Here are the top 10 entries, new entries and fallers in the Decanter magazine wine Power List 2009. Scroll down for an exclusive video with Decanter's editor Guy Woodward as he explains the reasons behind some of the more surprising Power List entries.
Top 10
| Richard Sands |
| Robert Parker |
| Mariann Fischer Boel |
| Mel Dick |
| Annette Alvarez-Peters |
| Dan Jago |
| Jean-Christophe Deslarzes |
| Jancis Robinson OBE MW |
| Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Pierre Pringuet |
Top 10 new entries
| Jean Christophe Deslarzes | (#7) |
| Nicolas Sarkozy | (#9) |
| Pierre Pringuet | (#10) |
| Ian Johnston | (#14) |
| Ghislain de Montgolfier | (#27) |
| Robert Shum | (#28) |
| John Kapon | (#31) |
| Greg Jones | (#33) |
| Emilio Perdon | (#35) |
| Gary Boom | (#37) |
Top ten fallers
| Frederic Rouzaud | (down 21 places to #48) |
| Michel Rolland | (down 9 places to #17) |
| Bernard Magrez | (down 7 places to #29) |
| Stéphane Dernenoncourt | (down 5 places to #34) |
| Joseph Gallo | (down 4 places from to #11) |
| Marvin Shanken | (down 4 places to #19) |
| Hugh Johnson | (down 4 places to #21) |
| Mel Dick | (down 2 places to #4) |
| Bernard Arnault | (down 2 places to #13) |
| Jean-Charles Boisset | (down 2 places to #32) |
Sarkozy image by Aleph, http://commons.wikimedia.org.
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