Wine Standards contacts

We are responsible for the enforcement of wine regulations in the UK. This covers all premises and traders within the production and marketing chain, including wholesalers, warehouses and vineyards. Retail premises come under the control of local authorities.

The Wine Standards Inspection Team can be contacted by email at winestandards@food.gov.uk or through the responsible regional inspector.

To appeal against formal enforcement action, contact the FSA’s business support team by email at business.support@food.gov.uk.

Wine Standards regional contacts

Wine Standards Inspection Team Leader 

Mark Dawson - mark.dawson@food.gov.uk

Central East

(Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Warwickshire, Norfolk and Suffolk)

Stephen Goff - stephen.goff@food.gov.uk

Central West

(Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hereford & Worcestershire and West Midlands)

Brian Smith - brian.smith@food.gov.uk

Home Counties

(West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire and parts of Surrey)

Matthew Dalton - matthew.dalton@food.gov.uk

London

(Within the M25)

Paul Murton - paul.murton@food.gov.uk

North, North Wales and Northern Ireland

(Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham, Cumbria, Cleveland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Humberside, Greater Manchester, Clwyd, Gwynedd, Anglesey and Northern Ireland)

Andrew Westwell - andrew.westwell@food.gov.uk

South West and South Wales

(Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and South Wales)

Andy Kilby - andy.kilby@food.gov.uk

Other useful contacts

Wine businesses may also find the following contacts of use.

Trade bodies

• Drinkaware
• Portman Group
• The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA)
• Wines of Great Britain (Wine GB)

Government

• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
• eAmbrosia
• Food Standards Agency
• Food Standards Scotland
• HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
• Intellectual Property Office
• Local Authority and Trading Standards