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DWWA judge profile: Benjamin Llewelyn

Benjamin Llewelyn is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

Benjamin Llewelyn

Benjamin Llewelyn has worked in the wine trade since 1997, beginning at Oddbins, and then at Italian specialist Enotria.

In 2007, he moved his family to France to experience the life of a winemaker while studying for his MW.

In 2008, he set up the wholesale wine agency and importer Carte Blanche Wines, which leans toward those producers who choose to make wine as naturally as possible and works with independent wine merchants and restaurants across the UK. He specialises in European wines, particularly from France and Spain.

Benjamin Llewelyn first judged at the DWWA in 2011.

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