Angela Mount

• Senior judge at all major wine competitions
• Had her taste buds insured for £10 million by her former employers Somerfield!
• Regular contributor to Daily Mail, Harpers Wine Magazine and many more publications.

Angela Mount is a wine expert, writer, and presenter, and is also responsible for the the range selection for online wine retailer YourFavouriteWines.com. She famously had her taste buds insured for £10 million by her former employers Somerfield.

Angela is highly experienced in the wine industry and is widely credited with revolutionising wine on the high street, making quality wine accessible to the millions of wine consumers who shop in supermarkets. Known for her tasting skills and ability to find just the right product for her customers, she is also focused and skilled on getting the message across with passion, and with a no-nonsense approach.

Angela has unparalleled experience in the wine retail industry, having headed up the wine buying team at Somerfield stores and chaired multiple tasting panels

She is a senior judge at all the major wine competitions, including International Wine Challenge, Decanter, and the International Wine & Spirit Competition. In 2012, she also joined the judging panel of the newly – launched What Food What Wine competition.

Angela is also a food and restaurant reviewer, and chairs the judging panel for the highly successful Bath Good Food Awards, and the Bristol Good Food Awards.

She is known for her food and wine pairing skills, and has worked with many top chefs, and top London restaurants on matching wine to various cuisines.

Angela is a regular wine contributor to the Daily Mail and various trade publications, such as Harpers wine & spirit; she is also the wine writer for Flavour Magazine, and the Bath Magazine, as well as writing a food and wine matching column for Crumbs magazine. She writes regular wine of the week features for guide2Bath and guide2Bristol, and is a regular restaurant reviewer for Flavour Magazine. Angela also presents and speaks at many trade and wine business conferences and seminars.

Find out more about her here.