Matthew Wilkin MS is a decide on the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)
Matthew Wilkin MS
Matthew Wilkin MS has travelled the globe for 30 years immersing himself in all sides of the wine business; from humble beginnings in McLaren Vale South Australia, earlier than venturing additional afield to the UK in 1998 following numerous years working in hospitality & wineries all through Australia and France.
Matthew has held quite a lot of prestigious roles together with Government Sommelier with Chef Eric Chavot at Michelin two-starred Capital Lodge Group London, the place he oversaw wine buying, employees coaching, personal consumer tastings & cellar administration for six operations. He now collectively owns London-based wine firm H2Vin specialising within the Loire, Burgundy, Rhône, Spain & South Africa. Matthew additionally consults a number of London eating places, educates and adjudicates for the Courtroom of Grasp Sommeliers’ worldwide, assists as an everyday decide for The UK Sommelier of the Yr Competitors, TEXSOM IWA and Decanter World Wine Awards.
His dedication has been recognised via numerous excessive profile Awards and Achievements: Champagne Trophée Ruinart UK Sommelier of the Yr 2005, MS Diploma Courtroom of Grasp Sommeliers, WSET Diploma, Dom Perignon Award of Excellence 2004, Wine Worldwide Sommelier of the Yr 2002, Harpers & Queen / Moët & Chandon UK Sommelier of the Yr 2002, Hunters & Frankau 2002 Cigar Journey Award Scholarship, Gosset Champagne Trophée Cèlébris UK 2002 and Younger Australian Achiever of the Yr within the UK 2009.
Away from wine Matthew is an avid sports activities motorcyclist, leisure skier, canoeist, mountain trekker, performs league squash and Chilterns league cricket in Buckinghamshire.
