DWWA 2022

DWWA judge profile: Magnavai Janjo

Magnavai Janjo has his own importer company, MJ Wine Cellars, which focuses on creating brands for UK retailers, and on importing niche, small batch, hand-crafted wines.

DWWA judge profile: Dimple Athavia

Dimple Athavia is founder of All Things Drinks, a new online drinks retail company.

DWWA 2022: Platinum & Best in Show judging week highlights

Second and third round judging at the Decanter World Wine Awards begins...

DWWA judge profile: Simon Woolf

Simon Woolf was the Roederer International Wine Writer Awards Feature Writer of the Year 2018. His first book "Amber Revolution" won the prestigious Roederer International Wine Writer Awards Book of the Year 2019.

DWWA judge profile: Jean-Michel Valette MW

Jean-Michel Valette MW is director of Vinfolio, a US-based internet marketplace for fine wine.

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.

Photo highlights: DWWA 2022 judging week

Outstanding wines and outstanding judges at the world's largest wine competition...

The 19th edition of Decanter World Wine Awards judging begins

More than 18,500 wines are being judged at the 2022 competition...

DWWA judge profile: Lionel Periner

Lionel Periner is Head Sommelier at Adnams in Birmingham.

DWWA judge profile: Tanguy Martin

Tanguy Martin is Wine Manager at New Street Wine Shop, London.

DWWA judge profile: Julia Lambeth

Julia Lambert is a wine educator at WSET School London as well as contributing to numerous in-person and online tasting events.

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: James John MW

Now retired, James John MW worked in the wine industry for over 50 years, in various buying and blending roles and he established the Bath Wine School.

DWWA judge profile: Georgina Haughton

Georgina Haughton is a wine buyer for Sainbury's, responsible for the buying and selling strategy of Sainsbury’s Premium Wine.

DWWA judge profile: Rebecca Gergely Ohayon

Rebecca Gergely Ohayon is in charge of French and fine wine buying at Enotria&Coe.

DWWA judge profile: Katie Exton

Katie Exton is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

DWWA judge profile: Emma Dawson MW

Emma Dawson MW is head of buying for Berkmann Wine Cellars.

DWWA judge profile: Sue Daniels

Sue Daniels is Marks & Spencer's winemaker for Champagne, sparkling, fortified, Spain, Portugal, England, Burgundy and South Africa.

DWWA judge profile: Olga Crawford MW

Olga Crawford MW is currently an independent wine business consultant and a wine buyer for Naked Wines US, where she works with over 100 winemakers worldwide.

DWWA judge profile: Alistair Cooper MW

Alistair Cooper MW is an independent British wine writer, judge, consultant and educator with over 20 years of experience in the industry.

DWWA judge profile: Allan Cheesman

Allan Cheesman spent over 30 years as Trading Director at Sainsbury’s. Now semi-retired, he is a non-Executive Director of Vindipendents buying group and member of the WSET Awards Supervisory Board.