DWWA judge profile: Sumita Sarma
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Sumita Sarma is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Sumita Sarma
Sumi is an experienced wine buyer and consultant who entered the wine industry through broadcasting and journalism a decade ago.
She writes for publications such as The Buyer and Academie du Vin and has worked with various wine schools in London as an educator.
She first joined the Decanter World Wine Awards as a judge in 2022.
For more information about Sumita’s work, take a look at her website.
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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.