2025 Wine Buyers Awards Winners

Single Venue Independent Merchant Wine Buyer Award Winner

Jamie Tonkin, Old Chapel Cellars

Multiple Venue Independent Merchant Wine Buyer Award Winner 

Nicolas Rezzouk, Reserve Wines

On-Trade Single Venue Wine Buyer Award Winner

Sam Weatherill, Etch by Stephen Edwards

On Trade Multiple Venue Wine Buyer Award Winner 

Sunny Hodge, Diogenes the Dog

Supermarket and Multiples Wine Buyer Award Winner 

Victoria Anderson, Booths

Online Specialist Wine Buyer Award Winner 

Harry Crowther, Tiny Wine

Rising Star Award Winner 

Zara Cassidy, Majestic

Best On-Trade Wine Buying Team Award Winner 

Firmdale Hotels

Best Off-Trade Wine Buying Team Award Winner 

The Wine Society

Small Business Sustainable Wine Buyer Award Winner 

Verity Sessions, Palate Bottle Shop

Multiple Venue Sustainable Wine Buyer of the Year Award Winner 

Joe Olding, Tesco

Sustainable Wine Buying Team of the Year Award Winner 

The Wine Society

General Excellence in Wine Buying Award Winner 

Simon Taylor Stone, Vine & Sun

Overall Wine Buyer of the Year Award Winner 

Sunny Hodge, Diogenes the Dog