Both reliability and consensus are, on average, substantially lower
in wine judging than in other fields, although tremendous variability exists across judges in every field.
This paper considers the levels of reliability and consensus of wine quality judgments found in studies of
experienced wine judges.
James Cluer is known in the industry as «the nose of wine», is a
professional wine judge, and has been profiled in Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Drinks Business, TIME magazine, Travel + Leisure, Bloomberg, Forbes, Conde Nast, national newspapers, and many more.
His skills also extend to performing other roles such
as wine judging, wine education and training, and hosting wine tastings for corporations or individuals.
A leading wine educator,
international wine judge, wine writer, and sommelier, Robin Kelley O'Connor joined Italian Wine Merchants (IWM) in 2012, a national purveyor of top Italian and Burgundy wines.
When wine judges were required to have at least a Level 3 Sommelier Certification, these issues disappeared.
She is actively involved in the
Australian wine judging scene and is currently on the Master of Wine study programme.
Dating back to 1854, the California State Wine Competition premieres only wines made with fruit grown in California; and there were 2,854
wines judged from 750 of the state's top wineries during this year's competition.
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Reliability and consensus levels found
in wine judging are compared to those documented by a large body of research in six other fields: medicine, clinical psychology, business, auditing, personnel management, and meteorology.
He is known in the industry as «the nose of wine», is a
professional wine judge, and has been profiled in Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Drinks Business, TIME magazine, Travel + Leisure, Bloomberg, Forbes, Conde Nast, national newspapers, and many more.
She brings an extensive understanding & knowledge across the industry having held positions as importer & distributor, exporter, brand ambassador, brand manager, wine buyer, retail manager, wine educator and
international wine judge.
Monique has a certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers, is an
experienced wine judge, and has interviewed at least two hundred winemakers, dozens of top chefs, and top celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Nicole Kidman and Kate Hudson.
Mike also has 10 + years experience as
a wine judge in some of the country's best known and most prestigious wine competitions.
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the wine judges were here.
James is a professional
wine judge, an author, educator, and consults to airlines, governments and wineries.
Both reliability, which concerns the similarity of repeat judgments of a particular wine by the same judge, and consensus, which concerns the similarity of judgments of a particular wine across judges, are necessary requirements for expertise in
wine judging.
In addition to being a professional
wine judge, Devin attempted the rigorous Master Sommelier exam in 2016.