Decanter Asia Wine Awards

Daisuke Kawai

Asia champion of French wine sommelier competition and F&B consultant. Based in Singapore.

Eddie McDougall

Founder of modern-era négociant The Flying Winemaker and Greater China business expert. Based in Macau.

Devon Lochhead

Former sommelier, tutor & judge, currently working as the regional director for Asia at the DGB Pty Ltd. Based in Hong Kong.

Catherine Yen

Wine educator & judge, works very closely with the Chevalier du Tastevin Burgundy association. Based in Hong Kong.

DWWA Judge profile: Li Demei

Li Demei is a DecanterChina.com contributor and a professor and director of Enology Engineering at Beijing Agriculture College.

DWWA judge profile: Marcus Lai

Marcus Lai is the Managing Partner at Asia Wine Cellar.

DWWA judge profile: Ken Man

Ken Man, Fine Wine Specialist at Ginsberg+Chan, is a new judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022.

DWWA judge profile: Nikhil Agarwal

Nikhil Agarwal represents The Edinburgh Whisky Academy in India, co-organises of ProWine Mumbai and runs the wine, spirits, and luxury consulting agency All Things Nice.

DWWA judge profile: Ying Hsien Tan MW

Wine speaker, educator and writer, Ying Hsien Tan MW qualified as the first Singaporean Master of Wine in 2015.

DWWA judge profile: Sonal Holland MW

Sonal Holland MW, India's first and only Master of Wine, is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. She is an award-winning media broadcaster and speaker.

DWWA judge profile: Julien Boulard MW

Julian Boulard MW, a wine educator in China, is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022

Decanter Asia Wine Awards Tasting in Seoul, South Korea

DAWA 2019 medal winners showcased at ProWine China

DAWA 'Best in Show' showcased at the Decanter Shanghai Fine Wine Encounter

Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019 winners announced

See all of the medal winners from the 2019 Decanter Asia Wine Awards...

Highlights: Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019 Judging Week

See photo highlights from DAWA 2019 judging week

Highlights: Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019 Judges' Party

Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019 judging week begins

DAWA judge profile: Ronald Khoo

Ronald Khoo, a wine buyer for Cathay Pacific airlines, joins the Decanter Asia Wine Awards as a new judge for 2019.

DAWA judge profile: Leon Liang

Leon Liang is a wine educator and founder of wine education company Grapea Institute.

DAWA judge profile: Mathias Camilleri MS

Mathias Camilleri MS, who recently moved across to the wine department at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019