Wine Show / Judges

Philip Rich

2023 Chief of Judges

Melbourne born and bred, Philip has more than 25 years’ experience as a passionate retailer, educator, wine show judge and wine writer. In 1996, Philip…

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Madeleine Stenwreth

2023 International Judge

Madeleine Stenwreth is a Master of Wine and an international wine consultant based in Sweden with experience in nearly every aspect of the wine business.

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Gwyn Olsen

2023 judge

Senior Winemaker – Henschke Fascinated with science from a young age, it was Gwyn’s interest in the natural environment that led her to study a…

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Kent Comley

2023 Judge

Kent Comley is a dedicated cork dork who has worked with wine for over thirty years. Kent manages and curates the wine list at The…

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Paul Kernich

2023 Judge

Paul is a senior winemaker for Angove Family Winemakers, joining the company in 2008. Previously working for the Hardy Wine Company, he had winemaking roles…

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Pete Bissell

2023 Judge

Pete Bissell is currently grape-growing at his vineyard Broken Windmill Vineyard in Wrattonbully and is a winemaking consultant, having retired from fulltime winemaking in 2020.

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Skye Salter

2023 Judge

Skye Salter is Winemaker and Co-Owner of Paralian Wines a small McLaren Vale wine brand that she launched with her husband and fellow winemaker, Charlie Seppelt in 2018.

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Sophie Otton

2023 judge

Sophie Otton is one of Australia’s foremost sommeliers and wine commentators.  She was the wine buyer for Kylie Kwong at Billy Kwong for four years and…

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Wes Pearson

2023 Judge

Dr Wes Pearson is a senior research scientist at the Australian Wine Research Institute in Adelaide. He holds a BSc in Wine Biochemistry from the…

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Benjamin Kendrick

2023 Associate Judge

I grew up in Kingston and Robe in the South East. After completing an apprenticeship as a chef, I changed careers and joined the Wine…

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Mel Kargas

2023 Associate Judge

 I started my career as vintage laboratory assistant at Renmano Wines in 1998, this sparked my interest in winemaking. An opportunity arose to do a…

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