DWWA Market Guide is distributed to senior buyers, importers, merchants and head sommeliers across the UK who are actively seeking exceptional new wines for their portfolios. By listing your medal-winning wines, you put them in front of the people with the authority to make purchasing decisions.
Below is a selection of the buyers subscribed to receive the 2026 Guide this October – each representing a potential route to market for your wines.
ANA JACKSON (NEE SAPUNGIU) MW
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR / NATIONAL RETAILER
Head of Wine Business Development at Amathus Drinks
ANDRES ITUARTE
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Head Sommelier at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
ANDREW SHAW
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR / NATIONAL RETAILER
Wine Director at Coterie Holdings
ANDY TRAVERS
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Director at London Sake
BASTIAN FISCHER
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Commercial Manager at The Good Wine Shop
BEANS BOUGHTON MW
IMPORTER/DISTRIBUTOR
Buyer at Alliance Wine
BEATRICE BESSI
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Head Sommelier at Chiltern Firehouse
BENEDICT JOHNSON
WINE CLUB
Founder/CEO of Ourglass & Partners
JONATHAN WRIGHT
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Head Sommelier at Four Seasons Tower Bridge
BRYAN HOUDE
HYBRID (INDEPENDENT WINE BAR & SHOP)
Owner of Wine Monkey
COLIN THORNE
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, BAR)
Buyer at Vagabond Wines
DAFYDD MORRIS
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Director at Cheers Wine Merchants
DAN FARRELL-WRIGHT
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Director at Wickhams
DAVID KELLY
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Director / Wine Buyer at Great Wines Direct Ltd
DEAN F PRITCHARD
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Partner at Gwin Llyn Wines
DOMINIQUE VRIGNEAU
DISTRIBUTOR/WHOLESALE
Buying Director at Watermill Wines
DR TONY CARTER
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Managing Director at Vintage Wine and Port Ltd
DROR NATIV MW
SUPERMARKET
Senior Buyer at Marks & Spencer
DYLAN ROWLANDS
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Wine Buyer at Gwin Dylanwad Wine
ELVIS ZIAKOS
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Wine Director at The Cocochine
ERIK SIMONICS
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Head of Wine & Beverage at Sunset Hospitality Group
FEDERICO MOCCIA
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Head Sommelier at 67 PALL MALL
FREDDIE COBB
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Head of Drinks at Vagabond Wines
JAMIE TONKIN
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Director at Headley Rothwell Ltd t/a Old Chapel Cellars
JEREMY LITHGOW MW
IMPORTER/DISTRIBUTOR
Head of Wine at Amathus Drinks
JOSEPH ARTHUR
SUPERMARKET
Senior Wine Buyer at Marks & Spencer
KEITH ISAAC MW
IMPORTER/ DISTRIBUTOR/ WHOLESALER
General Manager at Castelnau Wine Agencies
LAURE PATRY
IMPORTER/ DISTRIBUTOR/ WHOLESALER
UK Manager at Wine Source
LUIGI BUONANNO
IMPORTER/ DISTRIBUTOR/ WHOLESALER
Head of Sales at Berkmann Wine Cellars
MAGGIE MACPHERSON
IMPORTER/ DISTRIBUTOR/ RETAILER
Group Buyer at Jeroboams
MAGS JANJO
IMPORTER/ DISTRIBUTOR/ RETAILER
Buyer & Owner at MJ Wine Cellars
MARCO IACCARINO
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Head of wine at The Berkeley hotel
MARTINA POKORNA
IMPORTER/ DISTRIBUTOR/ WHOLESALER
Buyer at Jascots Wine Merchants & Slurp
MATT SMITH
ONLINE WINE MERCHANTS
Buying Director at Naked Wines
MATTHEW HORSLEY
ONLINE WINE MERCHANTS
Buyer at The Wine Society
NATALIE HOLDER
IMPORTER/ DISTRIBUTOR
Brand Manager at The Vinorium
NEIL SOMMERFELT MW
WINE CONSULTANT
Owner of NW Wine Consultancy
MATT WILKIN MS
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR
Director of Prestige Sales at Alliance Wines
NISH PATEL
IMPORTER/ DISTRIBUTOR/ WHOLESALER
Managing Director at Shenfield Wine Co.
PAUL ADAMS
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Owner of Fine wines of Mayfield
PIERRE MANSOUR
ONLINE WINE MERCHANT
Director of Wine at The Wine Society
REBECCA PALMER
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR / WHOLESALER
Associate Director, Buying at Corney & Barrow Ltd
REGINE LEE MW
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR / WHOLESALER
Managing Director at Indigo Wine
RICHARD BALLANTYNE
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Director at Noble Grape
RODNEY J. LEONARD
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Director at Trim malt house Ltd
ROSTISLAV PETROV
ONLINE WINE MERCHANTS
Associate Director at Cru Wine
SALVATORE CASTANO
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Wine Buyer at Friarwood
SARAH KNOWLES MW
ONLINE WINE MERCHANT
Buyer at The Wine Society
SILVIA GARATTI
IMPORTER/DISTRIBUTOR
Head of trade at Robert Rolls Fine wines
STEFAN KOBALD
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Head Sommelier at Core by Clare Smyth
TOM HEMMINGWAY
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
General Manager at Highbury Vintners
VANESSA PEARSON
ONLINE SUPERMARKET
Trading Manager BWS at Ocado Retail Ltd
VINCENZO ARNESE
IMPORTER/DISTRIBUTOR
Prestige Sales Account Manager at Berkmann Wine Cellars
WILL HILL
ONLINE SUPERMARKET
Senior Wine Buyer at Ocado Retail Ltd
REBECCA OHAYON GERGELY
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR / NATIONAL RETAILER
Buyer at Majestic Wine
SUSANNE MCINNES
SUPERMARKET
BWS Trading Executive at Waitrose
JEAN WAREING MW
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR
Head of Buying, Brand Management & Technical at Alliance Wine
SUNNY HODGE
INDEPENDENT WINE BAR & SHOP
Founder of Diogenes the Dog / Aspen & Meursault
ARCHIE MCDIARMID
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Manager at Luvians Bottleshop
CARLA BERTELLOTTI
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR
MD at Vinos Latinos
MEGAN CLARKE
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR
Head Wine Buyer at Ellis Wines
LORIS PROPEDO
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR / WHOLESALER
Wine Buyer - Development Manager at Mondial Wine
MOLLY NEWPORT
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR
Senior Wine Buyer at Ellis Wines
STUART MCCLOSKEY
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR
Director/Buyer at The Vinorium
MAURO SEGATTA
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR / WHOLESALER
Wine Buyer and Sales Director at Alivini Company LTD
JUSTIN KNOCK MW
IMPORTER /DISTRIBUTOR
Founder of Élevage Wines
ANDREW KINNERSLEY
INDEPENDENT WINE MERCHANT
Owner of The Grape & The Good
EUGENIO EGOROV
ON-TRADE (RESTAURANT, HOTEL, BAR)
Director of Wine at Six Senses London