Kate Dingwall

By day, Kate is a writer, editor and photographer covering the intersection between spirits, business, culture and travel. By night, she’s a working sommelier at one of the top restaurants in Canada.
She was born in Canada (eh), schooled in Georgia (y'all), and spent my adult life in Brooklyn. She started her career as a fashion editor for a now-defunct style glossy— styling and organizing the magazine’s fashion spreads and covering international fashion weeks. But booze beckoned and high heels hurt, so in 2016, she veered to the wine and spirits space. She worked through her sommelier and spirits expert certifications and completed her Masters in Brand Management in wine marketing.

She now writes about strong drinks and nice wines for Food & Wine, Worth, Maxim (sorry mom), People Magazine, Southern Living, Liquor.com, Rolling Stones, Eater, Elle, Toronto Life, Toronto Star, Wine Enthusiast, Foodism, VinePair, Porter Magazine and DuJour. She frequently appears on both CTV and NPR, has co-authored a book on gin, judges Tales of the Cocktail, and recently interviewed Vanilla Ice. She’s currently based out of Toronto, where she now lives with her partner, black cat, and a rotating cast of foster dogs.