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,
