DWWA judge profile: Alastair Pyatt

Alastair Pyatt is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards.

Alastair Pyatt

Alastair Pyatt has been in the wine trade for 15 years, starting at Majestic, before heading down under to spend a year making wine in South Australia’s Clare Valley.

His first role as a buyer was with Jascots in 2013, followed by France buyer for Bibendum and Matthew Clark in 2015. He returned to Jascots as head of buying in 2018.

He is now head of buying at Freixenet Copestick.

Alastair Pyatt joined the Decanter World Wine Awards as a judge in 2021.

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Born and raised in India, Shivani is the awards manager at Decanter, managing the 300-strong cohort of worldwide judges for the world's largest wine competition, the Decanter World Wine Awards, ensuring a seamless judging process and driving the competitive integrity of the awards. After earning a master’s in wine management from the Burgundy School of Business, she moved to London in 2016 and completed her WSET diploma. While Burgundy holds a special place in her heart, Champagne is her go-to bottle. Alongside her full-time role, she has been dipping her toes into wine writing, relishing the opportunity to bring wine stories to the surface.