The judges

Roger Jones

Jones is owner and chef of the Michelinstarred restaurant The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, where his wine list focuses on Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. He is a a regular Decanter judge, a contributing editor to trade publication The-Buyer.net, and with his wife Sue founded the Mamba Riedel Decanter Awards which highlights premium Australian wines in the UK.

Sarah Knowles MW

Knowles qualified as a Master of Wine in 2015, winning the award for her dissertation. She is a buyer at The Wine Society, responsible for Australia, New Zealand, North America, Austria, sparkling wines and spirits. She was previously head of buying at UK wholesaler and retailer Amathus Drinks, which specialises in supplying wines to the on-trade.

Anthony Rose

Rose is the DWWA Regional co-Chair for Australia and an awarded wine critic who contributes to a variety of publications, including Decanter. His specialist areas include saké, on which he is writing a book, and wine investment, on which he contributes to The Oxford Companion to Wine. A member of The Wine Gang, he also has his own blog at Anthonyrosewine.com