DWWA judge profile: Eduardo Milan
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Eduardo Milan is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Eduardo Milan
Having achieved his sommelier degree and studied various WSET levels, Eduardo Milan started his wine career as a member of the tasting team of ADEGA Magazine, becoming its Wine Editor in 2011, a position he still occupies.
He is a member of the tasting team of Patricio Tapia’s Descorchados Guide, in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil (where he also coordinates the tastings and does the editorial production of the publication).
Also, he coordinates and is tasting leader to all the editions of ADEGA Vinhos do Brasil Guide, which was published for the first time in 2011.
Since 2019, ADEGA Vinhos de Portugal and Vinhos da Espanha Guides have been edited under his leadership.
Eduardo was the Brazilian consultant for the eighth edition of Jancis Robinson’s and Hugh Johnson’s World Atlas of Wine (WAW8). He is a member of FIJEV (Fédération Internationale des Journalistes et Écrivains du Vin et des Spiritueux) and IFWTWA (International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association).
Eduardo regularly lectures about wine and has judged several Brazilian and UK wine awards. He joined the DWWA for the first time as a judge in 2019.
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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.