TXIWC Judges

Our world-renowned judges come with diverse and expansive experience from all over the world!  Below you’ll find just a taste of the talent partnering this competition.  

Count John Umberto Salvi 20th

Bordeaux, France
Master of Wine

Jeff Stabins

New York
RVP of AWS & AWS Certified Wine Judge

Joel Butler

Seattle Washington, USA
Master of Wine

Annemarie Morse

New York, USA
Wine Instructor, Certified Judge, & Freelance Writer

Daniele Raspini

Italy
Sommelier, International Wine Judge

Dr. Tim O'Conner

Ireland/New York, USA
Surgeon / Wine Instructor

Francois Côté

Quebec, Canada
Certified Wine Judge

Iva Kovarikova

Czech Republic

Int’l Wine Judge & Founder/ CEO GastroPress Publishing 

JoAnn DeGaglia

New York, USA
Certified Wine Judge, Advanced Sommelier, Wine Educator

Sharyn Kervyn

New Jersey, USA
Wine Educator, Certified Wine Judge, CSW, dipWSET

Sammy Lam

Austin, Texas, USA
Owner, Wanderlust Wine Company, WSET Level 3

Jeff Cope

Houston, Texas
Blogger/Owner TXWineLover.com

Steve Somermeyer

Indiana, USA
Winemaker

Augustin Mrazik

Slovakia
Winemaker, International Wine Judge, Fruit Wine Specialist

JUDr. Luboš M. Bárta

Czech Republic
Editor-inChief Sommelier/Travel Reviewer

Michele Padberg

New Mexico, USA
Owner Vivac Winery, Exec Sommelier, Educator

Justin Sanders

Austin, Texas, USA
Certified Sommelier, Wine Buyer

Dan Gatlin

Fredricksburg, Texas
Winery Owner, Viticulturist & Oenologist

Alana Martinez

Texas
Oenologist, 
Bachelor’s Viticulture & Enology

Jon McPherson

California/Texas, USA
Award-winning Winemaker

Daniel Kelada

Texas, USA 

Spencer Gatlin

Texas, USA
Winemaker

Richard Arebalo

Austin, Texas, USA
Sommelier, Founding Member Austin Texas Wine Society

Bonnie Villacampa, Founder

Texas/Rioja, Spain
Master of Oenology, Viticulture and Brand Manager

Norman Carr, Director

Austin, Texas, USA
WSET Level 3, Wine Competition Director

Ron Dougherty, Head Judge

New York, USA
Founder, Raise a Glass Foundation; OIV Certified Judge