The judges

Andrea Briccarello

Briccarello is wine buyer for the Galvin restaurant group and the winner of Best Wine List at the 2011 National Restaurant Awards. He was previously group sommelier and wine buyer for Corrigan’s Mayfair and Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill, and has also worked at Michelin-starred Umu.

Michael Garner

Garner has worked in the wine business for more than 30 years and has specialised in Italian wine for more than 25 years. He is the co-author of Barolo: Tar and Roses, is a regular contributor to Decanter, and has taught for the WSET.

Emily O’Hare

O’Hare is a VIA Italian Wine Ambassador and lives in Florence. She writes about Italian wine for Decanter and The Florentine, and organises tours around Italy for the restaurant trade. She left her job as head sommelier and wine buyer at London’s River Café in 2015 to move to Italy.