DWWA judge profile: Giusy Andreacchio
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Giusy Andreacchio is a judge at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Giusy Andreacchio
Giusy Andreacchio helps various Italian wineries with brand building and growing internationally through her company, Giusy Wine Consultancy. She is a member of the Association of Wine Educators UK and a WSET Certified Educator.
Giusy holds a BA (Hons) in Languages and Literature, a WSET Diploma and is a Certified AIS sommelier in Italy.
She worked for many years for a UK wine distributor as an account manager, selling Italian wines to prestigious restaurants in London.
Giusy obtained the title of French Wine Scholar in 2020, which testifies her love for French wines as well as Italian wines, which is her speciality. She then went onto be the winner of the Italian Wine Scholarship at the Wine Scholar Guild in 2022. In 2021 Giusy became a WSET wine educator.
In February 2025, Giusy was awarded the title of ‘UK Wine Ambassador of the Year’ by the UK SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION.
She joined the DWWA as a judge for the first time 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.