Judges

Jacopo Mazzeo

Head Sommelier

The Pig Hotel

Jonathan Giffrin

Assistant Head Sommelier

Claude Bosi @ Bibendum

Jonathan passed the WSET Level 3 in 1 month and achieved the WSET Diploma in 2016 whilst working at China Tang at The Dorchester Hotel. He is now Assistant Head Sommelier for Claude Bosi @Bibendum Restaurant in Chelsea. The restaurant was awarded two Michelin stars after six months of opening. He works alongside Isabelle Legeron MW, who provides the team with fantastic wine material to play with Claude Bosi's food.

Julien Sahut

Head Sommelier

Sexy Fish

Julien is currently the head sommelier at Sexy Fish in London. He has worked with renowned establishments and chefs, including Susur Lee in Toronto, Hibiscus and China Tang at the Dorchester. Julien studied hospitality management in France for five years, before venturing to Switzerland, Canada, and now London. Julien also just launched Wine Picker, a wine application for smartphones. Wine Picker is defined by two main goals: to increase users' wine knowledge, particularly across the younger generations, and to help prevent restaurants from failing by improving their overall wine sales.