About

Samantha Payne is a Sommelier and Communicator, who consults on multiple wine lists in Sydney.

She hosts various wine-filled events and vineyard tours all around Australia whilst also writing regularly about wine + drinks, food and travel for various publications domestically and internationally.

She is the drinks columnist for Australian Gourmet Traveller and has also been featured in Concrete Playground, Decanter, Conde Nast Traveler, Broadsheet, plus many more. A 2015 Wine Australia ‘Future Leader of Wine’ and host of wine videos 'How to Drink Wine with Samantha' on The Guardian