DWWA Regional Chair for Canada: Barbara Philip MW

Barbara Philip MW is Regional Chair for Canada at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2026.

Barbara Philip MW

Her career has included working as a sommelier and wine educator for many years, and she passed the MW in 2007. In addition to her role at BC LIQUOR.

Barbara also works as a freelance lecturer, radio columnist and wine judge through Barbariain Wine Consulting, a company she runs with her husband Iain.

Barbara Philip MW was first a judge at the DWWA in 2008.

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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.