Roma VinoExcellence & Merano WineFestival distinguishes itself from all other wine events in Italy due to the combination of true wine experts and professionals and famous wine journalists from all over the world, such as:
Journalists and Wine writers
- Stephen Brook, Decanter, UK
- Bernard Burtschy, Le Figaro, France
- Massimo Claudio Comparini, Guida D’Agata & Comparini, Italy and New Wine Journal
- Ian D’Agata, International Wine Cellar, USA, and New Wine Journal, Italy
- Charles Metcalfe, International Wine Challenge, UK
- Eric Riewer, La Revue du Vin de France, France
- Luzia Schrampf, Der Standard, Austria
- Stephen Spurrier, Decanter, UK
Producers and winemakers
- Franco Bernabei, winemaker, Italy
- Jean-Claude Berrouet, consultant winemaker, J.P.Moueix, France
- Maurizio Castelli, winemaker, Italy
- Niccolò d’Afflitto, winemaker, Italy
- Luca D’Attoma, winemaker, Italy
- Marchese Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta, owner Tenuta San Guido, Italy
- Paolo de Marchi, winemaker and owner, Isole e Olena, Italy
- Enrico Drei Donà, owner Drei Donà, Italy
- Vincent Dupuch, consultant of viticulture and ampelology, Dept. Gironde
- Jean-Pierre Foubet and Céline Villars, owners, Château Chasse-Spleen, France
- Donato Lanati, winemaker and Professor of Oenology, University of Turin, Italy
- Kees Van Leeuwen, director of viticulture and winemaker, Château Cheval Blanc, and Professor of Oenology
- Jean-Max Manceau, President of the Syndicat des Vins de Chinon, and owner/winemaker Domaine de Noiré, France
- Marco Pallanti, President Consorzio Chianti Classico e co-proprietario Castello di Ama, Italy
- Angelo Pavan, co-owner and winemaker, Cave Spring Cellars, Canada
- Christine Vernay and Paul Amsellem, winemaker/owner and owner, Domaine Georges Vernay, France
- Delia Viader, owner, Viader, USA