THE 2013 COMPETITION’S PANEL

Kym Milne MW            (SA) Chief Judge.
Adrian Atkinson            (UK)
Brent Marris                  (NZ)
Ken Dobler                   (NSW)
Mark Robertson            (SA)
Meg Brodtmann MW    (VIC)
Oliver Masters               (NZ)
Steve Flamsteed            (VIC)
Warren Gibson              (NZ)
Xenia Irwin MW           (UK)

All of whom are returning Panellists and whose Résumés can be found here. Mark’s occupation has recently changed from that nominated in his Bio, now Chief Winemaker at Treasury Wine Group.

The three new Panellists are:

Marian Jansen op de Haar (USA)
Chief Consultant, Vines 57, Napa, CA. Main client is Flemings Prime Steak House and Wine Bars, a chain of 64 Restaurants nationwide for whom she developed the “Flemings 100”, a one hundred wines-by-the-glass list, covering every WINE FOR FOOD dining requirement, purchasing wines, from all over the world.

Wilfred Wong (USA)
A 40 year industry marketing veteran and vastly experienced wine judge, Wilfred is the Cellarmaster for BevMo, a California and Arizona chain of 115 liquor stores, for whom he is the Principal Buyer.

(Tom Hogan (VIC)
Reserve Judge in Residence, Tom is our junior judge, being “blooded” for things to come. He is a Certified Sommelier soon to sit the final exam for his MS qualification. He is the Chief Sommelier and Wine Buyer for Lake House, at Daylesford, Victoria.