Founder of the San Francisco International Wine Competition (the leading event of its kind in the US), Editor of Bon Appetit, and generally internationally acclaimed as the leading consumer wine writer of the US.
Lynne Sherriff MW (UK/South Africa)
Lynne Sherriff MW is Chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine with a great interest in Japan.
Michel Bettane (France)
For many years the President of the Revue de Vin de France (France's leading wine magazine), Co-Founder of the Bettane & Desseauve Guide (the leading reference on premium French wines), Michel is internationally recognised as one of the very top world wine authorities.
David Wrigley (UK)
International Director of WSET (the world's largest wine education body with 24,000 students in 47 countries), David has pioneered WSET's development overseas with particular focus on the key emerging markets of Asia notably Japan and China.