Joseph Arthur
DWWA Judge, Joseph Arthur
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Joseph Arthur is a judge at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur has worked in almost every sector of the trade; from making wine in Bordeaux and England whilst completing his BSc in Viticulture and Oenology, to selling fine wine to London’s most prestigious restaurants.

He moved into buying, working at Bibendum, Ocado and now Marks & Spencer where he is senior buyer. He looks after wines sourced from Australasia, Iberia, France and the USA, specialising in Italy and the Americas. Joseph travels regularly to all these countries, sourcing and blending exclusive wines for M&S.

He was a judge for the first time at the Decanter World Wine Awards in 2021.

See more judges at the 2026 DWWA.

Shivani Tomar
Shivani Tomar
Awards Manager

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. 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.