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Dominique Noel

Senior Manager - Wine Management / Wine Buyer / Sommelier

My name is Dominique Noel, and I currently hold the position of Senior Manager in Wine Management, Wine Buying, and Corporate and Private Sommelier for the executive office of a large corporate company based in Hong Kong. I have been working in the wine industry for 33 years and have gained experience in various roles such as Sommelier, Wine Buyer, Wine Quality Control Director, and Wine Market Analyst. I have worked in prominent wine hubs across three continents, including Bordeaux, Paris, London, New York, and my current location, Hong Kong.

Throughout my career, I have held management and wine buyer positions in high-end restaurants, specialized wine and spirits boutique stores, and within the wine division of two large corporate groups. My skills include expertise in Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage, Restaurant Service, Wine Events, Wines and Wineries, Wine Tasting and Education, Wine Writing, as well as implementing wine ERP and Quality Control Systems.

I hold multiple certifications in the Wine Industry and have built a strong career focusing on wine buying, selling, serving, promoting, representing, judging, educating, writing, and organizing wine events and oenotourism.

Outside of the wine industry, I am passionate about food, writing, photography, music (I make my own too), visual arts, and all forms of art and culture. I have been a wine blogger for the past 16 years a www.ledomduvin.com and I'm also very active on social media. 

Key Dates

Super early bird pricing ends on March 31, 2025

Judges

Meet our judges

The China Wine Competition boasts of having the most highly qualified and trained panel of wine buyers and wine experts who are based in mainland China.

As the mission and philosophy of the China Wine Competition is to award wines by quality, value and package for the China market, all our judges are from mainland China who understands the Chinese palate.

The goal, quite simply, is to gain cross-industry recognition for wines that Chinese consumers actually want to drink.

Judges

Meet our 2025 Judges

Tom Baxter

Sotheby’s Deputy Director, Private Sales Manager and MW Candidate

Dirk Chen

Director of Wine, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

Johann Kwon

Advanced Sommelier - Court of Master Sommeliers (Master Sommelier Candidate) Executive Head Sommelier at Black Sheep Restaurants