Emily Brighton MW

Emily Brighton MW is Head of Technical at North South Wines, one of the UK's leading wine importers and distributors and the first UK wine importer to achieve B Corp accreditation—an achievement that was also the focus of her Master of Wine research paper. In her role, Emily works closely with wine producers from around the world across quality management, blending, QA/QC audits, bulk shipping, sustainability initiatives, regulatory compliance, and new product development, including the rapidly growing no- and low-alcohol category. Her responsibilities also include preparing the business for BRCGS Agents & Brokers audits, where North South Wines has achieved the highest AA grade for three consecutive years, as well as training buying assistants from major UK supermarket groups. For producers entering the London Wine Competition, Emily brings a unique combination of technical expertise and commercial market understanding. Her experience evaluating wines, benchmarking quality standar