James Davis MW is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
James Davis MW
James Davis MW is General Manager at Bolney Wine Estate (Part of Freixenet Copestick & Henkell).
For nearly 4 years, James was Commercial and Retail Director for Adnams, based on the beautiful Suffolk coast in Southwold.
He worked for Tesco supermarkets for 7 years, latterly heading up their wine buying team, and it was there that he became fascinated by wine.
Davis has also worked for brewer and retailer Greene King, where he became a Master of Wine in 2013.
He enjoys teaching about wine, whether through the MW Institute, or at Dijon Business School where he occasionally lectures.
He first joined the DWWA as a judge in 2019.
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