Some of the best palates from across Asia gathered in Hong Kong to judge more than 3,000 wines in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2017. See some of the photo highlights below.

Wines were blind tasted and organised in flights
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Wines were blind tasted and organised in flights

Chair, Vice-chair and co-chairs address the other judges
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Chair, Vice-chair and co-chairs address the other judges

Christelle Guibert as well as Chair and Co-Chairs address the judges
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Christelle Guibert as well as Chair and Co-Chairs address the judges

Professor Li talks to judges in Hong Kong at DAWA 2017.
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Professor Li talks to judges in Hong Kong at DAWA 2017.

Professor Li talks to judges in Hong Kong at DAWA 2017.

Marcus Lai new judge at DAWA
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Marcus Lai new judge at DAWA

Poh Tiong Ch’ng is a judge and vice-chair in the DAWA
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Poh Tiong Ch’ng is a judge and vice-chair in the DAWA

Stephen Spurrier Chair and Gerard Basset MS MW judge and vice chair
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Stephen Spurrier Chair and Gerard Basset MS MW judge and vice chair

Andrew Jefford
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Andrew Jefford

Shinya Tasaki judge and vice chair of DAWA 2017
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Shinya Tasaki judge and vice chair of DAWA 2017

Gerard Basset MS MW judge and vice chair discussing with panel
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Gerard Basset MS MW judge and vice chair discussing with panel

Sonal Holland MW, India’s first master of wine, judges at DAWA 2017.
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Sonal Holland MW, India’s first master of wine, judges at DAWA 2017.

Sonal Holland MW, India's first master of wine, judges at DAWA 2017.

Vice-chairs during the DAWA 2017 Platinum tasting
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Vice-chairs during the DAWA 2017 Platinum tasting

Nerea Sanz
Nerea Sanz
Decanter Magazine & Decanter World Wine Awards

Nerea Sanz is a marketing and events manager specialising in the wine industry. She was Decanter’s senior awards marketing executive from 2015 to 2018, before she left to take the position of events manager at Bancroft Wines. Prior to Decanter, she gained wine marketing experience at London-based Vinopolis. Originally from Zaragoza, Spain, she moved to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur area in 2019.