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.
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.
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.
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.
Dilyan Kolev is a partner at a specialist importer company, The Old Cellar. You will find him working with Balkan producers to discover interesting new wines and spirits to introduce to the UK market, organising tasting events and wine dinners or helping customers to build a successful drinks list.
Shane Jones is a wine and sake educator who can be found teaching accredited programmes in the UK, France and Germany.
Magnavai Janjo has his own importer company, MJ Wine Cellars, which focuses on creating brands for UK retailers, and on importing niche, small batch, hand-crafted wines.
Aleesha Hansel is a wine communicator and freelance writer. She is the wine columnist for Red Magazine.
Matthew Forster MW is an independent wine consultant and education specialist. He is particularly interested in the food and wine culture of Spain, Portugal and South America.
Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society responsible for sourcing wines from England, Greece and Hungary.
Martin Lam is a mentor of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, a member of The Master Chefs of Great Britain, and also consults on wine, food and restaurants.
Chris Kissack is the author of TheWinedoctor.com, a subscription website which he has been publishing since 2000, and is a regular reporter from the annual Bordeaux en primeur tastings.
Jane Boyce MW is the Fine Wine Manager at James Nicholson Wine Merchant.
Martin Campion is Senior Product Manager for Laithwaite’s Wine.
Andrew Shaw is Head of Trading - Beers, Wines & Spirits at Marks & Spencer.
Jane Parkinson is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and author.
Yves Desmaris MS is Wine Buyer, Head Sommelier and Restaurant Manager at Pied A Terre, Michelin Star restaurant in Charlotte Street, London.
Martin Hudson MW is a freelance wine advisor and educator.
Christian Honorez is the Founder and Managing Director of H2Vin.
Matt Smith is a judge at the at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) and buying director at Naked Wines.
Nicolas Clerc MS works as a Buyer for Armit Wines. He is President of the sommelier arm of the Academy of Food and Wine Service UK.
Sergio De Luca is Director of Buying for Italy at UK wholesaler Enotria&Coe.
Michael Harrison has held many different roles in the wine trade including Sommelier, Wine Buyer, Fine Wine Manager and Consultant.
Jamie Avenell is a Senior Wine Buyer at Bibendum PLB, responsible for buying from Spain, Portugal, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, New Zealand, and England.
Nicholas Blampied-Lane is Head Winemaker for the English contract winemaking facility Defined Wine, situated just outside of Canterbury.
Audrey Annoh-Antwi is a sommelier, event host and occasional writer specialising in pairing wine with West African food.
Sanya Abhay is a buyer for Cru Wine, a freelance educator and a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Peter Csizmadia-Honigh is a wine writer based in Somerset and with a base in Hungary’s Somló wine region too.
Elvis Ziakos is Head Sommelier at The Greenhouse restaurant in London and has won many awards as a Sommelier.
Marcel Orford-Williams is a buyer for The Wine Society, sourcing from Rhône, Southern and regional French wines and Germany.
Dimitri Mesnard MS is the International Brand Ambassador for Jackson Family Wines.