Q&A with Justin Martindale MW, our new Membership & Community Manager

With Justin Martindale MW
Wednesday Jan 17 2024 6:00 pm CET

Summary

Meet your new Membership & Community Manager! Join us for this one-off special Q&A with Justin Martindale MW who is taking over the position from Anna this January. Justin will be chatting about his background and experience, as well as his journey through the Master of Wine qualification and vision for the Membership programme going forward. At the end you will have an opportunity to pose your own questions to Justin to help get to know him and his plans for the future.  

About Justin Martindale MW

Justin Martindale is a Master of Wine based in Edinburgh, Scotland. After graduating with a music degree from Leeds University in 2005, Justin began his wine career with Majestic Wine in London in 2008. During his time with Majestic, Justin studied his WSET Level 3 which he passed with Distinction and was awarded the Cálem Port Award scholarship for excellence. After moving to Scotland in 2010 he embarked on the WSET Diploma which he achieved in 2012, winning the Derouet Jameson Award MW scholarship for outstanding achievement.

In 2013, Justin left Majestic to set up Lothian Wine School in Edinburgh, which grew to become Scotland’s foremost provider of wine education. During this time Justin began studying for the Master of Wine, which he achieved in 2022, winning both the Madame Bollinger Award for the best performance in the tasting exams, and the Quinta do Noval award for the best research paper.

Justin is absolutely thrilled to join WSG as the new Membership & Community Manager in January 2024



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