Sara d’Amato

Sara is a Toronto-based wine consultant, educator, sommelier, wine critic and principal partner with WineAlign, Canada’s leading online wine publication. She has worked in cellars both in Niagara and in Bordeaux, France. Sara formerly held the title of Sommelier at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto and at the Platinum Club of the Air Canada Centre. Sara writes freelance for a number of publications and travels extensively reporting on classic and emerging wine regions.

A graduate of the University of Toronto and Niagara College’s Winery and Viticulture technician program, she continues to participate in judging wine competitions across the country and internationally. Sara has been President of the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers and is now an instructor of the Wine and Spirits Education Trust program in Toronto with Fine Vintage Ltd. With a global perspective, Sara’s paramount focus is on southern French wine regions and she is an accredited Rhône Valley Vineyards Educator. Currently Sara is reaching consumers and trade through new mediums such as webinars and her Wine Thieves podcasts, co-hosted with John Szabo. Sara sits on the board of BUSA (Best USA Sommelier) helping to organizing the next national competition.

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