Asia Wine Review
Lead Critic

Celine Jung

Advanced SommelierFounding Critic

Celine Jung is Head Sommelier at bYU Wine Lounge and an Advanced Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers. Originally from South Korea, she began her career as Head Sommelier at The Ritz-Carlton, Seoul, before becoming Chief Sommelier and Beverage Manager at Le Méridien Seoul. She went on to serve as Wine Director and Head of Membership at Park90, where she built out the wine programme behind its membership offering. In 2023 she became the first woman to win the Singapore National Sommelier Competition.

At Asia Wine Review, Celine leads the category of Rhône & Rhône-varietals, bringing the precision of a sommelier trained across two of Asia's most demanding wine markets, Seoul and Singapore.

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2026
Year joined AWR
Panel Tasting

Category Lead

The Category Lead leads the panel tasting and has the final decision on the scores published for their respective category.

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Scores by Celine Jung

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Celine Jung's latest published scores.

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Gold
Penfolds
Grange Bin 95, 2021
South Australia · Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
Tier 1 — Rhône & Rhône-varietals
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Silver
Levantine Hill
Levant Shiraz, 2023
Yarra Valley · Shiraz
Tier 1 — Rhône & Rhône-varietals
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Bronze
The Sadie Family Wines
Columella, 2023
Swartland · Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Carignan, Cinsault, Tinta Barocca
Tier 1 — Rhône & Rhône-varietals
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Bronze
Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet, Hervé Souhaut,
Saint-Joseph Clos Des Cessieux, 2023
Northern Rhône · Syrah
Tier 1 — Rhône & Rhône-varietals
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Silver
Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet, Hervé Souhaut,
Saint-Joseph Sainte Epine, 2022
Northern Rhône · Syrah
Tier 1 — Rhône & Rhône-varietals
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Bronze
Arnot-Roberts
Syrah California, 2022
California · Syrah
Tier 1 — Rhône & Rhône-varietals
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