The DAWA Judges

Daisuke Kawai

Asia champion of French wine sommelier competition (by SOPEXA) and F&B consultant. Based in Singapore.

Eddie McDougall

Australian fine wine producer, founder of modern-era négociant The Flying Winemaker and Greater China business expert. Based in Macau.

Devon Lochhead

Passionate Sommelier, Tutor & Judge. Based in Hong Kong.

Catherine Yen

Wine educator & judge, works very closely with the Chevalier du Tastevin Burgundy association. Based in Hong Kong.

DWWA judge profile: Moonsong Bang

Moonsong Bang is a wine educator and consultant in Seoul, South Korea.

DWWA Judge profile: Li Demei

Li Demei is a DecanterChina.com contributor and a professor and director of Enology Engineering at Beijing Agriculture College.

DWWA judge profile: Marcus Lai

Marcus Lai is the Managing Partner at Asia Wine Cellar.

DWWA judge profile: Ken Man

Ken Man, Fine Wine Specialist at Ginsberg+Chan, is a new judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022.

DWWA judge profile: Nikhil Agarwal

Nikhil Agarwal represents The Edinburgh Whisky Academy in India, co-organises of ProWine Mumbai and runs the wine, spirits, and luxury consulting agency All Things Nice.

DWWA judge profile: Ying Hsien Tan MW

Wine speaker, educator and writer, Ying Hsien Tan MW qualified as the first Singaporean Master of Wine in 2015.

DWWA judge profile: Sonal Holland MW

Sonal Holland MW, India's first and only Master of Wine, is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. She is an award-winning media broadcaster and speaker.

DWWA judge profile: Julien Boulard MW

Julian Boulard MW, a wine educator in China, is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022

DAWA judge profile: Ronald Khoo

Ronald Khoo, a wine buyer for Cathay Pacific airlines, joins the Decanter Asia Wine Awards as a new judge for 2019.

DAWA judge profile: Leon Liang

Leon Liang is a wine educator and founder of wine education company Grapea Institute.

DAWA judge profile: Mathias Camilleri MS

Mathias Camilleri MS, who recently moved across to the wine department at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019

DAWA judge profile: Jacky Luk

Head Sommelier at Forum Restaurant Hong Kong, Jacky Luk is a new judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019

DAWA judge profile: Derek Li

Award winning sommelier for JIA Group Derek Li is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019

DAWA judge profile: Boon Heng

French and German wine specialist and founder of Wein & Vin Boon Heng, is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards

DAWA judge profile: Cassidy Dart MW

Cassidy Dart MW, the fifth South African to pass the Master of Wine qualification, is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards

DAWA Judge profile: Alan Tse

Director of Wine for the Aberdeen Marina Club in Hong Kong, Alan Tse is a new judge at the Decanter Asia Awards 2019

DAWA judge profile: Wataru Iwata

Award winning sommelier Wataru Iwata is joining the judging team at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019