DWWA 2022

DWWA judge profile: Sonal Holland MW

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.

DWWA judge profile: James John MW

Now retired, James John MW worked in the wine industry for over 50 years, in various buying and blending roles and he established the Bath Wine School.

DWWA judge profile: Katie Exton

Katie Exton is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

DWWA judge profile: Emma Dawson MW

Emma Dawson MW is head of buying for Berkmann Wine Cellars.

DWWA judge profile: Sue Daniels

Sue Daniels is Marks & Spencer's winemaker for Champagne, sparkling, fortified, Spain, Portugal, England, Burgundy and South Africa.

DWWA judge profile: Olga Crawford MW

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.

DWWA judge profile: Alistair Cooper MW

Alistair Cooper MW is an independent British wine writer, judge, consultant and educator with over 20 years of experience in the industry.

DWWA judge profile: Allan Cheesman

Allan Cheesman spent over 30 years as Trading Director at Sainsbury’s. Now semi-retired, he is a non-Executive Director of Vindipendents buying group and member of the WSET Awards Supervisory Board.

DWWA judge profile: Adam Bruntlett

Adam Bruntlett is responsible for buying Loire, Burgundy, Jura and Savoie for the Berry Bros & Rudd group.

DWWA judge profile: Julien Boulard MW

Julian Boulard MW, a wine educator in China, is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022

DWWA judge profile: Sebastian Bredal MW

Sebastian Bredal MW is the founder and owner of Symposium Wines in Norway (part of the Arcus Group).

Ronan Sayburn MS announced official fourth DWWA Co-Chair

DWWA Regional Chair for Tuscany: Monty Waldin

Monty Waldin is a British broadcaster, author, and occasional winemaker, specialising in organics and biodynamics.

DWWA Regional Chair for Greece & Cyprus: Nico Manessis

Nico Manessis is an expert on the wines of his native Greece and the author of three wine books. In 2020, he was awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Artisanal Wineries of Greece.

Meet the judges: Q&A with Stefan Neumann MS

Meet the judges: Q&A with Darrel Joseph

Meet the judges: Q&A with Simon Field MW

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 open for entries

Entries have opened for the nineteenth edition of the Decanter World Wine Awards...

DWWA judge profile: Bérenger Piras

Bérenger Piras is the Head Buyer of the leading French online wine retailer VINATIS.