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The judging panel for this year's Top 100 Vins de Pays competition has been confirmed. The 16-strong panel includes retailers, suppliers and wine writers including Waitrose's wine buying manager Justin Howard -Sneyd MW, Majestic wine buyer Chris Hardy, Marks & Spencer winemaker Jo Ahearne and Thresher Group head buyer Jonathan Butt. OLN's wine editor at large Tim Atkin will chair the panel. Now in its fifth year, the competition has become a powerful ...

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