DWWA judge profile: Julie Sheppard
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Julie Sheppard is a judge at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Julie Sheppard
Julie Sheppard joined the Decanter team in 2018 and is regional editor for Australia, New Zealand & South Africa, as well as Spirits Editor.
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Before Decanter, she worked as managing editor of both Imbibe and Square Meal, associate publisher of The Drinks Business, senior editor of the Octopus Publishing Group and supplements editor of Harpers Wine & Spirit.
As a contributor, she has over 20 years’ experience writing about food, drink and travel for a wide range of consumer and trade titles, including Time Out, Condé Nast Traveller, Delicious, Waitrose Drinks, Square Meal Lifestyle, Decanter, Imbibe, The Drinks Business and Harpers Wine & Spirit.
She is judging at the Decanter World Wine Awards for the first time in 2024.
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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.