The DAWA Judges

DAWA vice-chair: Sarah Jane Evans MW

Sarah Jane Evans MW is an award-winning journalist who began writing about wine in the 1980s.

DAWA vice-chair: Andrew Jefford

Andrew Jefford who has been writing about wine since the 1980s, contributes a column every month to Decanter magazine.

DAWA vice-chair: Michael Hill-Smith MW

Michael Hill-Smith MW is a wine producer, international wine judge and wine consultant.

DAWA vice-chair: Poh Tiong Ch'ng

A lawyer by training, Poh Tiong Ch'ng published the world’s first Chinese Bordeaux Guide in 2000.

DAWA vice-chair: Jeannie Cho Lee MW

Jeannie Cho Lee MW is an author, wine critic, judge and educator as well as the first Asian Master of Wine.

DAWA judge profile: Satoru Mori

Satoru Mori, award-winning Executive Sommelier, is a judge in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2018.

DAWA judge profile: Jeremy Stockman

Jeremy Stockman, general manager of Watson's Wine in Hong Kong, is a judge in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA).

DAWA judge profile: Hiroki Matsumoto

With Decanter's first Asia Wine Awards taking place in September, find out more about new judge Hiroki Matsumoto, a wine consultant from Tokyo.

DAWA judge profile: Hayato Kojima

Hayato Kojima CWE, a certified wine educator and specialist from Japan, is a judge in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2018.

DAWA judge profile: Sarah Heller MW

Sarah Heller MW, content creator, visual artist and wine branding expert, is a new addition to the judging panel for the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2018.

DAWA judge profile: Ian Dai

Ian Dai, Wine Buyer at Amazon China, is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2018.

DAWA judge profile: Kavita Faiella

Kavita Faiella, brand ambassador for Shaw + Smith and Tolpuddle in the Asia-Pacific region, is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2018.

DAWA judge profile: Gerald Lu

Vice-President of the Sommelier Association of Singapore, Gerald Lu, is a judge at the 2019 Decanter Asia Wine Awards

DAWA vice-chair: Gerard Basset MS MW

Vice-Chair Gerard Basset MS MW was Decanter’s Man of the Year 2013.

DAWA vice-chair: Shinya Tasaki

Shinya Tasaki is the President of the Japanese Sommelier Association and the A.S.I. Best Sommelier of the World 1995.

DAWA judge profile: Fazil Mohamad

DAWA judge: Alvin Gho

DAWA judge profile: Annette Scarfe MW

DAWA judge profile: Suzanne Brocklehurst

DWWA Judge profile: Ying Guo

Ying Guo is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)

DWWA judge profile: Giles Cooke MW

Giles Cooke MW is a judge at the 2016 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).