ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
New Masters of Wine are announced twice a year, in February/March and in August/September. The new crop for that year is then officially welcomed to the IMW membership at the annual awards ceremony in November. The occasion, which takes place at Vintners’ Hall, London, celebrates the inauguration of the new MWs and recognises individual excellence in areas of the MW exam. Masters of Wine from around the globe fly into London for the occasion to welcome the new ‘MW vintage’.
PREVIOUS CEREMONIES
AWARD WINNERS
Individual awards were first introduced to the ceremony in 1979. Over the years, the awards have been sponsored by IMW supporters and our friends in the wine trade.
Bollinger Medal
For excellence in tasting
1988-present
1988 – Michael Hill Smith MW
1989 – Mark Pardoe MW
1990 – Joanna Locke MW
1991 – Alun Griffiths MW
1992 – Jonathan Pedley MW
1993 – Andrew Caillard MW
1994 – John Hoskins MW
1995 – Peter Marks MW
1996 – Matthew Stubbs MW
1997 – Anne Tupker MW
1998 – Gerard Basset MW (d.2019)
1999 – John Atkinson MW
2001 – Linda Jotham MW
2002 – Konstantinos Lazarakis MW
2003 – Toni Paterson MW
2004 – Simon Larkin MW
2005 – Susan Hulme MW
2006 – Essi Avellan MW
2007 – Ulf Sjodin MW
2008 – Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
2009 – Isabelle Legeron MW
2010 – Alex Hunt MW
2011 – Samantha Caporn MW
2012 – Andreas Wickhoff MW
2013 – Anne McHale MW
2014 – Louise Sydbeck MW
2015 – Rebecca Gibb MW
2016 – Mary Margaret McCamic MW
2017 – Jeremy Cukierman MW
2018 – Lindsay Pomeroy MW
2019 – Christine Marsiglio MW
2020 – Heidi Iren Hansen Vestvik MW
2021 – Álvaro Ribalta MW
2022 – Justin Martindale MW
2023 – Wojciech Bońkowski MW
Villa Maria Award
For the best viticulture paper
1994-present
1994 – Peter McCombie MW
1995 – Christopher Burr MW
1996 – Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW
1997 – Rebecca Hull MW
1998 – Bob Betz MW
1999 – John Atkinson MW
2000 – Alastair Maling MW
2001 – Beverley Blanning MW
2002 – Konstantinos Lazarakis MW
2003 – Marina Gayan MW
2004 – Liam Steevenson MW
2005 – Carmel Kilcline MW
2006 – Lisa Granik MW
2007 – Ulf Sjodin MW
2009 – Isabelle Legeron MW
2010 – Peter Richards MW
2011 – Christy Canterbury MW
2012 – Andreas Wickhoff MW
2013 – Dilek Caner MW
2014 – Anne Krebiehl MW
2015 – Marcus Ansems MW
2016 – Mick O’Connell MW
2017 – Sarah Heller MW
2018 – Nicolas Quillé MW
2019 – Dominic Farnsworth MW
2020 – Geoffrey Moss MW
2021 – Tze Sam MW
2022 – Jonny Orton MW
Robert Mondavi Award
For best performance in the theory papers
1997-present
1997 – Steve Charters MW
1998 – Bob Betz MW
1999 – Martin Williams MW
2000 – Norrel Robertson MW
2001 – Tim Atkin MW
2002 – Simon Field MW
2003 – Stephen Skelton MW
2004 – Julia Harding MW
2005 – Carmel Kilcline MW
2006 – Sarah Jane Evans MW
2007 – Pierpaolo Petrassi MW
2008 – Tim Wildman MW
2009 – Susie Barrie MW
2010 – Peter Richards MW
2011 – Antony Moss MW
2012 – Catriona Felstead MW
2013 – Jon Pepper MW
2014 – Natasha Hughes MW
2015 – Eugene Mlynczyk MW
2016 – Stephen Wong MW
2017 – Sarah Heller MW
2018 – Nicolas Quillé MW
2019 – Edward Ragg MW
2020 – Geoffrey Moss MW
2021 – Kryss Speegle MW
2022 – Jonny Orton MW
2023 – Joshua Grainer MW
Quinta do Noval Award
For the best research paper (previously dissertation)
2001-present
2001 – Patricia Stefanowicz MW
2002 – Konstantinos Lazarakis MW
2003 – Stephen Skelton MW
2008 – Madeleine Stenwreth MW
2009 – Susie Barrie MW
2010 – Jean Reilly MW
2011 – Caro Maurer MW
