The world’s greatest sommeliers. We’ve long wondered what they choose to drink on their days off. In this series, we’ve joined forces to bring you an exclusive peek into their private cellars and glasses. Talk about a drink come true!
MEET LEANNE ALTMANN
SOMMELIER OF THE YEAR | BEVERAGE DIRECTOR | ADVANCED SOMMELIER DUX
Beverage Director of Andrew McConnell Restaurants
Gourmet Traveller Magazine's Sommelier of the Year 2019
Recipient of Negociants Australia Working with Wine Fellowship 2018
Leanne has curated a selection of wines produced by family-owned and run winemakers. As they come from the same family, she appreciates how the personalities of the winemakers are shown through their wines, presenting a shared sense of connectedness through their farming methods. Discover Leanne Altmann’s Bundle as she shares her personal experience with these producers and how she enjoys them with her food on her days off.
FEATURED SOMMELIERS
ISA BAL (UK)
Master Sommelier
Co-founder and Sommelier of Trivet, London
Former Head Sommelier of The Fat Duck, London
Member of the Board of Court of Master Sommeliers
Winner of Best Sommelier of Europe, 2008
RAJ PARR (US)
Partner & Proprietor of Sandhi, Domaine de la Côte, Evening Land Vineyards
Co-Founder of the Raj Parr Wine Club
Former Wine Director at The Mina Group, SF
Former Sommelier at Rubicon, SF
Co-Author of Secrets of the Sommeliers & The Sommelier’s Atlas of Taste
JANE LOPES (AU)
Author of Vignette: Stories of Life and Wine in 100 Bottles
Former Wine Director at Attica, Melbourne
Former Sommelier at Eleven Madison Park, New York City