DWWA judge profile: Tamas Czinki MS
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Tamas Czinki MS is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Tamas Czinki MS
Tamas Czinki MS was the first Hungarian Master Sommelier. Based in Budapest, he works as a wine director for Felix Kitchen and Bar and a consultant for Culinaris Wholesale where he is developing an extended portfolio of fine wines.
Previously Tamas spent nearly 10 years in the UK where he worked as a head sommelier at Northcote Hotel and was a runner-up for Best Sommelier of UK 2018.
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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.