Registration Opens
1 May 2024
Judging
Date
24 & 25 March 2025
Winners Announcement
22 April 2025
1 May 2024
24 & 25 March 2025
22 April 2025
The London Wine Competition prides itself on thinking and acting like the consumers that are going to end up buying the wines that win the top awards in the event. It is why from the day it was founded it has constantly been looking to listen and adapt its adage giving producers, suppliers, and importers clear and compelling reasons to enter their wines.
To do that you need to have top-quality judges that not only know a quality wine when they taste one but can also recognise their value for money for the part of the market they want to compete in and whether they look and have the right decision and packaging to appeal to wine drinkers.
St Mary's LONDON: Where Judging Will Take Place In March 2023.
That’s why the London Wine Competition looks to only have judges, many of whom are Masters of Wine or Master Sommeliers, with direct buying responsibility or those who have had the vital experience of making the tough commercial decisions that decide what is listed or not.
For the 2023 awards the strong panel of judges consists of the following leading names amongst others:
Head Sommelier at 67 Pall Mall
1)Joseph Arthur, Senior Wine Buyer at Marks & Spencer
2)Angelo Altobelli, Beverage Manager at Dinings SW3
3)Daniele Arcangeli Certified Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe
4)Vincenzo Arnese Head Sommelier at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester
5)Dario Barbato DipWSET Head of Wine Department and Training at Individual Restaurants
6)Claire Blackler MW Owner of Claire Drinks and Master of Wine, Wine & Spirits Educator and Consultant
7)Beverley Blanning MW Master of Wine, Writer, Educator & Presenter
8)Alessandro Bonazzi Wine & Spirits Buyer at Whole Foods Market HSK
9)Filippo Carnevale Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at Amethyst Dining, London
10)Salvatore Castano On Trade Advisor & Assistant Wine Buyer at Friarwood Fine Wine and Best Sommelier of Europe & Africa ASI 2021
11)Christopher Delalonde MS Head of Wines at Hakkasan Group
12)Sara Muirhead MW Master of Wine
13)Elena Serban Head Sommelier and Buyer at ZUMA Restaurants
14)Valeriya Toteva Assistant Head Sommelier at Hilton Hotels & Resorts
View the full list of judges.
The London Wine Competition has three, highly effective and different judging criteria to set them apart from the majority of other international wine events. Wines are judged in three ways:
For their quality
for their value for money
and for what they look like.
These are the three most crucial factors that determine what wines end up in someone’s supermarket trolley or at their table when eating and drinking out.
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A separate weighted score will be given for each of the three parts of the judging process (Quality gets twice the weightage). The scores will be calculated with other judges for the same product on the team to give a final score from which individual prizes will be awarded.
Brands looking to enter are encouraged to enter now and ship their wines before the deadline.
Warehouse Closes: March 8, 2023
Registration Ends: Feb 28, 2023
Judging Date: March: 20 & 21, 2023
Winners Announced: April 12, 2023
£120 Regular - Dec 10 to Feb 28, 2023
It's time to enter your wines, beers, and spirits now and get in front of the best in class. Brands are reviewed by Quality, Value, and Package. Entry information here:
Call for domestic and international submission is now open for London Wine Competition. Enter your wines and give your brand a global boost. Register now to get early bird pricing.