DWWA Regional Chair for Bordeaux: Matthew Stubbs MW
Matthew Stubbs MW, a highly accomplished wine professional and educator, is the new Joint Regional Chair for Bordeaux at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 (DWWA).
Read the profiles of the world’s best wine tasters, and find out which judges sit on which panels.
Matthew Stubbs MW, a highly accomplished wine professional and educator, is the new Joint Regional Chair for Bordeaux at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 (DWWA).
Wojciech Bońkowski is a wine writer, writing articles, blogs and books as well as being President of the Polish Wine Trade Association.
Alun Griffiths MW is a highly respected wine expert with over 35 years of experience in the UK wine industry and extensive consulting work in the Chinese market.
Anthony Rose is an award-winning wine and sake writer, and a founding member of The Wine Gang.
Caro Maurer MW is a wine writer based in Bonn, Germany, with a writing career spanning almost 30 years.
Simon J Woolf is an award-winning English author and wine writer, currently based in The Netherlands.
Stefan Neumann MS runs his own consultancy and online blinding tasting course.
Caroline Gilby MW is an author, writer and consultant, specialising on Central and Eastern Europe.
Terry Kandylis is the Group Head Sommelier at the Noble Rot Restaurant & Wine Bar.
Charles Curtis MW writes regularly for a number of magazines.
Huon Hooke is an educator, international wine judge and writer, having published 19 books on wine.
Michaela Morris is an international wine writer and educator, based in Vancouver, Canada.
Amanda Barnes is an award-winning wine journalist and expert in South American wines and regions.
Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW is the Regional Chair for Tuscany at the DWWA and a consultant tutor at the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) in London.
After working for Syndicat des Vins de Bordeaux, Beth Willard moved into buying roles, including her time as Buying Manager for Direct Wines.
Pierre Mansour is Head Buyer at The Wine Society.
James Tidwell MS consults for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and founded the TEXSOM conference and awards.
Richard Baudains, a longstanding contributor to Decanter, also works as a Cambridge University English language examiner.
Sarah Ahmed, aka The Wine Detective, is an independent, London-based wine writer, educator and judge.
Jim Budd is a wine writer and has been writing for Decanter since 1989.
Rod Smith MW is a wine educator, marketer and salesman, based in the South of France.