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 her adult life in Brooklyn. 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, People Magazine, Southern Living, Liquor.com, Rolling Stones, Eater, Elle, Toronto Life, Toronto Star, Wine Enthusiast, Foodism, VinePair, Porter Magazine and DuJour.

Highlights:

* Kate earned her masters in brand direction in wine
* Kate has been featured in a variety of publications, including Eater, Wine Enthusiast, Forbes, and Liquor.com

Experience

She now writes about strong drinks and nice wines for Food & Wine, Worth, Maxim, People Magazine, Southern Living, Liquor.com, Rolling Stone, Eater, Elle, Toronto Life, Toronto Star, Wine Enthusiast, Foodism, VinePair, Porter Magazine and DuJour.

Favorite Purchase

BarVivo Corkscrew: I'm a sommelier, which means I'm opening a pretty staggering number of bottles per week. That also means I'm incredibly picky about my corkscrews. This is by far the best one I've ever used. It's still sharp after years of owning it and it slides through corks like butter, plus a serrated blade makes quick work of foil. High-performing, budget-friendly, and wildly durable.

Education

WSET, BarSmarts, Working Sommelier; Kate has a Master's in fine arts from McMaster University and a Master’s in luxury brand management from Savannah College of Art & Design.

About Serious Eats

Serious Eats, a Dotdash brand, is an award-winning food and drink website visited by over 7 million hungry readers every month. Our audience comes to us for rigorously tested recipes, science-driven cooking techniques, robust equipment reviews, and stories that offer cultural and historical context to the foods we love to eat.

Dotdash is among the largest and fastest growing publishers online, and has won over 50 awards in the last year alone, including Digiday's 2020 Publisher of the Year. Dotdash brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, Byrdie, Brides, MyDomaine, Lifewire, TripSavvy, Liquor.com, and TreeHugger.