Once again this year’s judging panel will be entirely comprised of independent wine merchants, and overseen by David Williams.
We are currently recruiting 40 merchants to serve on our 2022 panel and will be announcing them here in the coming weeks.
Here are some of the names confirmed for this year. We are adding to the list all the time.
Dan Abbotts, CA Rookes, Stratford upon Avon
Chris and Lynsey Bain, Harris & Co, Castle Douglas
Grant Berry, Yapp Bros, Mere, Wiltshire
James Brown, The Wine Loft, Brixham
Chris Cassell, Must & Lees, London
Salvatore Castano, Friarwood, London
Deiniol ap Dafydd, Blas ar Fwyd, Conwy
Jean-Marc Delys and Philippa Friedman, Fauvette, Penarth
Louisa Fitzpatrick, Old Chapel Cellars, Truro
Tim Gardner and Nick Beedle, Gardner & Beedle, Tisbury, Wiltshire
Matt Hennings, Hennings, West Sussex
Simon Hill, Artisan Wines, Salisbury
Jon Horton, Addison Wines, Telford
Phil Innes and team, Loki, Birmingham
Andrew Lundy, Vino, Edinburgh
Archie McDiarmid, Luvians, St Andrews
Ben McVeigh, Peckham Cellars, London
Phil Matthews, J Wadsworth, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Dafydd Morris, Cheers, Swansea
Ray Nicholls, Ripponden Wine Company, West Yorkshire
Francis Peel, Whitebridge Wines, Stone, Staffordshire
David Porter, Lea & Sandeman, London
Rupert Pritchett and team, Taurus Wines, Surrey Hills
Victoria Rogers, Gauntleys, Nottingham
Stuart Rothwell, The Vineyard, Ramsbottom
Ted Sandbach and Emily Silva, The Oxford Wine Company
Sara Saunby and Bob McDonald, Salut Wines, Manchester
Jamie Smith, Tring Winery, Hertfordshire
Duncan Sime and Ola Dabrowska, Kwas, Huddersfield
Fitz Spencer, Honky Tonk Wine Library, Plymouth
Riaz Syed, Stonewines, Barnet
Alison Taffs, The Hop Inn, Hornchurch
Jane Van Rossum, Hay Wines, Herefordshire
Tim Watson, The Grape to Glass, Rhos-on-Sea
Hannah and Sadie Wilkins, Vineyards, Sherborne
The Wine Merchant Top 100 