Sophie Otton is one of Australia’s foremost sommeliers and wine commentators.  She was the wine buyer for Kylie Kwong at Billy Kwong for four years and before that Wine Director for Neil Perry’s Rockpool Bar and Grill Sydney, managing a team of ten sommeliers and the rarest wine collection in the southern hemisphere. Prior to that she spent five years as buyer for the European Group, establishing the City Wine Shop in Melbourne.  Sophie is an experienced writer and respected show judge, and spent 20 years as a permanent member of the tasting panel at Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine. Currently she owns and operates She Loves You, a wine and cocktail bar in Newtown, Sydney.