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 sommelier who has worked at some of the best restaurants in North America.
Wine is her first love, academia is her second. She holds an undergraduate degree in renaissance-era Italian architecture, another one in fashion branding and a Masters in Brand Management with a focus on wine marketing. She continues to toil away at her Wine & Spirit Education Trust Diploma.
She writes about strong drinks and nice wines for Food & Wine, Vogue.com, Wine Enthusiast, Forbes.com, Eater, Elle, Worth, and The Toronto Star. Kate lives in Toronto with her rescue dog and cat.

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the four 50th anniversary releases from Cakebread Cellars

Cakebread Cellars' 50th Anniversary Release Shows Off Chardonnay’s Range

For its 50th anniversary, the iconic Napa is rolling out some good Chardonnay

A selection of what wine pros drink when they're off-duty

What Do Wine Nerds Drink Off-Duty?

It’s not Bordeaux. Why some somms prefer to relax with vodka (neat), crisp beers and Costco wine.

Wines from winemaker Luis Seabra on a barrel

Forget Port and Try These Excellent Douro Valley Wines

“Dirt nerd” Luis Seabra is now making light and elegant red wines in Portugal

LaCrescent' grape developed by the University of Minnesota

These Lab-Grown Grapes Could Be the Future of American Wine

Baco Noir, Catawba or Cayuga? They’re elegant, exciting and climate-resistant.

Spices and wineglasses on grey background. Sommelier Beverly Crandon pairs wines with spicy foods.

7 Essential Wine and Spicy Food Pairings

A seasoned sommelier and certified spice lover weighs in on her favorite pairings (including goat curry and Cabernet Sauvignon)

Tarpon Cellars lineup of wine on a surfboard

Tarpon Cellars’ Napa Wines Taste Like Italian Holidays

After a decade of making traditional California cabs, winemaker Jeremy Carter turned to Europe for inspiration (and added a soundtrack)

Three bottles of wine from Zuccardi

Don’t Pass on These Malbecs From the “New World Winery of the Year”

Zuccardi wines are deep, expressive reds grown on the slopes of one of the world’s highest mountain ranges

Two winemakers sitting at a table enjoying several bottles of natural wine. A new book goes explores and explains the world of natural wine.

Avoiding Natural Wine? An Expert Wants You to Reconsider.

Author Aaron Ayscough ("The World of Natural Wine") on small, sustainable producers and debunking natural wine disdain

Three people drinking Spumante wine in Italy.

Seriously, Should You Be Drinking More Spumante?

The sweet sparkling wine is starting to shrug off its unsophisticated standing — and it pairs wonderfully with some unexpected foods (see: wings)

An arm pulling up a bottle of Skull Piquette from a bucket of ice

You Should Be Drinking These Lo-Fi, High-Value Wines

Easy-drinking bottles for wine nerds on a very tight budget from a former Sommelier of the Year

Various bottles of the wine Can Sumoi

Meet Can Sumoi, Your New Favorite Table Wine

Budget-friendly bottles ($13!) from a Spanish wine legend that’ll please a crowd

best wines of 2022, six bottles shown

Our 8 Favorite Bottles of Wine Right Now

Red, white, orange and bubbles — these are the wines that kept us up at night (and many of them are quite affordable)

A bottle of Sparkling Verdejo from Null Wines, a good new non-alcoholic wine option

Review: Two Wines That Make a Case for Skipping the Booze

A plush orange wine and some bright bubbles mark a turning point for non-alcoholic vino

Sommelier Kate Dingwall

An Expert Picks the Perfect Wines for Thanksgiving Dinner

Sommelier Kate Dingwall chooses seven bottles that will enhance the meal — and please your pickiest guest

A Magnum sized bottle of wine in front of a festival -- magnums have more advantages than just a bigger size

Bigger Is Better: You Should Be Drinking More Magnums

Theatrics aside, these oversized wine bottles are a surprisingly sensible option

Three bottles of wine from Bandol

Review: Wines from Bandol, France’s Hidden Gem of a Region

These rosés break all the seasonal stereotypes and pair well with, well, everything