DWWA judge profile: Valentin Radosav

Valentin Radosav is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

Valentin Radosav

Previously, he was learning and development manager for Conrad St James Hotel in London as well as head sommelier at Gymkhana Restaurant, an Indian Michelin Star Restaurant in Mayfair, London.

His repertoire also includes working at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in London, spending one year at the Burj al Arab in Dubai, working in Birmingham at Purnell’s Restaurant and also on a Cruise liner traveling around the world. Radosav is an electronic technician by trade, steering his career path towards wine after his curiosity for wines rapidly became a passion.

He has passed his Advanced Sommelier exam with The Court of Master Sommeliers UK, WSET Diploma graduate, and winner of Sud de France Sommelier competition in 2016.

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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.