DWWA Judge 2025

Emily Brighton MW

Head of technical for a leading UK importer, specialising in wine quality evaluation across a global portfolio. Based in the UK.

Tim Marson MW

Master of Wine with over 25 years of international judging experience and buying director for a major US online wine and spirits retailer. Based in the US.

Nimmi Malhotra

Independent wine writer & judge. Based in Singapore.

Nina Throsby

An established sommelier, wine judge and the current recipient of the Tranche Scholarship. Based in Australia.

Florencia Gomez

Argentinian wine communicator, winemaker and master of wine student . Based in the UK.

William Lowe MW

Master distiller and master of wine. Based in the UK.

Victoria Anderson

Experienced and award-winning wine buyer, currently buying wine for northern grocer, Booths. Based in the UK.

Jeremy Lithgow MW

Head of wine for Amathus Drinks, a UK based importer and distributor of wines and spirits from across the globe.

Robin Kick MW

Master of wine specializing in Bourgogne, Switzerland and Piedmont. Based in Switzerland.

Beans Boughton MW

Experienced wine buyer, consultant, and category manager. Based in the UK.

Andrea Pritzker MW

Australia's leading wine educator, presenter and Burgundy wine ambassador. Based in Australia.

Moonsong Bang

Educator and founder of Winevision in Seoul. Based in South Korea.

Dimitar Nikolov

Wine professional with 20 years of experience as a sommelier, wine buyer, judge and educator. Based in Bulgaria.

Sara Muirhead MW

Wine consultant to importers, with a focus on PR, marketing and events. Based in the UK.

Ivan Barbic MW

Experienced wine buyer and international consultant for wine producers. Based in Switzerland.

Alastair Pyatt

Head of buying at Freixenet Copestick. Based in the UK.

Adam Pawlowski MS

Wine educator and hospitality expert. Based in Poland.

Adam Porter MW

Wine & spirits buying manager at Harrods, London. Based in the UK.

Vincenzo Arnese

Director of wine at Raffles London at The OWO and Taittinger’s UK Sommelier of the Year 2022. Based in the UK.

Zvonko Herceg

WSET educator and international wine marketing consultant. Based in Macedonia.

Shane Jones

Wine and sake educator teaching accredited programmes in the UK, France and Germany. Based in the UK.