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Wine Judges
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Alberto Antonini (Guest VIP Judge) |
Alberto consults in many countries around the world: Italy, Armenia, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, California, Canada, South Africa and Australia. |
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Chris So (Hong Kong) |
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Chris So has spent over 10 years studying in England. He runs WINELIST.HK, an online Wine Media, Education & Consultancy company. |
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David Wong (Macau) |
Born in Hong Kong, David Wong was raised in the UK since the age of 4. He has worked with Jean Bordier at the L’Aubergade, France, Anton Mosimann, London, Rick Stein, Padstow, Mandarin Oriental, Macau and the Westin Banyan Tree |
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Debra E Meiburg MW (Hong Kong) |
Debra Meiburg, a long-time resident of Hong Kong, has worked harvest in Chile, pruned vines in Bordeaux and was a cellar-hand in New York. |
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Denis Lin (China) |
Denis Lin has worked as a wine & spirit writer since 2002, he writes for Decanter Chinese edition and many other Chinese magazines. |
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Edwin Soon (Singapore) |
An economist and oenologist by training, Edwin Soon authored Pairing Wine with Asian Food, Way of Tea and The Wines of France. |
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Fongyee Walker (China) |
Fongyee Walker is mainland China’s only Master of Wine candidate. Having passed the Theory section, she is currently working on the Practical and her Dissertation stages. |
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Huiqin Ma (China) |
Huiqin Ma is a long time wine educator and writer. She did her postdoc at Stellenbosch University and is working as an associate professor at China Agricultural University, Beijing. |
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Kent Tsang (China) |
Kent Tsang is a member of GCWCA and FIJEV. Fascinated by the charm of wine, Kent became a professional food and wine writer since 2006. |
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Pairach Intaput (Thailand) |
Pairach Intaput, the Best Sommelier of Thailand in 1996 and CIVB-Bordeaux wine educator, has been well known in the food and beverage business for more than twenty years. |
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Sam Chong (Hong Kong) |
Sam is currently the Chief Sommelier of Hotel Nikko Hongkong. Over the years, Sam has participated in several wine tasting competitions and was awarded |
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Sarah Wong (Hong Kong) |
Sarah Wong was born and educated in Hong Kong. Her knowledge and expertise in wine has been developed through extensive wine education, |
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Sherry Weng (Taiwan) |
Sherry Weng is an AOW Chief Wine Educator and authorized WSET wine educator. She starts to enjoy wines since the international wine trade firstly expanded to Taiwan in mid-90s. |
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Simon Tam (Hong Kong) |
Simon Tam was born in Hong Kong and raised in Australia. Proud of his East-West heritage, he is a passionate advocate in the judicious marriage of Asian food with wine. |
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Subhash Arora (India) |
Being the President of Indian Wine Academy and editor of delWine, Subhash Arora is a wine journalist known for his bold and objective reporting. |
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Tersina Shieh (Hong Kong) |
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Tersina graduated as top student in the winemaking diploma course at Plumpton College in England |
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Thomas Ling (Malaysia) |
Thomas Ling is a fellow Certified Sommelier of the Court of Master Sommeliers, UK, coincidentally the first from his country, Malaysia, in 2006. |
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Vivian Tian (China) |
Postgraduates from Swiss Hotel Management School in 2005, Vivian Tian is the first female Certified Sommelier in Mainland. |
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Yang Lu (China) |
Yang Lu is the sommelier of Peninsula Shanghai. He became the first ever internationally-certified sommelier in China by passing Sommelier Diploma Program of ISG in 2007, |
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