The judges have judged. Many thanks to all our fabulous indies who gave up a day of their time – and in some cases more than that due to long-distance travel – to put nearly 1,000 wines through their paces on April 14.
We convened at Big Penny Social in Walthamstow, with judges working in pairs in the morning to decide which wines should make it through to the afternoon session. After a much-needed lunch the teams were mixed up, the wines were reflighted, and the process began of assigning points and tasting notes to the remaining wines.
Once that was done, and our senior judging panel had double checked all the wines and calibrated the scoring, it was time for some well-earned beers.
We’ll be announcing the Top 100, and all our highly commended wines, in May. The Top 100 will be available to taste at our London Wine Fair stand, which you’ll find between Esoterica and Wines Unearthed.
Here’s a reminder of this year’s judging panel. We thoroughly enjoyed their company and it was great to see so many friendships being renewed, and others formed. If you’re an independent merchant and would like to take part in next year’s judging, please get in touch.
The Wine Merchant Top 100 