultant, EssiAvellan.com category: sparkling wines Tamás Czinki MS Hungary Master Sommelier, expert Wine Director, Felix Kitchen & Bar category: full bodied red wines Job de Swart MW The Netherlands Master of Wine, expert, wine writer Wine buyer, Les Généreux category: fruit forward red wines Dr. Caroline Gilby MW United Kingdom Master of Wine, expert, wine writer consultant specialising in Eastern Europe category: sweet wines Sebastian Giraldo Colombia / Hungary Advanced Sommelier, CMS, Distribution & sales (off-trade) Brand Ambassador, Sauska category: oak aged white wines Kristian Kielmayer Hungary / Germany Dip WSET, Weinakademiker, certified sommelier, expert Owner, Kristian Kielmayer Consulting category: aromatic white wines Piotr Pietras MS Poland Master Sommelier, expert Managing Partner, Terroiryści and kontakt wino&bistro category: reductive white wines Jonas Röjerman MW Sweden Master of Wine, distribution & sales (off-trade) Managing Director, DNA Wines/BT Wine Service category: rosé wines Jury members Zsolt Bartalics Hungary Expert, ASI dip, WSET Advanced Head sommelier, Essencia Restaurant Tiago & Éva Toni Batel Croatia Expert, sommelier, viticulture consultant Owner, Monte Vidal savjetovanja d.o.o. Carolyn Bánfalvi USA / Hungary Distribution & sales (off trade and on trade), Wine writer Owner, Taste Hungary, Tasting Table Budapest Gábor Bánfalvi Hungary Distribution & sales (off trade and on trade) Owner, Taste Hungary, Tasting Table Budapest Péter Blazsovszky Hungary sommelier, wine writer Norbert Budai Hungary DipWSET, Advanced Sommelier of the Court of Master Sommeliers, expert Head Sommelier, Avalon park Michael Cooper DipWSET Spain / United States Certified educator of Sherry and Cava Owner, Director, Cooper Cellars Dr. Bálint Dámosy Hungary DipWSET co-owner, Opera Gin and SFINX Gin & Wine Bar, Hungary Pascal Dinda Austria Weinakademiker, ASI Certified Sommelier, Sake Sommelier Educator, Expert, Consultant, Sommelier Dezső Diószegi Hungary Distribution & sales (on-trade) Commercial director, Winehub Emese Domián Hungary DipWSET, expert, economist Advisor to the president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Gyula Fóti Hungary Certified Sommelier, WSET Advanced, BOLS Academy sommelier educator, expert Restaurant Manager, Pointer Budapest Lilla Fülöp Switzerland / USA / Hungary / Romania Expert, wine educator, sommelier Corporate head sommelier, Grand Metropolitan Hotels WSET Course & Exam Leader, WE Wine Education Alessandro Gaboardi Italy DipWSET, Sommelier, Wine Writer, expert, media & marketing Founder, AlexWine.it Lin Gold Israel Winemaker GM & Chief Winemaker, Etel Winery, Owner, CEO & Winemaker (GZ Winery) Teresa Gomes Portugal Expert, Sommelier & Wine Educator Owner, TeresaGomes.com Csaba Harmath Hungary Expert, Gastronomy Consultant CEO, GG Holding Zrt. Katia Iontcheva Bulgaria DipWSET, Expert, Wine writer Co-owner and co-editor, KA&TA Renate Joas Germany Dipl. Sommelière, studies at Weinakademie for WSET Diploma just finishing Wine Consultant, Partner at Weinboutique & Wineinstitut Ehrliche Münchner Gergely Katics Hungary Owner, director, Chip-Art Bt. Wine merchant, distribution & sales (off-trade) Éva Kállai Hungary Expert, Dip WSET, Weinakademiker Dávid Kincses Hungary A.S.I. silver diploma, WSET Advanced Level 3 Executive Head Sommelier, Arany Kaviár Restaurant, Head Sommelier, Umo Restaurant Mariann Kollár Hungary DipWSET, wine expert, owner, Fabrika Studio Dr. Mihály