DAWA judge profile: Silven Wong
Silven Wong, wine buyer for casino hotel MGM Macau, is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019
Silven Wong
Silven Wong is the wine buyer for Casino-Hotel MGM Macau and a wine educator in his time away from office.
Silven started his career in the procurement office of MGM Macau and was soon assigned the task of handling all alcohol-related purchases, which put him in a position to constantly work with the hotel’s wine team and food and beverage managers; tasting, sourcing and assisting in managing the wine inventory of the group’s wine and beverage program.
He is a WSET Certified Educator and is a Certified Sake Sommelier from the Sake Sommelier Association.
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