DWWA judge profile: Ben Chan
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Ben Chan is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards.
Ben Chan
Ben Chan has many years experience working throughout various sectors of the wine industry. He started his career in wine retail whilst studying Oenology.
He then made wine in his native country of Australia, as well as working harvests in Austria and France.
When relocating to the UK, Ben moved into hospitality as a sommelier in a Michelin starred restaurant. Then he gained education experience as a lead examiner at WSET.
Currently, Ben works at fine wine merchant Berry Bros. & Rudd, where he is a BBX senior wine specialist, providing expertise on the secondary wine market.
Ben joined the Decanter World Wine Awards as a judge in 2022.
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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. She serves on the Drinks United Advisory Council board.