DWWA judge profile: Julia Sewell
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Julia Sewell is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Julia Sewell
Julia Sewell began working with wine in restaurants in Melbourne, Australia. She spent two years at Rockpool Bar & Grill in Sydney, before moving to the UK to join the wine team at The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire.
Following a stint as wine manager at Hide Restaurant in Mayfair, she stepped off the floor to become head of customer services at Davy’s Wine Merchants. She recently joined the London operations team at Raeburn Fine Wines
2016 was her first year as a judge at the DWWA.
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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.