Chief of Judges
Sophie Otton, wine consultant, owner, She Loves You, Sydney, NSW
(Due to border closures, Sophie will beam in each day and be represented by a proxy at the judging venue)
International Judge
Cha McCoy – wine consultant and educator, public speaker. New York, USA
(With the support of Global Victoria, we will be connecting Cha with producers, stories and wines from our AAVWS family. After judging, she will be sent a dozen 2020 gold medal wines from which to select the International Judges Wine to Watch to be announced late in November)
Australian Judges
(Due to COVID related restrictions and border closures we consider ourselves lucky to be able to draw upon an alumni of local judges plus a few from regional Victoria)
Jonothan Creek – winemaker, Zilzie Wines, Mildura, Victoria
Tennille Chalmers – winemaker, Chalmers Wines, Mildura, Victoria
Stefano de Pieri – Cook, author, TV presenter, Stefano’s, Mildura, Victoria
Shane Kerr – winemaker, Trentham Estate Winery, Trentham Cliffs, NSW
Glenn James – winemaker, Billy Button Wines, Bright, Victoria
Elizabeth Richardson, winemaker, L’Enologa, Mildura, Victoria
Donna Stephens, winemaker, Cappa Stone Wines, Red Cliffs, Victoria
Belinda Thomson – winemaker/viticulturist, Crawford River Wines, Far South West Victoria
Mark Walpole, viticulturist/owner, Fighting Gully Road, Beechworth, Victoria.
Associate Judges
Aidan Menzies, winemaker, Duxton Wines, Mildura, Victoria
Pia Merrick, winemaker, Qualia Wines, Irymple, Victoria
Sierra Reed, winemaker, Reed Wines, Torquay, Victoria