Konkoly Hungary DipWSET, Wine writer, Wine economist, Educator, Expert Commercial Director, Company: Szeleshát Winery Richárd Labancz Hungary Sommelier Wine & Import Expert, Pannon Borbolt Peder Lehmann Larsen Denmark DipWSET, Expert, Sommelier, Importer, Wine writer, Wine judge Owner, Lehmann Larsen Vin Bert Lemahieu Belgium Distribution & sales (on-trade) Founder, Owner, Bíbor Wines Florence Maffrand France La Cité du Vin – Fondation pour la culture et les civilisations du vin Expert, Head of Wine Partnerships & International Patronage Victoria Makarova Ukraine / Germany Expert, media and marketing PR Communications Representative, Wines of Ukraine Contributing editor, Drinks+ Media Group Anna Obukhovskaia Slovenia / Russia Distribution & sales (off-trade), Italian wine ambassador Portfolio development manager & sales, Dobro vino (Vino d.o.o.) Adam Odor United Kingdom Expert, Wine Educator Freelance György Orodán Hungary Expert, DipWSET Head Sommelier, Trattoria Pomodoro Attila Petzold Hungary Wine and spirit expert, Wine educator Owner, P-Advisor.com Fanni Piskor Hungary Expert, Wine Consultant Owner, borozzfannival.hu John Prime United Kingdom Educator, Sommelier and Consultant Krisztián Rein Hungary wine merchant, Borkorzo.hu Julia Scavo Romania / France sommelier champion, wine writer Zoltán Szövérdfi-Szép Romania Expert, Event Organizer Founder, ROVINHUD Attila Szunomar The Netherlands / Belgium / Hungary Distribution & sales (on-trade) Owner, Magyar Íz (being established) Juan Jose Tarud Chile / Spain Expert, Independent Winemaker Senior Export Manager, Bodegas Manzanos SL Fabio Toro Taiwan / Italy Import Junior Wine Buyer, Event Manager, Thirsty Scholar Ltd. Zsuzsa Toronyi Hungary / United Kingdom Expert, Media, Marketing Owner, Wine Communication, Wines of Hungary UK Sevgi Tuzel-Conghaile Ireland Expert, Media & Marketing, Wine Consultant & Educator Owner, A Wine Idea Anett Varró-Turóczi Hungary Champagne and wine merchant, VarrosCo Dušan Vranić Serbia Certified Sommelier CMS, Wine Judge, expert General Manager / Beverage Director, Atelje vina Sapat Brendt Wucherer Germany DipWSET in Wines and Spirits, Weinakademiker, Dpl. Sommelier, Expert Wine Educator and Consultant, Partner at Weinboutique & Weininstitut Ehrliche Münchner
President of the wine competition László Bálint Hungary President of Winelovers Wine Awards DipWSET, WSET certified educator Educator, Borkollégium, consultant, owner, LaszloBalint.com
Specialists (featured jury members of the wine competition) Essi Avellan MW Finland Master of Wine, expert, wine writer Owner, consultant, EssiAvellan.com category: sparkling wines Tamás Czinki MS Hungary Master Sommelier, expert Wine Director, Felix Kitchen & Bar category: full bodied red wines Job de Swart MW The Netherlands Master of Wine, expert, wine writer Wine buyer, Les Généreux category: fruit forward red wines Dr. Caroline Gilby MW United Kingdom Master of Wine, expert, wine writer consultant specialising in Eastern Europe category: sweet wines Sebastian Giraldo Colombia / Hungary Advanced Sommelier, CMS, Distribution & sales (off-trade) Brand Ambassador, Sauska category: oak aged white wines Kristian Kielmayer Hungary / Germany Dip WSET, Weinakademiker, certified sommelier, expert Owner, Kristian Kielmayer Consulting category: aromatic white wines Piotr Pietras MS Poland Master Sommelier, expert Managing Partner, Terroiryści and kontakt wino&bistro category: reductive white wines Jonas Röjerman MW Sweden Master of Wine, distribution & sales (off-trade) Managing Director, DNA Wines/BT Wine Service category: rosé wines
