DWWA judge profile: Malu Lambert

Malu Lambert is a judge at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards.

Malu Lambert

Malu Lambert DipWSET is a multi-award winning wine writer and critic. She was named Mont Blanc Emerging Wine Writer of the Year at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards in 2019 and won Veritas Young Wine Writer of the Year in 2015.

As co-author of Klein Constantia: The Home of Vin de Constance, she received a 2023 OIV Award in Paris. Most recently she was a finalist for the Gusbourne Estate Award for Long-Form Writing at the inaugural 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards (2024).

At home in South Africa Malu is a contributing editor for House & Garden and writes regularly for House & Leisure, Winemag, Inside Guide and other local titles. Globally, her work has appeared in Jancis Robinson, Decanter, The Buyer, Falstaff, Drinks International, The Telegraph and Club Oenologique.

A seasoned judge, Malu is a taster for Platter’s Wine Guide and is a regular judge on South Africa’s top panels, including The Trophy Wine Show, Amorim Cap Classique Challenge, Winemag and the Chenin Blanc Challenge. Internationally, she has judged for Decanter, IWSC and Concours Mondial du Sauvignon.

• South African Sauvignon Blanc: 10 top producers to know
• Cape Agulhas and more: 10 producers to know from Africa’s southernmost vineyards
• Agulhas Wine Triangle: South Africa’s southernmost wines

Follow Malu on Instagram and see her website here.

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