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DWWA Judge, Andrea Eby
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Andrea Eby is a judge at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

Andrea Eby

Andrea Eby is the Italian programs director at the Wine Scholar Guild. Andrea is a stage two Masters of Wine student with over a decade of experiences in the wine trade as a wine buyer, in retail sales, and as a drinks educator at one of Canada’s top wine stores. In 2020 she founded Vinsanity Consulting and Vinsanity School of Wine in Winnipeg, Canada.

Andrea runs wine education classes in Winnipeg and has worked as an assessor at WSET’s Educator Training Programme. She is a sommelier instructor with the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS/ACSP) and a member of the CAPS National Education Committee. She imports Italian wines and consults for Italian wineries looking for help to navigate the complex Canadian market.

Andrea has judged at the International Wine & Spirits Competition, International Wine Challenge and Vinitaly 5 Star Wines. She joined the Decanter World Wine Awards as a judge in 2022.

Look at more of Andrea’s work on her website and follow her on Instagram

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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.