The ‘Asian Wine & Spirit – The Silk Route’ tasting competition is organised by Vinopres and the multidisciplinary team at Concours Mondial who do their utmost to ensure the competition is professional, independent and reliable.
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Baudouin Havaux
Chairman of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and managing director of Vinopres, Baudouin Havaux is an agricultural engineer and a trained wine maker. He took over Vinopres, the communications agency founded by his father Louis Havaux, in 1994. He is the publisher of Essentiel Vino! and DM Vino! and is a journalist with ‘La Libre Belgique’ and RTBF.
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Thierry Heins
An agricultural engineer and graduate in business management and administration, Thierry Heins has always had a deep-rooted passion for the world of wines and spirits. His particular specialty within Vinopres is spirits: he runs Spirits Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and organises a range of media events related to the world of spirits.
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Li Zhu
The president of Beijing International Wine & Spirit Exchange co. LTD.
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Pedro Ballesteros Torres
Master in viticulture and oenology by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Master of Wine.
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Géraldine Gérard
Géraldine Gérard speaks French, English and Dutch and has worked for the competition since 2001. She liaises with producers, from entries through to results dispatch.
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Rojita Tiwari
India Representative
Rojita Tiwari is our Agent for India, former associate editor of India’s largest wine & spirits magazine. She is currently working as an independent writer & consultant and contributes to a number of Indian and international websites and magazines. She also runs the award-winning beverage, travel and hospitality-themed blog Drinks & Destinations and curates and conducts training as well as tasting sessions and events. Rojita is a WSET certified professional who has been listed twice as one of the top ten woman of wine in India.