Jury members Zsolt Bartalics Hungary Expert, ASI dip, WSET Advanced Head sommelier, Essencia Restaurant Tiago & Éva Toni Batel Croatia Expert, sommelier, viticulture consultant Owner, Monte Vidal savjetovanja d.o.o. Carolyn Bánfalvi USA / Hungary Distribution & sales (off trade and on trade), Wine writer Owner, Taste Hungary, Tasting Table Budapest Gábor Bánfalvi Hungary Distribution & sales (off trade and on trade) Owner, Taste Hungary, Tasting Table Budapest Péter Blazsovszky Hungary sommelier, wine writer Norbert Budai Hungary DipWSET, Advanced Sommelier of the Court of Master Sommeliers, expert Head Sommelier, Avalon park Michael Cooper DipWSET Spain / United States Certified educator of Sherry and Cava Owner, Director, Cooper Cellars Dr. Bálint Dámosy Hungary DipWSET co-owner, Opera Gin and SFINX Gin & Wine Bar, Hungary Pascal Dinda Austria Weinakademiker, ASI Certified Sommelier, Sake Sommelier Educator, Expert, Consultant, Sommelier Dezső Diószegi Hungary Distribution & sales (on-trade) Commercial director, Winehub Emese Domián Hungary DipWSET, expert, economist Advisor to the president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Gyula Fóti Hungary Certified Sommelier, WSET Advanced, BOLS Academy sommelier educator, expert Restaurant Manager, Pointer Budapest Lilla Fülöp Switzerland / USA / Hungary / Romania Expert, wine educator, sommelier Corporate head sommelier, Grand Metropolitan Hotels WSET Course & Exam Leader, WE Wine Education Alessandro Gaboardi Italy DipWSET, Sommelier, Wine Writer, expert, media & marketing Founder, AlexWine.it Lin Gold Israel Winemaker GM & Chief Winemaker, Etel Winery, Owner, CEO & Winemaker (GZ Winery) Teresa Gomes Portugal Expert, Sommelier & Wine Educator Owner, TeresaGomes.com Csaba Harmath Hungary Expert, Gastronomy Consultant CEO, GG Holding Zrt. Katia Iontcheva Bulgaria DipWSET, Expert, Wine writer Co-owner and co-editor, KA&TA Renate Joas Germany Dipl. Sommelière, studies at Weinakademie for WSET Diploma just finishing Wine Consultant, Partner at Weinboutique & Wineinstitut Ehrliche Münchner Gergely Katics Hungary Owner, director, Chip-Art Bt. Wine merchant, distribution & sales (off-trade) Éva Kállai Hungary Expert, Dip WSET, Weinakademiker Dávid Kincses Hungary A.S.I. silver diploma, WSET Advanced Level 3 Executive Head Sommelier, Arany Kaviár Restaurant, Head Sommelier, Umo Restaurant Mariann Kollár Hungary DipWSET, wine expert, owner, Fabrika Studio Dr. Mihály Konkoly Hungary DipWSET, Wine writer, Wine economist, Educator, Expert Commercial Director, Company: Szeleshát Winery Richárd Labancz Hungary Sommelier Wine & Import Expert, Pannon Borbolt Peder Lehmann Larsen Denmark DipWSET, Expert, Sommelier, Importer, Wine writer, Wine judge Owner, Lehmann Larsen Vin Bert Lemahieu Belgium Distribution & sales (on-trade) Founder, Owner, Bíbor Wines Florence Maffrand France La Cité du Vin – Fondation pour la culture et les civilisations du vin Expert, Head of Wine Partnerships & International Patronage Victoria Makarova Ukraine / Germany Expert, media and marketing PR Communications Representative, Wines of Ukraine Contributing editor, Drinks+ Media Group Anna Obukhovskaia Slovenia / Russia Distribution & sales (off-trade), Italian wine ambassador Portfolio development manager & sales, Dobro vino (Vino d.o.o.) Adam Odor United