DWWA 2022

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: Christopher Martin

Christopher Martin is head of educator training at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). He has over 16 years of teaching experience and has taught wine and spirit WSET courses all over the world.

DWWA judge profile: Elsa Macdonald MW

Elsa Macdonald MW is Head of Wine Education at Arterra Wines Canada and the marketing manager for Le Clos Jordanne. 

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.

DWWA judge profile: Malu Lambert

Malu Lambert is an award-winning wine writer. She won the title of the Emerging Wine Writer of the Year at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2019.

DWWA judge profile: Dilyan Kolev

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.

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: Magnavai Janjo

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.

DWWA judge profile: Aleesha Hansel

Aleesha Hansel is a wine communicator and freelance writer. She is the wine columnist for Red Magazine.

DWWA judge profile: Maria Valeria Gamper

Maria Valeria Gamper works as a Sommelier in the 2 Michelin-Starred Restaurant ¨El Molino de Urdániz¨ as well as serving on the board of the Argentine Sommeliers Association (AAS).

DWWA judge profile: Matthew Forster MW

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.

DWWA judge profile: Andrea Eby

Andrea Eby is an instructor with the Wine Scholars Guild, specialising in the wines of Italy and holds the title of Italian Wine Ambassador through the Vinitaly International Academy.

DWWA judge profile: Lauren Denyer

Lauren Denyer is a wine educator at WSET School London where she organises and hosts events and learning opportunities for the Diploma students.

DWWA judge profile: Victoria Daskal

Victoria Daskal is founder and director of Mummy Wine Club, an award-winning monthly wine subscription club and wine events company in the UK.

DWWA judge profile: Matthew Horsley

Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society responsible for sourcing wines from England, Greece and Hungary.

DWWA judge profile: Ben Chan

Ben Chan is the Level 3 Portfolio Lead at WSET and a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine awards.

DWWA judge profile: Amaya Cervera

Amaya Cervera is a freelance wine writer and the founder and editor of the bilingual website, Spanish Wine Lover.

DWWA judge profile: Alex Bridgeman

Alex Bridgeman is the organiser of the Big Fortified Tasting, the world's largest and most diversified annual trade show exclusively for fortified wines.

DWWA judge profile: Anne Burchett

Anne Burchett is a wine marketing and communications specialist, a writer and a lecturer on the business of wine.

DWWA judge profile: Nicholas Blampied-Lane

Nicholas Blampied-Lane is Head Winemaker for the English contract winemaking facility Defined Wine, situated just outside of Canterbury.

DWWA judge profile: Dimple Athavia

Dimple Athavia is founder of All Things Drinks, a new online drinks retail company.

DWWA judge profile: Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur is the new world wine buying manager at online retailer, Ocado.

DWWA Judge profile: Audrey Annoh-Antwi

Audrey Annoh-Antwi is a sommelier, event host and occasional writer specialising in pairing wine with West African food. 

DWWA judge profile: Giuseppina Andreacchio

Giuseppina Andreacchio works as a broker for some Italian wineries, helping them to build their brands and expand sales.

DWWA judge profile: Christine Allen

Christine Allen is Marketing Director for Maisons Marques et Domaines.

DWWA judge profile: Sanya Abhay

Sanya Abhay is a buyer for Cru Wine, a freelance educator and a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

DWWA 2022: Platinum & Best in Show judging week highlights

Second and third round judging at the Decanter World Wine Awards begins...

DWWA Judge: Peter Csizmadia-Honigh

Peter Csizmadia-Honigh is a wine writer based in Somerset and with a base in Hungary’s Somló wine region too.

DWWA judge profile: Elvis Ziakos

Elvis Ziakos is Head Sommelier at The Greenhouse restaurant in London and has won many awards as a Sommelier.