Meet the Decanter experts

RICHARD BAUDAINS is a regular contributor to Decanter and long-serving DWWA Regional Chair for the Veneto. He lives in Friuli-Venezia Giulia in northeast Italy where he is consultant to a group of language schools

MICHAEL GARNER is co-owner of Italian specialist Tria Wines and a DWWA Regional Chair for northern Italy. Co-author of Barolo: Tar and Roses, his second book Amarone and The Fine Wines of Verona was published in 2017

ANDREA BRICCARELLO is business development manager at specialist on-trade wine merchant Jascots. Formerly head sommelier and wine buyer for Galvin restaurants, he is a DWWA judge across several Italian regions

SUSAN HULME MW is a wine writer, educator and judge specialising in Italy, with a particular interest in organic viticulture. A DWWA judge across Italian regions, she runs her own consultancy company Vintuition

ALDO FIORDELLI is a widely published journalist, wine writer and author, a DWWA judge and regular Decanter contributor. He became a qualified sommelier in 2003, and has written books on food, wine and art

MICHAELA MORRIS is a wine writer, judge, educator and speaker. Based in Vancouver, she teaches about Italian wine across Canada and abroad. She is also a VIA Italian Wine Expert, and travels and works frequently in Italy

TIZIANO GAIA is a freelance writer, author, editor and film-maker. Starting out in 2000 on Slow Food Editore’s wine publications, he was co-director of the 2014 movie The Barolo Boys: The Story of a Revolution

EMILY O’HARE is a wine writer, educator, wine tour guide and a VIA Italian Wine Ambassador. Based in Tuscany, she was previously head sommelier and wine buyer at The River Cafe in London. emilyoh.wine