Kingdom Expert, Wine Educator Freelance György Orodán Hungary Expert, DipWSET Head Sommelier, Trattoria Pomodoro Attila Petzold Hungary Wine and spirit expert, Wine educator Owner, P-Advisor.com Fanni Piskor Hungary Expert, Wine Consultant Owner, borozzfannival.hu John Prime United Kingdom Educator, Sommelier and Consultant Krisztián Rein Hungary wine merchant, Borkorzo.hu Julia Scavo Romania / France sommelier champion, wine writer Zoltán Szövérdfi-Szép Romania Expert, Event Organizer Founder, ROVINHUD Attila Szunomar The Netherlands / Belgium / Hungary Distribution & sales (on-trade) Owner, Magyar Íz (being established) Juan Jose Tarud Chile / Spain Expert, Independent Winemaker Senior Export Manager, Bodegas Manzanos SL Fabio Toro Taiwan / Italy Import Junior Wine Buyer, Event Manager, Thirsty Scholar Ltd. Zsuzsa Toronyi Hungary / United Kingdom Expert, Media, Marketing Owner, Wine Communication, Wines of Hungary UK Sevgi Tuzel-Conghaile Ireland Expert, Media & Marketing, Wine Consultant & Educator Owner, A Wine Idea Anett Varró-Turóczi Hungary Champagne and wine merchant, VarrosCo Dušan Vranić Serbia Certified Sommelier CMS, Wine Judge, expert General Manager / Beverage Director, Atelje vina Sapat Brendt Wucherer Germany DipWSET in Wines and Spirits, Weinakademiker, Dpl. Sommelier, Expert Wine Educator and Consultant, Partner at Weinboutique & Weininstitut Ehrliche Münchner
2023 Jury President of the wine competition László Bálint president of Winelovers Wine Awards, Hungary 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: sweet wine Tamás Czinki MS head sommelier, Felix Kitchen & Bar, Hungary category: tannic red wine Caro Maurer MW wine writer, wine educator, Germany category: reductive white wine Dr. Caroline Gilby MW wine writer, judge, United Kingdom category: fruit-forward red wine Dr. Jamie Goode wine writer, judge, editor in chief, United Kingdom category: rosé wine Kristian Kielmayer DipWSET, Weinakademiker, enologist, certified educator and sommelier, Hungary category: oak-aged white wine Sebastian Giraldo Makovej Advanced Sommelier, wine writer, Hungary / Colombia category: aromatic white wine Jury members Meriç Akbay gastronomy and wine consultant, Germany / Turkey Ferenc Androsics winemaker, Hungary Gergő Avramucz horeca manager, sommelier, Hungary Zsolt Bartalics ASI dip gold, WSET advanced, sommelier, Hungary Toni Batel sommelier, viticulture consultant, Croatia Hans Bijvoets founder of Anfors Imperial, The Netherlands Péter Blazsovszky sommelier, wine writer, Hungary Lubos Bogar dipWSET wine consultant, writer, WSET educator, MW student, Slovakia Norbert Budai dipWSET, advanced sommelier, Hungary / United Kingdom Ferenc Bujdosó junior winemaker, Hungary Péter Csáki consultant, Vinimport, Hungary Betty Darabont DipWSET, winemaker, Familia Darabont, Romania / Hungary Dr. Bálint Dámosy DipWSET, co-owner, Opera Gin and SFINX Gin & Wine Bar, Hungary , Hungary Dezső Diószegi commercial director, WineHub.hu, Hungary Enikő Dub wine writer, certified sommelier, wine influencer, Austria / Hungary Daniel Duica wine educator, sommelier, Romania Ágnes Egeresi oenologist and viticulturist, certified wine judge, Hungary Gyula Fóti Certified Sommelier, Hungary Attila Geönczeöl Enologist, wine marketing consultant, wine writer, Slovakia / Hungary Manuel Ghezzi sommelier, Italy / United Kingdom George Ignat sommelier, wine event manager, Romania Tamás Jakab owner, wine writer, TenutaWineWebshop, Austria / Hungary Éva Kállai DipWSET, wine expert, Hungary Beáta Keszler DipWSET, wine and marketing expert, Germany / Hungary Dávid Kincses A.S.I. silver diploma, WSET Advanced Level 3, Sommelier, Hungary Mariann Kollár DipWSET, wine expert, owner, Fabrika Studio, Hungary Dr. Mihály Konkoly DipWSET, wine economist, wine writer, Hungary Pál Kovács wine writer, wine judge, Hungary Thomas Kü owner / importer, Qwine, Belgium Judith Lewis wine writer, consultant, Canada / United Kingdom Bartosz Makles co-owner of wine shop Winawulkaniczne.pl, Poland Levente Molnár lawyer, wine expert, owner of RVZ, Hungary Adam Odor Wine Educator, United Kingdom György Orodan DipWSET, head sommelier, Trattoria Pomodoro, Hungary Łukasz Ostrowski wine writer, sommelier, Poland Senay Ozdemir executive director, Women in Wine Expo, Turkey, Turkey Attila Petzold wine and spirit expert, educator, Hungary Olga Pinevich-Todoriuk editor-in-chief, wine expert, Ukraine Fanni Piskor wine expert, consultant, Hungary Krisztián Rein wine merchant, Borkorzo.hu, Hungary Isabella Sardo sommelier, wine educator, Luxembourg Bruno Scavo sommelier champion, Monaco / France Georg Schweitzer DipWSET, wine educator, managing director, Wine Burgenland, Austria Robert Smyth wine writer and wine expert, United Kingdom / Hungary Dr. Elizabeth Smith wine writer, copywriter, Naked Wines USA, United States Petros Skarmoutsos wine communicator & import manager, Greece / Malta Attila Szentpéteri jr winemaker, Hungary Zsolt Szeredi owner, importer, Vino Castillo, Hungary Zoltán Szövérdfi-Szép founder, ROVINHUD, Romania Sue Tolson wine writer, wine educator, stage 2 MW student, Hungary / United Kingdom Zsuzsa Toronyi Wine Communication/Wines of Hungary UK, United Kingdom Mária Urbánek Takáčová wine merchant, consultant, Slovakia/Czechia Seven Wang jury-member, China / Hungary Martin Wiederkehr enologist, entrepreneur, Switzerland Tomasz Witkowski wine importer, Poland György Zsiga co-owner, buyer, Novel Wines, United Kingdom / Hungary
President of the wine competition László Bálint president of Winelovers Wine Awards, Hungary 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: sweet wine Tamás Czinki MS head sommelier, Felix Kitchen & Bar, Hungary category: tannic red wine Caro Maurer MW wine writer, wine educator, Germany category: reductive white wine Dr. Caroline Gilby MW wine writer, judge, United Kingdom category: fruit-forward red wine Dr. Jamie Goode wine writer, judge, editor in chief, United Kingdom category: rosé wine Kristian Kielmayer DipWSET, Weinakademiker, enologist, certified educator and sommelier, Hungary category: oak-aged white wine Sebastian Giraldo Makovej Advanced Sommelier, wine writer, Hungary / Colombia category: aromatic white wine Jury members Meriç Akbay gastronomy and wine consultant, Germany / Turkey Ferenc Androsics winemaker, Hungary Gergő Avramucz horeca manager, sommelier, Hungary Zsolt Bartalics ASI dip gold, WSET advanced, sommelier, Hungary Toni Batel sommelier, viticulture consultant, Croatia Hans Bijvoets founder of Anfors Imperial, The Netherlands Péter Blazsovszky sommelier, wine writer, Hungary Lubos Bogar dipWSET wine consultant, writer, WSET educator, MW student, Slovakia Norbert Budai dipWSET, advanced sommelier, Hungary / United Kingdom Ferenc Bujdosó junior winemaker, Hungary Péter Csáki consultant, Vinimport, Hungary Betty Darabont DipWSET, winemaker, Familia Darabont, Romania / Hungary Dr. Bálint Dámosy DipWSET, co-owner, Opera