DWWA judge profile: Marcelo Pino
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Marcelo Pino is a judge at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Marcelo Pino
As a Chilean sommelier, Marcelo has been dedicated to wine and gastronomy for many years. Twice chosen as the best sommelier in Chile (2011 to 2017), second best in America in 2015, and number twenty-four in the world in 2016.
He received his Advanced Sommelier certificate by the Court of Master Sommeliers of London in 2019. During Marcelo’s preparation for different sommelier competitions, he spent 6 months working at Terravina with Gerard Basset in 2012.
Marcelo has participated in many blind tasting competitions around the world. He is currently the owner of a restaurant in Pichilemu called La Parrilla de Pino, as well as a wine consultant for different hotels and restaurants in Chile.
Marcelo is passionate about traveling through the world of wine, gastronomy and surfing.
Follow Marcelo on Instagram and see his website here.
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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.