DWWA 2025

Nick Room

Acknowledged wine trade professional now working across the industry in a consulting role. Based in the UK.

Matt Pym

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

Luigi Buonanno

Head of Sales for one of the most prestigious UK wine suppliers, with over 15 years of experience in the wine industry. Based in the UK.

Nigel Wilkinson

Owner of restaurant and importer specialising in the wines of the Loire valley since early 1980’s. Based in the UK.

Mike Ritchie MW

Experienced, commercial and widely travelled wine professional. Based in the UK.

Almudena Alberca MW

First female Master of Wine in Spain, accomplished winemaker, sustainability advocate, and global consultant. Based in Spain

Catherine Yen

Wine educator & judge, works very closely with the Chevalier du Tastevin Burgundy association. Based in Hong Kong.

Caroline Hermann MW

Master of Wine, WSET wine and sake educator, alcohol beverage lawyer. Based in the US.

Alexandra Mawson

Judges on Champagne & UK panels. Champagne & Sparkling buyer at Waitrose. Based in the UK.

Alessandra Piubello

Judges on Italian panels. Journalist and wine expert. Based in Italy.

Beatriz Machado

Director of marketing and wine tourism at Niepoort. Based in Portugal.

Alejandro Iglesias

International wine writer, sommelier and the co-founder of vinomanos.com, the first Argentine wine app.. Based in Argentina.

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Tim Triptree MW

Master of wine and international director of wine and spirits at Christie’s, a renowned British auction house. Based in the UK.

DWWA Regional Chair for Bordeaux: Matthew Stubbs MW

Matthew Stubbs MW, a highly accomplished wine professional and educator, is the new Joint Regional Chair for Bordeaux at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 (DWWA).

DWWA Regional Chair for the Balkans, Central & Eastern Europe, and Croatia & Slovenia: Dr Wojciech Bońkowski MW

Wojciech Bońkowski is a wine writer, writing articles, blogs and books as well as being President of the Polish Wine Trade Association.

DWWA Regional Chair for Bordeaux: Alun Griffiths MW

Alun Griffiths MW is a highly respected wine expert with over 35 years of experience in the UK wine industry and extensive consulting work in the Chinese market.

DWWA Regional Chair for Southern Italy : Anthony Rose

Anthony Rose is an award-winning wine and sake writer, and a founding member of The Wine Gang.

DWWA Regional Chair for Germany and South & Eastern Mediterranean: Caro Maurer MW

Caro Maurer MW is a wine writer based in Bonn, Germany, with a writing career spanning almost 30 years.

DWWA Regional Chair for Balkans, Central & Eastern Europe, and Caucasus Region: Simon J Woolf

Simon J Woolf is an award-winning English author and wine writer, currently based in The Netherlands.

DWWA Regional Chair for Austria & Switzerland: Stefan Neumann MS

Stefan Neumann MS runs his own consultancy and online blinding tasting course.