DWWA judge profile: Robert Mathias MW
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Robert Mathias MW is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Robert Mathias MW
Robert Mathias MW works as senior fine wine buyer for Bordeaux Index. Previously, he was a wine buyer at Bibendum PLB, London, where he is responsible for sourcing wine from France, Central and Eastern Europe and the Far East and managing the portfolio for both on-trade (Bibendum) and off-trade (Walker & Wodehouse, PLB).
Having worked in the wine industry since 2014, he has gained knowledge of the whole supply chain process thanks to several roles within Bibendum and Conviviality Plc.
Robert paased the MW qualification in February 2024 and is one of the first MWs of the 2024 vintage of Masters of Wine. He joined the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) for the first time as a judge in 2019.
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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.