DWWA judge profile: Robert Mathias MW
Robert Mathias MW works as senior fine wine buyer at Bordeaux Index.
Robert Mathias MW works as senior fine wine buyer at Bordeaux Index.
Christine Marsiglio MW is the Director of Education at Wine Folly.
Colin Thorne buys wines for London’s Vagabond Wines group of wine shops and bars.
Victoria Mason is a Wine Buyer for Waitrose. She was awarded the Wines from Spain prize for outstanding WSET Diploma results in 2018.
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.
Previously a winemaker for Marks & Spencer, Gerd Stepp now makes wine at his family vineyards, Stepp, in Pfalz.
Freddy Bulmer is a buyer at The Wine Society, sourcing their Australian, New Zealand, Austrian and Eastern European wines.
Elvis Ziakos is Head Sommelier at The Greenhouse restaurant in London.
Wine Director at Coterie. Based in the UK.
Eric Zwiebel MS is cellar master at Summer Lodge Country House Hotel in Dorset.
Jan Konetzki is an independent sommelier offering consultancy services for trade and private clients.
Michael Harrison has held many different roles in the wine trade including Sommelier, Wine Buyer, Fine Wine Manager and Consultant.
Philip Tuck MW is Wine Director at Hatch Mansfield.
Matteo Montone MS is Wine Director at Berners Tavern.
Victoria MacKenzie MW is Head of Product Development for Wine Qualifications at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
Jeremy Lithgow MW is Head of Wine for Amathus Drinks, a UK based importer and distributor of wines and spirits from across the globe.
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.
Martin Campion is Senior Product Manager for Laithwaite’s Wine.
Frederic Marti is GM of Fred’s Wine Bar and Wine Director at The Typing Room located in East London's Town Hall Hotel.
Jane Parkinson is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and author.