Ana Jackson MW is the newly appointed Acting Regional Chair for Southern & Eastern Mediterranean at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Ana Jackson (nee Sapungiu) MW
Ana Jackson MW, head of wine business development at Amathus Drinks, is the newly appointed Acting Regional Chair for Southern & Eastern Mediterranean at the DWWA 2026.
She arrived in London from her native Romania to study an MBA degree, which was completed with a wine project. It was during this project that she caught the wine bug as it involved her importing a pallet of Romanian wine and selling it singlehandedly by knocking at the trade’s door which resulted in her winning the Entrepreneurship award for her final year at the University.
Ana joined Oddbins through the trainee management programme, having managed a number of branches, including a flagship branch. She joined the buying department as a trainee buyer rising up to the role of head wine buyer where she was responsible for reshaping and redefining the Oddbins wine range. Featured in Top 30 of 100 Most influential People in the UK Wine Trade by Drinks Retailing, Ana has been awarded the grade of Chevalier by the Ordre des Coteaux des Champagne for supporting and developing the Champagne range.
