Degustation Jury – 2021
Jean-Michel BOURSIQUOT
France
agronomic engineer, ampelographer, oenologist, professor emeritus and honorary professor of ampelography at SUPAGRO Montpellier, author of hundreds of scientific publications, studies and lectures, member of several national and international expert groups and institutions in the field of the study of grape varieties, judge at many international wine competitions
Juraj BUZALKA
Slovakia
sociocultural anthropologist, researcher of movements in the field of production, distribution and consumption of food and wine, Comenius University Bratislava, author of several publications on the cultural and social transformation of wine.
Guest observer, expert collaborator of the event
Ivo DVOŘÁK
Czech Republic
WSET 3 certified, Sommelier, Vice President of the Sommelier Association of the Czech Republic, lecturer of educational programs, wine columnist, writer and presenter, author of hundreds of articles and co-author of many publications, successful participant in several domestic and international sommelier competitions, experienced judge at several national and international wine competitions
Elizabeth GABAY
USA
Master of Wine, currently based in Provence, wine presenter, consultant, columnist, critic and publisher, author of numerous articles and publications on wine (e.g. Rosé – understanding the pink wine revolution), correspondent of several prestigious wine magazines, she focuses mainly on rosé wines, wines of the South of France and of the Central Europe, expert wine judge at many international wine competitions
Thierry GASCO
France
oenologist, president of TG-Vin-Conseil, director of Champagne Pommery for 25 years, wine consultant, Rector of the Union of Oenologist of France, Technical director of Vinalies Internationales and Mondial du Rosé IWC, experienced wine judge at many international wine competitions
Tomislav IVANOVIČ
Serbia
sommelier, WSET 3 certified, Sommelier Certificate (ASI), wine columnist, critic, presenter and lecturer, contributor to several wine magazines, author and editor-in-chief of the website www.vinopedia.rs, co-founder and organizer of several wine events, judge at many national and international wine competitions
Simon WOOLF
Ireland
wine journalist, columnist and evaluator, currently living and working in the Netherlands, contributor to prestigious wine magazines (Decanter, Meiningers, Wine Business Intnl, Noble Rot…), author of the website The Morning Claret, author of several publications (e.g. Amber Revolution, Foot Trodden,…), respected judge at international wine competitions