Final Deadline
28 February 2026
Judging
Date
23 & 24 March 2026
Winners Announcement
22 April 2026
Archive for Interviews
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Interviews
A thirst for knowledge
Along with a thirst for wine, Lorenzo Beltrame also has a deep thirst for knowledge. He’s always trying to learn and know more to keep moving forward.
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BinTwo’s Mike Boyne on what it takes to be an award-winning wine merchant
Within a few years he was being named best independent wine store in the country by Harpers Wine & Spirits. Here he reflects on what it has taken to be one of the UK’s most respected wine retailers.
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Vintner founders Julia Beran and Hamish Kirwan on how to succeed in online retailing
Vintner founders on how to succeed in online retailing
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Monica Bacchiocchi at the Wiltons Restaurant
There are several reasons why Monica Bacchiocchi loves her job, but the main one is when a guest turns back before leaving to shake her hand and say thank you.
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Wine: a memory in time
Miguel Gomez rightly believes that wine is related to memories. The most simple wine tastes delicious in the correct place with the right people
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A view to the shining three stars
Meet Roxane Dupuy, Head Sommelier at the 3-Michelin star rated Sketch - The Lecture Room and LIbrary and prepare for your taste buds to be astounded - with the food and wine.
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Romans Daleckis: how I followed my dream to be a top sommelier
Romans Daleckis gave up on a career as a journalist to follow a new dream of becoming a top sommelier and the key skills you need to succeed as a sommelier.
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Naked Wines’ Ray O’Connor MW on how it sources the right wines for its customers
Ray O’Connor MW, wine director at Naked Wines, explains how it uses its customer data to plan, source and buy wine it knows are going to be popular with its subscribers.
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Amathus’ Jeremy Lithgow MW on what wine buyers looking for most in a new wine
Jeremy Lithgow MW has enjoyed a wide and varied career that has taken him from the UK high street, to working for producers and distributors in Australia. But it is the British retail scene that he knows really well, heading up the Harrods wine department before now running wine buying for Amathus Drinks.