DWWA judge Tom Hewson
Tom Hewson, DWWA Judge
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Tom Hewson is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

Tom Hewson

Tom writes, judges and speaks not only on the wines of Champagne, but on the wider world of sparkling wine, including extensive reports on English wines and Champagne and other sparkling wines for Tim Atkin MW.

Tom also writes the Six Atmospheres Substack, followed all over the world by fans of sparkling wines.

Tom joined the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) for the first time in 2023.

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Shivani Tomar
Shivani Tomar
Awards Manager

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.