Aldo Fiordelli
Aldo Fiordelli
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Aldo Fiordelli is a judge at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

Aldo Fiordelli

Aldo Fiordelli is an Italian wine critic, lecturer, and journalist who writes for several publications, including the Tuscan edition of Corriere della Sera, Civiltà del bere, and Decanter.

For nearly 20 years, he has been a gastronomic critic and editor of the Guide L’Espresso. He works as a wine lecturer for international university in Florence. He has been a certified sommelier since 2003 and is a member of Accademia Italiana della Vite e del Vino.

Aldo has published five books on food, wine, and art and received several awards, including being named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne in 2017 and receiving the international prize Casato Prime Donne in 2022.

He joined DWWA as a judge for the first time in 2019.

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Shivani Tomar
Shivani Tomar
Awards Manager

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.