Jury members
Gábor Tamás
Hungary
Economist, Wine & Spirits Akademiker
Lecturer, CEWI – Central European Wine Institute
He combines more than 20 years of investment banking experience with an extensive professional background in wine and spirits education, tasting, and consultancy. He graduated as a Wine & Spirits Akademiker at the Weinakademie Österreich in Rust, Austria, and also holds a postgraduate degree from Corvinus University specialising in pálinka studies (“Master of Pálinka”).He is a lecturer at the Central European Wine Institute (CEWI) and Borkatedra program, strategic advisor to several Hungarian wineries, and a regular judge at wine competitions and professional selections. Beyond wine, he is deeply involved in premium distillates as master distiller of Szigetköz Lelke Distillery and Masters' Pálinka, as well as co-owner of Jánoshalmi Distillery (Masters’ Pálinka).His publications and professional articles regularly appear in wine and spirits related media including Vince Magazine and the Masterspálinka blog. 
