DWWA judge profile: Sarah Knowles MW
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Sarah Knowles MW is a judge at the 2025 at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)
Sarah Knowles MW
Sarah Knowles MW joined the UK wine trade after discovering a competitive love of blind tasting wine while reading Geography at Oxford University. Knowles qualified as a Master of Wine in 2015 also winning the Noval award for her dissertation.
Knowles is currently a buyer at The Wine Society, responsible for Champagne, Italy, USA, Canada sparkling wines and spirits.
Sarah Knowles MW first judged at the DWWA in 2015.
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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.