DWWA Judge 2024

Beans Boughton MW

Experienced wine buyer, consultant, and category manager. Based in the UK.

Moonsong Bang

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

Dimitar Nikolov

Wine professional with 20 years of experience as a sommelier, wine buyer, judge and educator. Based in Bulgaria.

Ana Jackson (nee Sapungiu) MW

An experienced master of wine & the head of wine business development at Amathus. 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.

Nicholas Blampied-Lane

International winemaker and consultant. Based in the UK.

Gareth Ferreira MS

Award winning sommelier and beverage director at Core by Clare Smyth, and the first South African to pass the master sommelier diploma. Based in the UK.

Elvis Ziakos

Head of wine at Mark's Club in Mayfair. Based in the UK.

Raimonds Tomsons

Wine Director at Barents Wine Collectors. Based in Latvia.

Robert McNulty

Over 35 years plus working in a wide range of roles within the wine world. Based in Italy.

Ruben Desport

Director at Elegant Wines Ostend. Based in Belgium.

Robert Mathias MW

Master of Wine and Wine Buyer specialising in Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhone. Based in the UK.

Rick Fisher

Author and educator on the wines of Spain. Based in the US.

Regine Lee MW

Industry-recognised master of wine, in the UK importer/distributor sector. Based in the UK.

Rhys Pender MW

Master of Wine who runs Little Farm Winery in the Similkameen Valley of British Columbia. Based in Canada.

Justin Martindale MW

Award-winning Master of Wine and wine educator. Based in the UK.

Michele Fazari

Distinguished sommelier with expertise in international wine judging. Based in the UK.

Nelson Pari

Italian Wine Buyer at SWIG. Based in the UK.

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.

Matthew Wilkin MS

Award-winning Master Sommelier specialising in Loire, Burgundy, Rhône, Spain & South African wines. Based in the UK.