THE 2O16 CLASS OF MASTERS OF WINE

THE INSTITUTE OF MASTERS OF WINE (IMW) has inducted 18 new Masters of Wine to its prestigious roster.  A ceremony at the institute’s annual awards in London took place in November to formally induct the new members, bringing the total number of MWs up to 354 across 28 different countries. The new inductees included the first MWs from mainland China, Croatia, Czech Republic, India, Israel, Malaysia, Romania, Taiwan and Wales.

THE 18 NEW MASTERS OF WINE
Richard Ballantyne, MW – Wales
Ivan Barbic, MW – Switzerland
Bree Boskov, MW – Australia
Barbara Boyle, MW – Ireland
Matthew Deller, MW – USA
Matthew Forster, MW – UK
Sonal Holland, MW – India
Jeremy Lithgow, MW – UK
Mary Margaret McCamic, MW – USA
Iain Munson, MW – France
Mick O’Connell, MW – Ireland
Eran Pick, MW – Israel
Mark Pygott, MW – Taiwan
Ana-Emilia Sapungiu, MW – UK
Jan Schwarzenbach, MW – Switzerland
Lenka Sedlackova, MW – UK
Fongyee Walker, MW – China
Stephen Wong, MW – New Zealand