Gin and SFINX Gin & Wine Bar, Hungary , Hungary Dezső Diószegi commercial director, WineHub.hu, Hungary Enikő Dub wine writer, certified sommelier, wine influencer, Austria / Hungary Daniel Duica wine educator, sommelier, Romania Ágnes Egeresi oenologist and viticulturist, certified wine judge, Hungary Gyula Fóti Certified Sommelier, Hungary Attila Geönczeöl Enologist, wine marketing consultant, wine writer, Slovakia / Hungary Manuel Ghezzi sommelier, Italy / United Kingdom George Ignat sommelier, wine event manager, Romania Tamás Jakab owner, wine writer, TenutaWineWebshop, Austria / Hungary Éva Kállai DipWSET, wine expert, Hungary Beáta Keszler DipWSET, wine and marketing expert, Germany / Hungary Dávid Kincses A.S.I. silver diploma, WSET Advanced Level 3, Sommelier, Hungary Mariann Kollár DipWSET, wine expert, owner, Fabrika Studio, Hungary Dr. Mihály Konkoly DipWSET, wine economist, wine writer, Hungary Pál Kovács wine writer, wine judge, Hungary Thomas Kü owner / importer, Qwine, Belgium Judith Lewis wine writer, consultant, Canada / United Kingdom Bartosz Makles co-owner of wine shop Winawulkaniczne.pl, Poland Levente Molnár lawyer, wine expert, owner of RVZ, Hungary Adam Odor Wine Educator, United Kingdom György Orodan DipWSET, head sommelier, Trattoria Pomodoro, Hungary Łukasz Ostrowski wine writer, sommelier, Poland Senay Ozdemir executive director, Women in Wine Expo, Turkey, Turkey Attila Petzold wine and spirit expert, educator, Hungary Olga Pinevich-Todoriuk editor-in-chief, wine expert, Ukraine Fanni Piskor wine expert, consultant, Hungary Krisztián Rein wine merchant, Borkorzo.hu, Hungary Isabella Sardo sommelier, wine educator, Luxembourg Bruno Scavo sommelier champion, Monaco / France Georg Schweitzer DipWSET, wine educator, managing director, Wine Burgenland, Austria Robert Smyth wine writer and wine expert, United Kingdom / Hungary Dr. Elizabeth Smith wine writer, copywriter, Naked Wines USA, United States Petros Skarmoutsos wine communicator & import manager, Greece / Malta Attila Szentpéteri jr winemaker, Hungary Zsolt Szeredi owner, importer, Vino Castillo, Hungary Zoltán Szövérdfi-Szép founder, ROVINHUD, Romania Sue Tolson wine writer, wine educator, stage 2 MW student, Hungary / United Kingdom Zsuzsa Toronyi Wine Communication/Wines of Hungary UK, United Kingdom Mária Urbánek Takáčová wine merchant, consultant, Slovakia/Czechia Seven Wang jury-member, China / Hungary Martin Wiederkehr enologist, entrepreneur, Switzerland Tomasz Witkowski wine importer, Poland György Zsiga co-owner, buyer, Novel Wines, United Kingdom / Hungary
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: sweet wine Tamás Czinki MS head sommelier, Felix Kitchen & Bar, Hungary category: tannic red wine Caro Maurer MW wine writer, wine educator, Germany category: reductive white wine Dr. Caroline Gilby MW wine writer, judge, United Kingdom category: fruit-forward red wine Dr. Jamie Goode wine writer, judge, editor in chief, United Kingdom category: rosé wine Kristian Kielmayer DipWSET, Weinakademiker, enologist, certified educator and sommelier, Hungary category: oak-aged white wine Sebastian Giraldo Makovej Advanced Sommelier, wine writer, Hungary / Colombia category: aromatic white wine
