DWWA 2021

DWWA Regional Chair for Tuscany: Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW

Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW is the new Regional Chair for Tuscany at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards and a consultant tutor at the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) in London.

DWWA Regional Chair for Portugal: Sarah Ahmed

Sarah Ahmed, aka The Wine Detective, is an independent, London-based wine writer, educator and judge.

DWWA Regional Chair for Southern Italy : Anthony Rose

Anthony Rose is an award-winning wine and sake writer, and a founding member of The Wine Gang. He is the Regional Chair for Southern Italy at the DWWA 2022.

DWWA Regional Chair for Languedoc-Roussillon: Justin Howard-Sneyd MW

Howard-Sneyd founded The Hive Wine Consulting in 2012 and is now a consultant to a wide range of international businesses.

DWWA Regional Chair for Port & Madeira: Richard Mayson

An expert in the wines of Iberia, Richard Mayson writes regularly for Decanter, contributes to The Oxford Companion to Wine, and has written 5 books.

DWWA Regional Chair for Chile: Peter Richards MW

Peter is a TV presenter, broadcaster, author and writer. His credits include more than a decade on BBC1 plus Sky One, ESPN, Financial Times, The Guardian, ITV1, Radio 4, BBC2 and The Sunday Times.

DWWA Regional Chair for North, Central & Eastern Europe: Caroline Gilby MW

Caroline Gilby MW is an author, writer and consultant. She specialises in Central and Eastern Europe and has written a book on the wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova.

DWWA Regional Chair for Northern Italy: Michael Garner

Michael Garner is the co-author of Barolo: Tar and Roses, a regular contributor to Decanter, and co-owner of Italian Wine Specialists Tria Wines Limited.

DWWA Regional Chair for Beaujolais, Southwest and Rest of France: Dominique Vrigneau

Dominique Vrigneau is Buying Director at Watermill Wines and a Chevalier du Tastevin. A DWWA judge since 2010, he joins the Regional Chair team for 2020 .

DWWA Regional Chair for the UK: Simon Field MW

Simon Field MW worked for Berry Brothers & Rudd for over 20 years. In 2015, he was admitted into the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino.

DWWA Regional Chair for the Rhône: Matt Walls

Matt Walls is an award-winning freelance wine writer, author, blogger and consultant, contributing regular articles to Decanter.

DWWA Regional Chair for Switzerland: Stefan Neumann MS

DWWA Regional Chair for Piedmont: Stephen Brook

Wine writer and Decanter contributor Stephen Brook is the Regional Chair for Piedmont at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2021.

DWWA Regional Chair for Loire: Jim Budd

Jim Budd is a wine writer, having written for Decanter since 1989. He is the former editor of the newsletter of the Circle of Wine Writers, and writes the award-winning Jim’s Loire blog.

DWWA Regional Chair for Central Italy: Andy Howard MW

Andy Howard MW became a MW in 2011 and runs his own consultancy business, Vinetrades Ltd, which focuses on education, judging, investment and sourcing.

DWWA wines impress at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in New York

Highlights from the DWWA winners' bar at the inaugural event...

DWWA judge profile: Marco Iaccarino

Marco Iaccarino has been a professional sommelier for over 15 years, working in various prestigious hotels in Italy and England. Now he is Head of Wine at the Berkeley hotel.

DWWA judge profile: Beatrice Bessi

Beatrice Bessi works as Head Sommelier at the Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone and is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

Entries open for the DWWA Buyers' Report - UK Market

For DWWA medal winners looking to gain or improve distribution in the UK...

DWWA judge profile: Shane Jones

Shane Jones is a wine and sake educator who can be found teaching accredited programmes in the UK, France and Germany.  

DWWA judge profile: Melania Battiston

Melania Battiston is Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at Medlar restaurant, in Chelsea, London.

A global discovery of Riesling with 15 top-scoring wines

Award-winning expressions from the Decanter World Wine Awards

DWWA judge profile: Zsuzsa Toronyi

Zsuzsa Toronyi is an international wine marketing expert. Her wine communication work currently focuses on promoting Central and Eastern European wines to the UK market.

DWWA judge profile: Dominic Smith

Dominic Smith embodies both music and wine, being a professional musician for over 20 years and working as a sommelier at the Clove Club in London.

DWWA judge profile: Wieteke Teppema

Wieteke Teppema is Commercial Director and Wine Buyer for Drop Wine Shops and App. She spent 10 years working as a sommelier in some of London's best loved Michelin stared restaurants, including Trinity, The Square and The Ledbury.

DWWA judge profile: Alastair Pyatt

Alastair Pyatt is Head of Buying at Jascots Wine Merchants.

DWWA judge profile: Luma Monteiro

Luma Monteiro works as Marketing Executive for Davy's Wine Merchants and runs Wineria, one of the UK’s most successful wine accounts on Instagram (@wineriaofficial).

DWWA judge profile: Federico Moccia

Federico Moccia is assistant head sommelier at 67 Pall Mall. He is an expert in Italian wines and runs detailed masterclasses exploring the Italian terroir.

DWWA judge profile: Alexandra Mawson

Alexandra Mawson is celebrating her 16th year in the wine industry where she has worked for independents and grocers in the UK and Australia. Since 2015, she has primarily been buying Australian and New Zealand wines for Waitrose.

DWWA judge profile: Joanna Lory

Joanne lory is Portfolio and Marketing Manager at Indigo Wine. This involves managing relationships with winemakers and promoting them to the press and trade through engaging content, visits and events for the independent restaurant and beverage sectors.