ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

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
2000 – Not awarded
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
2024 – Dror Nativ MW
2025 – Qian Janice Wang 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
2024 – Victoria Mason MW
2025 – Amanda Barnes 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
2024 – Dror Nativ MW
2025 – Jit Hang Jackie Ang MW

VSPT Wine Group Award
For best performance in the contemporary issues paper
2024-present

2024 – Dror Nativ MW
2025 – Amanda Barnes MW

Vintners’ Company Award (previously 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
2024 – Victoria Mason MW
2025 – Amanda Barnes MW

Villa Maria Award
For the best viticulture paper
1994-2022

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

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

Tesco Award
For the best quality control/quality assurance paper
1996-2007

1996 – Steve Smith MW
1997 – Simon Thorpe MW
2007 – Pierpaolo Petrassi 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

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