Justin was introduced as winner by Alan Montague-Dennis, director of status gross sales for Bollinger’s UK importer, Mentzendorff, on behalf of Etienne Bizot, the chairman of the Madame Bollinger Basis and in addition president of Groupe Bollinger on the annual IMW awards ceremony held at Vintners’ Corridor in London.
Etienne Bizot, great-nephew of Madame Bollinger, mentioned: “The Madame Bollinger Basis was launched by my father, Christian Bizot, at Vintners Corridor in 1988 aiming to foster high quality, schooling and ethics in all issues referring to wine at a world stage. The Institute of Masters of Wine is with out query the worldwide reference within the pursuit of wine excellence in schooling and I’m subsequently delighted to award the 2022 Madame Bollinger Medal to Justin for this nice achievement.”
This 12 months marks the 34th event that the Madame Bollinger Medal has been offered since its inauguration in 1988.
Upon being offered with the award, Justin Martindale MW mentioned: “I am completely delighted to have received this coveted award and vastly grateful to Champagne Bollinger for his or her generosity and assist. I am very proud to comply with within the footsteps of so many different illustrious MWs who’ve received this award earlier than me. I owe an enormous due to the IMW and everybody else who supported me by means of this journey.”
Martindale is an educator, marketing consultant and wine choose primarily based in Edinburgh, he has a background in music earlier than becoming a member of the wine commerce with Majestic in 2008. He labored throughout a few of London’s busiest shops while learning for his WSET Stage 3 certificates, for which he was awarded a distinction and the Cálem Port Award scholarship.
Since 2010 Justin has been primarily based in Scotland, profitable the Derouet Jameson Award Scholarship which set him on the highway for MW research. In 2013 Martindale established Lothian Wine Faculty in Edinburgh, the place he now works as head tutor educating WSET programs, masterclasses and bespoke personal occasions, in addition to operating a consultancy enterprise and judging at numerous worldwide wine competitions.
Martindale shall be invited along with his household for a personal go to to be offered the medal itself by Etienne Bizot, on the Home of Champagne Bollinger in Aÿ, France.
