DWWA Co-Chair: Andrew Jefford
Andrew Jefford is a Co-Chair at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Andrew Jefford
Andrew Jefford has written for Decanter magazine since 1988. His monthly magazine column is widely followed, and he also writes occasional features and profiles both for the magazine and for Decanter.com.
He has won many awards for his work, including eight Louis Roederer Awards and eight Glenfiddich Awards.
He was Regional Chair for Regional France and Languedoc-Roussillon at the inaugural Decanter World Wine Awards in 2004, and has judged in every edition of the competition since, becoming a Co-Chair in 2018.
After a year as a senior research fellow at Adelaide University between 2009 and 2010, Jefford moved with his family to the Languedoc, close to Pic St-Loup.
Follow Andrew on Instagram: @andrewcjefford
Get our daily fine wine reviews, latest wine ratings, news and travel guides delivered straight to your inbox.
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. She serves on the Drinks United Advisory Council board.