2025 Award Winners

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Best Off-Trade Buying Team

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Gemma Duncan, The Wine Society

Best On-Trade Buying Team

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Laura Sharpe, Firmdale Hotels

Supermarket or Multiples Wine Buyer

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Victoria Anderson, Booths

Online Specialist Wine Buyer

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Harry Crowther, Tiny Wine

Independent Merchant (Single Site)

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Jamie Tonkin, Old Chapel Cellars

Independent Merchant (Multiple Sites)

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Nicolas Rezzouk, Reserve Wines

On-Trade Buyer (Multiple Venues)

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Sunny Hodge, Diogenes the Dog

On-Trade Wine Buyer (Single Venue)

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Sam Weatherill, Etch by Steven Edwards

Rising Star Wine Buyer

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Luke Tugby, Majestic Wine

Overall Wine Buyer of the Year

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Sunny Hodge , Diogenes the Dog

Sustainable Wine Buying Team of the Year

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Gemma Duncan, The Wine Society

General Excellence in Wine Buying

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Simon Taylor, Stone, Vine & Sun

Small Business Sustainable Wine Buyer Award

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Verity Sessions, Palate Bottle Shop

Multiple Venue Sustainable Wine Buyer of the Year Award

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Joe Olding, Tesco