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.
Sanya Abhay is a buyer for Cru Wine, a freelance educator and a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Sarah Knowles MW is a buyer at The Wine Society, responsible for Champagne, Australia, New Zealand, North America, sparkling wines and spirits.
Rebecca Palmer is Associate Director and Buyer for Corney & Barrow, which has offices in London, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Nick Oakley is the Director of Oakley Wine Agencies, one of the UK’s leading Portuguese specialists.
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.
Nigel Wilkinson MS is a Brand Ambassador & Senior Wine Educator for Boutinot.
Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society responsible for sourcing wines from England, Greece and Hungary.
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.
Nicholas Blampied-Lane is Head Winemaker for the English contract winemaking facility Defined Wine, situated just outside of Canterbury.
Neil Sommerfelt MW runs NS Wine Consultancy, a business he set up in 2014.
Matthew Wilkin MS co-owns London-based wine company H2Vin specialising in the Loire, Burgundy, Rhône, Spain & South Africa.
Matt Smith is the buying director at Naked Wines.
Marco Iaccarino is Head of Wine at the Berkeley hotel.
Laure Patry is currently the UK manager at Wine Source.
Melania Battiston is Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at Medlar restaurant, in Chelsea, London.
Julia Sewell is currently head of customer services at Davy's Wine Merchant.
Julie Buckley has extensive experience of PR and buying roles in both the specialist and grocery retail sector. She is currently the senior national account manager at Liberty Wines.
Igor Sotric is Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at China Tang at the Dorchester.
Jane Boyce MW is freelance consultant for James Nicholson Wine Merchant and writes for a number of publications including the Irish Tatler, Licensed Catering News and Easy Food.
Jason Millar is a Director at independent retailer and importer Theatre of Wine.
Ieva Markaityte runs the wine programme for Lisboeta, a Portuguese restaurant in London.