Jury
VDF - Concours - Jury
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The reputation and relevance of our awards are due to the expertise of our jury which select the best wines. Every year, expert jury includes wine buyers from the retail market. Thanks to their perfect knowledge of the wine market, it is possible to select cuvées with the flavour profile to match the expectations of a great number of consumers. This year, we had the pleasure to welcome the following buyers as members of the jury:
| Name | Company | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Alain PARDOMS | AHOLD DELHAIZE | Belgium |
| Barbara HOUTZAGER | AHOLD DELHAIZE | The Netherlands |
| Jake SPENCER | ANBL | Canada |
| Fouad ESTEPHAN | ARZEH | Nigeria |
| Gordana JOSOVIC | ATLANTIS RESORTS | UAE |
| Naomi TAKIZAWA | BELLUNA | Japan |
| Felipe COSER CESCA | CANTU | Brazil |
| Keith JANOSIK | CENTRAL MARKET | USA |
| Claude JAMES | CORDON VERT | Japan |
| Tiago LOCATELLI | DECANTER | Brazil |
| Thyago Alfonso HASKEL | DOMAZZI | Brazil |
| Alexandra FRANZEN | EDEKA FOOD SERVICES | Germany |
| Elaina LEIBEE | EREWHON | USA |
| Denis LE BROCHER | FRANCE BOISSONS | France |
| Gary ZORECHAK | FREDERICK WINE HOUSE | USA |
| Judy NGENE | GALINA | Kenya |
| Sophie AVERNIN | GRANDES VIÑEDOS DE FRANCIA | Mexico |
| Theodore FARRELL | HASKELL'S | USA |
| Liisa TIRRONEN | HEDON | Finland |
| Ana Guadalupe ZAMBRANO GUALITO | LA EUROPEA | Mexico |
| Lisa CHAPMANN | LCBO | Canada |
| Jérémi MEUNIER | LES GRAPPES | France |
| Sewook JANG | LOTTE MART | South Korea |
| Anh LE DUY | LOTTE MART / BOTTLE BUNKER | Vietnam |
| Baekseo JIN | LOTTE WINE | South Korea |
| Youngeun LEE | LOTTE/ BOTTLE BUNKER | South Korea |
| Ian ROUNSEVILLE | M & R LIQUORS | USA |
| Matthew FOWKES | MAJESTIC | UK |
| Anthony DODDS | MMI DUBAI | UAE |
| Brenda Teresa PALAFOX GUERRA | PALACIO DE HIERRO | Mexico |
| Giuseppe MINISSALE | PORTER'S LIQUOR | Australia |
| Sylvie ELLUL | PROMOCASH | France |
| Gladys KINUTHIA | QUICKMART | Kenya |
| Thomas WALLART | ROUQUETTE | France |
| Stephanie RUDAT | RYAN'S WINE AND SPIRITS | USA |
| Camilla LEWIN | SIGVA | Sweden |
| Tom DOBSON | SPEC'S FINE WINE & SPIRITS | USA |
| Johan LARSSON | SYSTEMBOLAGET | Sweden |
| Guillaume DRUBAIX | SYSTÈME U | France |
| Carsten CESAR | TASTER WINE | Denmark |
| Diego Mateus ARREBOLA | TDP WINES | Brazil |
| Lauren BALLENTYNE | TESCO | UK |
| Kathleen STALEY | TOTAL WINE & MORE | USA |
| Alex BOURDEAU | TOTAL WINE & MORE | USA |
| Jurgen HONING | VERBUNT-VERLINDEN | The Netherlands |
| Ari GORENSTEIN | VISSIMO-EVINO | Brazil |
| Caitlin BURDICK | WHOLE FOODS | USA |
| Rida CHANG | WINE EXPERT | Taiwan |
| Jiyeon KIM | WS TRADING | South Korea |
