Leanne Altmann, Assistant Sommelier at Cutler & Co
Leanne is a passionate wine educator. She takes great joy in sharing her enthusiasm for wine with guests and colleagues alike.
Leanne Altmann is assistant sommelier at Andrew McConnell's Fitzroy restaurant Cutler & Co. where she works with a wine list focussing on fine regional producers from Australia and overseas.
Originally from Adelaide, her extensive experience in the restaurant industry has given her an approachable, knowledgeable and considered service philosophy. Leanne is a passionate wine educator, developing the wine training program at Cutler & Co. She takes great joy in sharing her enthusiasm for wine with guests and colleagues alike.
A Len Evans scholar and perpetual student of wine, Leanne holds the Wine and Spirit Education Trust Diploma, where she earned the top practical grade at Sydney Wine Academy. She continued her practical wine education during recent travels in the classic regions of Italy and France as the recipient of the 2012/13 Negociants Australia Working with Wine Fellowship. Leanne is a graduate of the Sommeliers Australia Tutorial. Amongst other accolades, she was awarded the 2008 Electrolux Appetite for Excellence Young Waiter of the Year and 2002 Daniel Pontifex Memorial Scholarship, now run in collaboration with Wine Australia.
