The Judgment of Davis

Harvard Data Science Initiative | Robert Mondavi Institute

Judges

The list of confirmed judges for the Judgment of Davis includes the following distinguished wine critics, winemakers, wine business professionals, and wine scholars, listed alphabetically by first name:

Final round judges (May 18, 2026)

Alder Yarrow
^{Founder and Editor, Vinography | Wine writer, JancisRobinson.com | @vinography}

André Mack
^{Winemaker, Maison Noir} ^{| Fmr Sommelier, French Laundry & Per Se |} ^@andrehmack

Andrea Robinson, MS
^{Sommelier, Delta Air Lines | Wine Director, Culinary Institute of America | @andrearobinsonms}

Celia Welch
^{Winemaker, Sylvan Lake | Corra | Scarecrow | F & W Winemaker Yr | @celiawelch}

Clive Pursehouse

^{Executive Editor, Forbes Wine | Fmr US Managing Editor, Decanter |} ^@clivity

Dan Petroski
^{Winemaker, Massican | San Francisco Chronicle Winemaker of the Year |}^@danpetroski

Darrell Corti
^{Owner, Corti Brothers}

David Glancy, MS, CWE
^{Founder and Chief Education Officer, San Francisco Wine School}

Joe Czerwinski
^{Managing Editor, Wine Advocate |}^@joeczinsta

Karen MacNeil
^{Author, The Wine Bible |}^{Creator, WineSpeed |}^{@karenmacneilco}

Liz Thach, MW
^{President, Wine Market Council}^{| Professor, Sonoma State University |} ^@lizthach

Madeline Puckette
^{Creator, WineFolly.com | Author, Wine Folly | @madelinepuck}

Michael Mondavi
^{Owner, Mondavi Family Estate |}^{@michaelmondavifamilyestate}

Orley Ashenfelter
^{Professor, Princeton University | Founder, Journal of Wine Economics and AAWE}

Robin Goldstein (Chair)
^{Author, The Wine Trials | Deputy Director, Robert Mondavi Institute Ctr for Wine Economics, UC Davis}

Susan Lin, MW
^{Head of Wine Expertise, Belmont Wine Exchange | President, Asian Wine Association of America}

Wanda Mann
^{East Coast Editor, SOMM Journal | Creator, Wine With Wanda | @winedinewanda}

Round 1 and semifinal judges (April 25–30, 2026)

Andrea Barczak, DipWSET
^{Wine Educator, San Francisco Wine School | Genomics Strategy Advisor, UC San Francisco}

Capucine Dentraygues
^{Founding Winemaker, Oreste Wine Estate | Dept. of Wine Business, Geisenheim University}

Christopher Johnson
^{Enologist, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis}

Eduardo Dingler
^{VP of Wine, Wine Access | Fmr Global Beverage Director, Morimoto Restaurants}

Gauthier Lagarde
^{Wine Chemist, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis}

Jonathan Döbler
^{Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis | Dept. of Wine Business, Geisenheim University}

Lee Seeger, DipWSET, CWE
^{Wine Educator, Commonwealth Wine School, San Francisco Wine School | WSET Instructor}

Leticia Chacon Rodriguez
^{Winemaker, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis}

Lindsey Young
^{Co-owner, Vigna Manzon winery | @oaktownwinegirl}

Luiza Freitas
^{Co-owner, Vigna Manzon winery | Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis | @luizafreitas}

Pati Pavlidou
^{Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis}

Rachel Montpetit
^{Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis}

Rob Davis
^{Founding Winemaker, Jordan Winery}

Robert Marr
^{Owner and Winemaker, Marr Cellars | San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Judge}

Robin Goldstein
^{Author, The Wine Trials | Deputy Director, Robert Mondavi Institute Ctr for Wine Economics, UC Davis}

Ryan Crosbie
^{Director, UC Davis Aggies Uncorked Alumni Club}

Simone Popov, DipWSET
^{Writer and Editor, The Wine Dispatch}