Early Deadline
30 November 2026
Judging
Date
22 & 23 March 2027
Winners Announcement
22 April 2027
30 November 2026
22 & 23 March 2027
22 April 2027
Since joining the wine trade in 1991, David has worked for Fortnum and Mason, Berry Brothers & Rudd, Direct Wines (now Laithwaites), Bancroft Wines, and Jascots. He became a Master of Wine in 1999 and has 20 years of wine buying experience for retail, mail order, and on-trade, as well as responsibility for marketing and PR, up to the board level.

Image: David Round MW; Source: Twitter
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He now runs his own wine-buying consultancy Round About Wine, works as an international wine judge, and is director of the international music events company Big Fish Little Fish.
Header Image: David Round MW; Source: Round About Wine
The 2027 London Wine Competition gives every entrant greater feedback, transparency and commercial insight. Entrants will receive an expanded score breakdown, constructive feedback on how to improve, guidance on how to market and sell their wines, the names of the judges who tasted their entries, final feedback from the Head Judge and a Buyer Market Intelligence Report.
Enter your wines in the 10th edition of the London Wine Competition.