Institute of Masters of Wine今天宣布有八位获得了Masters of Wine（MW）的称号，全球MW总数增加到312位，分别来自于24个国家。

新晋的八位MW有6位在英国工作，2位在美国工作，令人兴奋的是本次诞生了首位土耳其国籍的葡萄酒大师。

另据消息，目前在中国工作的赵凤仪女士通过了MW考试的品尝环节，向葡萄酒大师的头衔又迈进了一步。

Dilek Caner MW (US) is a full-time wine educator in Dallas, Texas.  She previously worked at Wine & Spirits Magazine and was a sommelière at Restaurant Alain Ducasse.   Dilek, who is originally from Istanbul, becomes the first Turkish Master of Wine.

Amy Christine MW (US) works for Kermit Lynch, a boutique Burgundy and Bordeaux importer in Berkeley, California.  Amy also owns and operates artisanal winery Black Sheep Finds with her husband Peter Hunken.

James Davis MW (UK) is the Senior Buyer for retailer and brewer Greene King, who operate over 2000 restaurants, pubs and bars around the UK.  James previously worked for Costco & Tesco as a wine buyer.

Barry Dick MW (UK) is currently the UK Wine Development Director for Accolade Wines.  Barry, a Northern Irishman, studied Oenology at the University of Adelaide, Australia.  He has worked as a winemaker in France, Spain, California and Australia.  Barry was also a resident winemaker for Sainsbury’s UK for almost 5 years.

Matthew Hemming MW (UK) is Fine Wine Manager at Averys Wine Merchants in Bristol, which he joined straight from university in 2002.  Outside of wine – particularly those from Burgundy and Australia – Matthew  is a keen mountain biker.

Anne McHale MW (UK) works for Berry Bros. & Rudd, Britain’s oldest wine and spirit merchant, as one of their key Wine Educators.  She also hosts educational tastings and dinners in the company's 300 year old cellars. The UK Circle of Wine Writers made her their Young Wine Writer of the Year in 2010.

Jon Pepper MW (UK) is the Managing Director of UK importer Buckingham Schenk, where he has worked on developing Argentine brand Viñalba, launching the company’s new on-trade portfolio, and bringing pre-packed goblet brand Intrepid Fox to market.  He joined the wine trade in 2006 after a career marketing luxury goods.

Demetri Walters MW (UK) is sales manager for Private Wine Events at Berry Bros. & Rudd, where he is responsible for a variety of wine tasting and wine orientated and educational events.  Demetri is half-Cypriot and wrote his Dissertation on the export prospects for wine from Cyprus.