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It was during her time studying for a French and Italian degree that Natalie began her foray into wine: tutoring French in exchange for WSET lessons in her spare time (she now realises who got the better deal!). She moved to the Languedoc after graduating to work for a vineyard tour company, before returning to the UK in 2016 to join the tastings team at Decanter.
She worked across Decanter's panel tastings and wine competitions before becoming awards competition manager, overseeing the competitive and judging elements of the Decanter World Wine Awards, Decanter Asia Wine Awards and Retailer Awards, and completing her WSET Diploma in 2019.
In 2021 she made the shift to the Decanter editorial team, and is now the Regional Editor for France (outside of Bordeaux and Burgundy).
She will always be drawn to the wines of the Languedoc and Roussillon, but her wine tastes are wide-ranging and she can't resist a glass of Manzanilla Sherry or the lure of an obscure grape variety.
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Wine speaker, educator and writer, Ying Hsien Tan MW qualified as the first Singaporean Master of Wine in 2015.
Lionel Periner is Head Sommelier at Adnams in Birmingham.
Sonal Holland MW, India's first and only Master of Wine, is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. She is an award-winning media broadcaster and speaker.
Georgina Haughton is a wine buyer for Sainbury's, responsible for the buying and selling strategy of Sainsbury’s Premium Wine.
Rebecca Gergely Ohayon is in charge of French and fine wine buying at Enotria&Coe.
Olga Crawford MW is currently an independent wine business consultant and a wine buyer for Naked Wines US, where she works with over 100 winemakers worldwide.
Julian Boulard MW, a wine educator in China, is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022
A wine educator and an expert on the wines of the region, Wendy lives in the Minervois.
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