Jury members Meriç Akbay gastronomy and wine consultant, Germany / Turkey Ferenc Androsics winemaker, Hungary Gergő Avramucz horeca manager, sommelier, Hungary Zsolt Bartalics ASI dip gold, WSET advanced, sommelier, Hungary Toni Batel sommelier, viticulture consultant, Croatia Hans Bijvoets founder of Anfors Imperial, The Netherlands Péter Blazsovszky sommelier, wine writer, Hungary Lubos Bogar dipWSET wine consultant, writer, WSET educator, MW student, Slovakia Norbert Budai dipWSET, advanced sommelier, Hungary / United Kingdom Ferenc Bujdosó junior winemaker, Hungary Péter Csáki consultant, Vinimport, Hungary Betty Darabont DipWSET, winemaker, Familia Darabont, Romania / Hungary Dr. Bálint Dámosy DipWSET, co-owner, Opera Gin and SFINX Gin & Wine Bar, Hungary , Hungary Dezső Diószegi commercial director, WineHub.hu, Hungary Enikő Dub wine writer, certified sommelier, wine influencer, Austria / Hungary Daniel Duica wine educator, sommelier, Romania Ágnes Egeresi oenologist and viticulturist, certified wine judge, Hungary Gyula Fóti Certified Sommelier, Hungary Attila Geönczeöl Enologist, wine marketing consultant, wine writer, Slovakia / Hungary Manuel Ghezzi sommelier, Italy / United Kingdom George Ignat sommelier, wine event manager, Romania Tamás Jakab owner, wine writer, TenutaWineWebshop, Austria / Hungary Éva Kállai DipWSET, wine expert, Hungary Beáta Keszler DipWSET, wine and marketing expert, Germany / Hungary Dávid Kincses A.S.I. silver diploma, WSET Advanced Level 3, Sommelier, Hungary Mariann Kollár DipWSET, wine expert, owner, Fabrika Studio, Hungary Dr. Mihály Konkoly DipWSET, wine economist, wine writer, Hungary Pál Kovács wine writer, wine judge, Hungary Thomas Kü owner / importer, Qwine, Belgium Judith Lewis wine writer, consultant, Canada / United Kingdom Bartosz Makles co-owner of wine shop Winawulkaniczne.pl, Poland Levente Molnár lawyer, wine expert, owner of RVZ, Hungary Adam Odor Wine Educator, United Kingdom György Orodan DipWSET, head sommelier, Trattoria Pomodoro, Hungary Łukasz Ostrowski wine writer, sommelier, Poland Senay Ozdemir executive director, Women in Wine Expo, Turkey, Turkey Attila Petzold wine and spirit expert, educator, Hungary Olga Pinevich-Todoriuk editor-in-chief, wine expert, Ukraine Fanni Piskor wine expert, consultant, Hungary Krisztián Rein wine merchant, Borkorzo.hu, Hungary Isabella Sardo sommelier, wine educator, Luxembourg Bruno Scavo sommelier champion, Monaco / France Georg Schweitzer DipWSET, wine educator, managing director, Wine Burgenland, Austria Robert Smyth wine writer and wine expert, United Kingdom / Hungary Dr. Elizabeth Smith wine writer, copywriter, Naked Wines USA, United States Petros Skarmoutsos wine communicator & import manager, Greece / Malta Attila Szentpéteri jr winemaker, Hungary Zsolt Szeredi owner, importer, Vino Castillo, Hungary Zoltán Szövérdfi-Szép founder, ROVINHUD, Romania Sue Tolson wine writer, wine educator, stage 2 MW student, Hungary / United Kingdom Zsuzsa Toronyi Wine Communication/Wines of Hungary UK, United Kingdom Mária Urbánek Takáčová wine merchant, consultant, Slovakia/Czechia Seven Wang jury-member, China / Hungary Martin Wiederkehr enologist, entrepreneur, Switzerland Tomasz Witkowski wine importer, Poland György Zsiga co-owner, buyer, Novel Wines, United Kingdom / Hungary
2022 Jury President of the wine competition László Bálint president of Winelovers Wine Awards, Hungary 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,
President of the wine competition László Bálint president of Winelovers Wine Awards, Hungary 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,
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,
