Michele Fazari
DWWA judge, Michele Fazari
(Image credit: DWWA judge, Michele Fazari)

Michele Fazari is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards.

Michele Fazari

Michele Fazari was born in the sun-kissed region of Calabria, the “toe” of the Italian boot-shaped peninsula. He later moved to Tuscany where he had his wine epiphany.

After three years, the time was ripe for a new challenge so he took his luggage and flew to England where he worked at Hotel du Vin. There he fell in love with French wines.

His next obvious step was France, where he stayed for two years in Bordeaux.

Having gained all these experiences, Michele came to London where he joined 67 Pall Mall and achieved the Court of Master Sommeliers Advanced Certificate.

In his role as head sommelier at Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square Private Club he was committed to helping others develop a passion for wine.

Michele now works as prestige account manager at Jackson Family Wines.

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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, 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. She serves on the Drinks United Advisory Council board.