DWWA Judges I to M

Matt Smith

Experienced buying director with over 20 years in the wine trade. Based in the UK.

Julie Buckley

Wine sales, procurement & supply chain expert, currently serving as the chief operating officer at Winetraders UK Ltd. Based in the UK.

James Davis MW

Master of Wine and wine director at Chestnut. Based in the UK.

Joseph Arthur

Senior wine buyer at Marks & Spencer. Based in the UK.

Marcelo Pino

Award winning sommelier & wine consultant to hotels & restarants in Chile. Based in Chile.

María José Huertas Vega

Head sommelier at NH Hotels, Spain and 2025's top sommelier in Spain. Based in Spain.

Matthew Horsley

Award-winning wine buyer for The Wine Society responsible for Bordeaux, South Africa, Greece and England. Based in the UK.

Laure Patry

Former executive head sommelier at The Social Company, now the UK manager for Wine Source. Based in the UK.

Leona De Pasquale

Taiwanese wine educator and journalist with extensive expertise in global wine and tea education. Based in the UK.

Igor Luković

Experienced wine critic, writer and journalist, editor-in-chief of Vino & Fino magazine. Based in Serbia.

Magdalena Kaiser

International wine writer, judge, and consultant, bringing over 40 years of expertise in wine and gastronomy. Based in Canada.

Magnavai Janjo

Wine importer, winemaker, and wine educator. Based in the UK.

Jonas Röjerman MW

Master of wine specializing in the Swedish off trade market. Based in Sweden.

Laura Depasquale MS

Master Sommelier, Italian wine expert, and top fine wine executive. Based in the US.

Matt Pym

Award-winning, highly experienced retail buyer, nowadays consulting to wineries around the globe. Based in France.

Maria Valeria Gamper

Educator and sommelier named best sommelier of the Americas 2022. Based in Spain.

Lenka Sedlackova MW

Experienced brand manager and buyer specialising in Greek wine. Based in the UK.

Marco Iaccarino

Operating in luxury hotels in London since 2014 specialising in fine French and Italian wines. Based in the UK.

Luma Monteiro

Award winning wine communicator, currently the head of marketing and assistant buyer at Davy's Wine Merchants. Based in the UK.

Kamal Malik MS

First Indian Master Sommelier. Based in the Maldives.

Jeremy Lithgow MW

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