DWWA judge profile: Peter Mitchell MW
Peter Mitchell MW is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Peter Mitchell MW
After completing a business degree at Warwick, having fallen in love with wine, Peter Mitchell MW turned down an opportunity to become an accountant and instead joined Oddbins. In 1997, following a 6 month spell in Burgundy learning a bit about how wine is made, he spent 4 years doing a variety of sales roles at Corney & Barrow, Matthew Clark and Michael Morgan.
In 2001, Peter joined Jeroboams Group, working in on-trade sales where he ended up as sales director. After completing his Master of Wine in 2007, he began helping with the buying at Jeroboams. He moved into a wine director role full time in 2015.
Peter is a paper chair for the MW practical exam. In his spare time he enjoys renovating old houses, long dog walks with his family and learning anything new.
Peter Mitchell MW judged for the first time at the DWWA in 2020.
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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. She serves on the Drinks United Advisory Council board.