2012 – Annette Scarfe MW
2013 – Dilek Caner MW
2014 – Anne Krebiehl MW
2015 – Sarah Knowles MW
2016 – Matthew Forster MW
2017 – Fernando Mora MW
2018 – Tim Triptree MW
2019 – Edward Ragg MW
2020 – Adam Porter MW
2021 – Sophie Parker-Thomson MW
2022 – Justin Martindale MW
2023 – Joshua Grainer MW
Taransaud Tonnellerie Award
For excellence in the production and handling of wine paper
2010-present
2010 – Rhys Pender MW
2011 – Clemency Yates MW
2013 – Anne McHale MW
2014 – Natasha Hughes MW
2015 – Victoria MacKenzie MW
2016 – Stephen Wong MW
2017 – Nova Cadamatre MW
2018 – Job de Swart MW
2019 – Christine Marsiglio MW
2020 – Curtis Mann MW
2021 – Kryss Speegle MW
2023 – Wojciech Bonkowski MW
IMW Outstanding Achievement Award
Sponsored by the Austrian Wine Marketing Board
2009-present
2009 – Susie Barrie MW
2010 – Peter Richards MW
2011 – Antony Moss MW
2012 – Andreas Wickhoff MW
2013 – Anne McHale MW
2014 – Natasha Hughes MW
2015 – Rebecca Gibb MW
2016 – Mary Margaret McCamic MW
2017 – Sarah Heller MW
2018 – Lindsay Pomeroy MW
2019 – Thomas Curtius MW
2020 – Heidi Iren Hansen Vestvik MW
2021 – Kryss Speegle MW
2023 – Wojciech Bonkowski MW
Chair’s Award
For the top performance in the business of wine paper
2019-present
2019 – Julien Boulard MW
2020 – Adam Porter MW
2021 – Kryss Speegle MW
2023 – Wojciech Bonkowski MW
Errazuriz Award
For the best overall result in the business of wine paper
1999-2018
1999 – Clive Barlow MW
2001 – Beverley Blanning MW
2002 – Michael Ritchie MW
2003 – Colin Gent MW
2004 – Sarah Marsh MW and Jay Youmans MW
2005 – Jean Wareing MW
2006 – Katherine Dart MW
2008 – Dirceu Vianna Junior MW
2010 – Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW
2011 – Mary Gorman-McAdams MW
2012 – Andreas Wickhoff MW
2013 – Jon Pepper MW
2014 – Natasha Hughes MW
2015 – Marcus Ansems MW
2016 – Fongyee Walker MW
2017 – Sarah Heller MW
2018 – Nicolas Quillé MW
Tim Derouet Memorial
Foundation Award
For the best overall exam result
1979-2008
1979 – Rosemary George MW
1981 – David Bird MW
1982 – Liz Morcom MW
1984 – Maureen Ashley MW
1985 – Adam Bancroft MW (d.1999)
1986 – Arabella Woodrow MW
1988 – David Gill MW
1990 – Tony Brown MW
1991 – Ronn Wiegand MW
1992 – Jane Brocket (resigned)
1993 – Martin Gamman MW
1996 – David Wood MW
1997 – Rebecca Hull MW
1999 – Justin Howard-Sneyd MW
2001 – Linda Jotham MW
2002 – Simon Field MW
2003 – Sam Harrop MW
2004 – Julia Harding MW
2005 – Carmel Kilcline MW
2006 – Essi Avellan MW
2007 – Ulf Sjodin MW
2008 – Lisa Perrotti Brown MW
Safeway Award
For excellence in the marketing paper
1992-1996
1992 – Dee Blackstock MW
1993 – Adrian Garforth MW
1994 – Fiona Morrison MW
1995 – Richard Lashbrook MW
1996 – Mark O’Bryen MW
J. Sainsbury Plc Award
For an outstanding dissertation
1994-1999
1994 – Susan McCraith MW
1995 – Michael Palij MW
1996 – David Wood MW
1997 – Anne Tupker MW
1998 – Barbara Abraham MW
1999 – David Round MW
Robert Oatley Bursary
For the best essay
1994-1999
1994 – Stephen Bennett MW
1995 – Nancy Gilchrist MW
1996 – Philipp Schwander MW
1997 – Steve Charters MW
1998 – D.C. Flynt MW
1999 – Justin Howard-Sneyd MW
Domaines Listel Award
For the best vinification paper
1994-1997
1994 – David Wrigley MW
1995 – Nancy Gilchrist MW
1996 – Matthew Stubbs MW
1997 – Simon Thorpe MW
Tesco Award
For the best quality control/quality assurance paper
1996-2007
1996 – Steve Smith MW
1997 – Simon Thorpe MW
2007 – Pierpaolo Petrassi MW
The Deinhard Award
For an outstanding dissertation
2002-2003
2002 – Meg Brodtmann MW
2003 – Igor Ryjenkov MW