BWW2022-Best Wine Critics of the World -Competition

BWW 2022 – The Best Wine Critics of the World have been selected

– Jeb Dunnuck is the surprise Winner!

BWW – The Best Wine of The World Competition is the largest wine competition in the world, whether measured by the number of wines or consumers involved or the judges taking part. Besides annual ranking of the best wines from over 20,000 different wines, the BWW competition also ranks the best wine shops and best wine critics base...

The Best Bordeaux Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to Neal Martin (www.vinous.com)

Neal Martin began his wine career more than twenty years ago with a Japanese import company specializing in Bordeaux and Burgundy. Regularly visiting both regions, he rapidly gained first-hand knowledge of their wines and winemakers. Discovering a love for writing, in 2003 he started his own website, Wine Journal that rapidly gained a glob...

The Best Burgundy Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to Allen Meadows (www.burghound.com)

Allen Meadows was a finance executive for over 20 years holding a variety of positions including senior vice president for Great Western Financial where he spear-headed the mergers and acquisitions and specialized finance departments. In 1999 he elected to retire to author a book on the subject of Burgundy, his long-time passion and o...

The Best Rhône Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to Jeb Dunnuck (jebdunnuck.com)

An aerospace engineer by training, Jeb Dunnuck grew up on a farm in rural Indiana where 2% milk was the beverage of choice and wine was hard to come by. It wasn’t until 1996, when living abroad and traveling through Europe, that he became interested in fine wine.

Moving to upstate New York in 1999 to work for Lockheed Martin, and later to ...

The Best Champagne Critic of the World -title was awarded to Richard Juhlin (www.champagneclub.com)

Richard Juhlin is one of the top Champagne experts in the world. At the annual Spectacle du Monde tasting in 2003, the Sweden-born Juhlin successfully identified 43 out of 50 Champagnes that were tasted blind. He is the author of several books, including “A Scent of Champagne” released this year, which provides descriptions and ratin...

The Best Italy Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to Luca Gardini (www.gardininotes.com)

The Best Spain Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to José Peñin (www.guiapenin.wine)

The Best Port Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to Axel Probst (www.worldofport.de)

" I am deeply honored to receive this award from the wine-audience for the second time in a row.I strongly believe that being independent and focussed is one big key in todays wine critic world. You are doing a fanastic job in uniting all these fine tasters in your platform and providing a unique set of experiences and tasting notes for everyon...

The Best Germany Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to Markus del Monego MW (www.tastetainment.de)

The Best Austria Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to Peter Moser (www.falstaff.com)

The Best Napa Valley Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to Antonio Galloni (www.vinous.com)

The Best Australia Wine Critic of the World -title was awarded to James Halliday (www.winecompanion.com.au)

• 1 Jeb Dunnuck

• 2 Jancis Robinson MW

• 3 James Suckling.

• 4 Neal Martin

• 5 Antonio Galloni

• 6 Jeannie Cho Lee MW

• 7 Allen Meadows

• 8 James Halliday

• 9 Stephen Tanzer

• 10 Michel Bettane

• 11 James Molesworth

• 12 James Laube

• 13 Tim Atkin MW

• 14 Markus Del Monego MW 

• 15 Richard Juhlin 

• 16 Luca Gardini

• 17 Jeff Leve

• 18 Axel...