DWWA judge profile: Lisa M. Airey
Lisa M. Airey has 13 years of experience in wine wholesale. She is currently the Education Director for the Wine Scholar Guild.
It was during her time studying for a French and Italian degree that Natalie began her foray into wine: tutoring French in exchange for WSET lessons in her spare time (she now realises who got the better deal!). She moved to the Languedoc after graduating to work for a vineyard tour company, before returning to the UK in 2016 to join the tastings team at Decanter.
She worked across Decanter's panel tastings and wine competitions before becoming awards competition manager, overseeing the competitive and judging elements of the Decanter World Wine Awards, Decanter Asia Wine Awards and Retailer Awards, and completing her WSET Diploma in 2019.
In 2021 she made the shift to the Decanter editorial team, and is now the Regional Editor for France (outside of Bordeaux and Burgundy).
She will always be drawn to the wines of the Languedoc and Roussillon, but her wine tastes are wide-ranging and she can't resist a glass of Manzanilla Sherry or the lure of an obscure grape variety.
Lisa M. Airey has 13 years of experience in wine wholesale. She is currently the Education Director for the Wine Scholar Guild.
Nikhil Agarwal represents The Edinburgh Whisky Academy in India, co-organises of ProWine Mumbai and runs the wine, spirits, and luxury consulting agency All Things Nice.
Elod Adam runs his own wine importing business for the on trade in Romania.
The UK has an abundance of top wine restaurants and bars to choose from...
A serious Champagne style growing in popularity...
The best bag in box wines on the UK shelves...
Jeannie Cho Lee MW is an author, wine critic, judge and educator as well as the first Asian Master of Wine.
Peter Liem is an American wine writer and author of ChampagneGuide.net, an award-winning online guide to the wines and wine producers of Champagne.
Sparkling wines to uncork this festive season...
Stock up on Champagne without breaking the bank...
A recap of the Charles Heidsieck masterclass at Decanter's recent Fine Wine Encounter...
Producers report high hopes for vintage after promising growing season...
Sales continue to grow and yield set to 12,000kg/ha
A tense and competitive final saw Vincenzo Arnese, head sommelier at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, crowned victorious...
An in-depth look at this refreshing style of fizz...
Tenerife winemaker Jonatan García talks to Natalie Earl about making wine at Bodegas Tamerán, footballer David Silva's new project in Gran Canaria...
15 deliciously southern French wines to try...
New scholarships available for those displaced by war...
The drinks industry is continuing to offer its support in various ways
There are hidden gems and value picks to be found...
Wine speaker, educator and writer, Ying Hsien Tan MW qualified as the first Singaporean Master of Wine in 2015.
Lionel Periner is Head Sommelier at Adnams in Birmingham.
Victoria Mason is a Wine Buyer for Waitrose. She was awarded the Wines from Spain prize for outstanding WSET Diploma results in 2018.
Sonal Holland MW, India's first and only Master of Wine, is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. She is an award-winning media broadcaster and speaker.
Fiona Hayes has recently co-founded a wine subscription and consultancy business Grape & Nectar, and is currently studying on the Master of Wine programme.
Georgina Haughton is a wine buyer for Sainbury's, responsible for the buying and selling strategy of Sainsbury’s Premium Wine.
Rebecca Gergely Ohayon is in charge of French and fine wine buying at Enotria&Coe.
Olga Crawford MW is currently an independent wine business consultant and a wine buyer for Naked Wines US, where she works with over 100 winemakers worldwide.
Julian Boulard MW, a wine educator in China, is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022
A wine educator and an expert on the wines of the region, Wendy lives in the Minervois.