Annette Scarfe MW was awarded the prestigious Master of Wine (MW) title in 2012, winning the Noval Award for her dissertation on Ribera del Duero. Annette is a wine consultant for global wine and luxury goods companies, generic and trade bodies and restaurants. She is well known as judge of two of Asia’s premier sommelier competitions (Sopexa Asia Best Sommelier in French Wines, Singapore National Sommelier Competition). Annette is a WSET and Bordeaux educator and runs tastings and masterclasses for media, trade and consumers internationally. Additionally, Annette judges extensively at wine competitions across 3 continents including Panel Chair at the International Wine Challenge and Team Leader at the Imbibe Sommelier Wine Awards. She is based in Singapore where she has lived for 22 years.