Chris Howard

Chris Howard is a new judge at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).DWWA Judge, Chris Howard (Dr.)Chris Howard 
Chris Howard is an award-winning wine writer, educator and judge based in Paris. He holds a doctorate in anthropology and worked as both an academic and economist at the OECD before returning to wine – a path that began in his native Sonoma County.
His writing appears in World of Fine Wine, Decanter, and JancisRobinson.com. He served as an editorial advisor for the Oxf