DWWA 2025

Meet the judges: Q&A with Matthew Stubbs MW

Decanter speaks to Matthew Stubbs MW, new joint DWWA Regional Chair for Bordeaux...

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.

Meet the judges: Q&A with Alun Griffiths MW

Decanter speaks to Alun Griffiths MW, new DWWA joint Regional Chair for Bordeaux...

Moonsong Bang

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

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.

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.

Robert Gorjak

Leading figure in Slovenian wine industry, educator & owner of Belvin Wine School. Based in Slovenia.

Pilar Cavero

Best sommelier in Spain 2013, currently a wine critic for the Spanish newspaper ABC. Based in the UK.

Nicolas Clerc MS

Portfolio director at Armit Wines and president & founder of the UK Sommelier Academy. Based in the UK.

Nicholas Blampied-Lane

International winemaker and consultant. Based in the UK.

Lydia Harrison MW

Head of education and events at WSET School London. Based in the UK.

Laurent Richet MS

Master sommelier, wine consultant for the oldest wine importing company of the Netherlands. Based in the Netherlands.

Ieva Markaityte

Independent wine consultant with over 20 years experience in the wine trade. Based in the UK.

Raimonds Tomsons

Wine director at Barents Wine Collectors. Based in Latvia.