Judges
Senior Judges
Charles Pashby-Taylor
Wine Consultant
Charles drank his first glass of sherry aged 3 so working in wine seemed to be the obvious choice!
Chris Delalonde MS
Head of Wines
The Dorchester
Claire Love
Wine Consultant
Loves Consultancy
Having previously owned restaurants for 15 years, Claire now designs wine lists, assists wine buyers and trains front of house teams and sommeliers in independent restaurants across the Midlands. She has judged for SWA since 2011 and is currently studying at the Institute of Masters of Wine.
How is SWA judged?
To find out more about how the Sommelier Wine Awards is judged and who makes up our judging panels, follow the links below.
How the judging works
SWA 2017 Judges directory
SWA 2016 judges directory
SWA 2015 judges directory