For the 2021 awards, the judging panel will include Master of Wines, Master Sommeliers and leading trade buyers from the restaurant and retail industry.
The competition has taken major initiative in its direct to consumer strategy and further improving the quality of its judges and keeping to its core which is each panel to have a mix of real trade buyers, master sommeliers and master of wines only.
The London Wine Competition now into its 4th year hopes to provide a platform to help producers and importers not just assess their wines, but crucially go on to promote them.
We had a conversation with the Founder and CEO of The Hue Society, Tahiirah Habibi, where she discussed how she evaluates a wine program, who according to her is a good sommelier, and how she empowers the black community through wine.