Shanteh Wale

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s award-winning Quay Restaurant where she worked for over a decade as a sommelier and held the position of head sommelier from 2018 until 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year Award on three occasions and her experience as a Len Evans scholar in 2019 was one of the highlights of her career.

Shanteh is host of her own drinks podcast, Over A Glass with the Deep in the Weeds Network, and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at regional, state and city wine shows across the country.

Regional focus: Central Ranges, Big Rivers, South Coast, Northern Rivers, Northern Slopes, Western Plains NSW; Limestone Coast SA.

Instagram: @shantehwale

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