Yolanda Ortiz de Arri
Yolanda Ortiz de Arri, DWWA Judge
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Yolanda Ortiz de Arri is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards.

Yolanda Ortiz de Arri

Yolanda Ortiz de Arri is a freelance wine journalist and translator based in the Basque Country.

She writes regularly for award-winning online magazine Spanish Wine Lover and other publications about Spanish wine.

Yolanda joined the Decanter World Wine Awards as a judge for the first time in 2022.

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. She serves on the Drinks United Advisory Council board.