Mattia Scarpazza

Mattia is the Head Sommelier at the Petersham Nurseries Café where he is responsible for the ever evolving wine list.

Mattia is also the presenter and producer of the popular Looking Into Wine Podcast where he discusses wine regions, styles, wine sciences, regional wines and producers with his guests who are renowned authorities in these areas.

Mattia regularly writes for The Buyer and Imbibe sharing his considerable knowledge in the world of wine.

Mattia has had many achievements in the field of wine including:

LOOKING INTO WINE – TOP 25 ON IS CATEGORY IN UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY AND SOUTH AFRICA | 2020

WINNER OF WINE BAR WAR – WINES OF CHILE

WINE JUDGE – SOMMELIER WINE AWARDS | 2016, 2017 AND 2018 EDITIONS

VARIOUS COLLABORATIONS IN WINE JUDGING – IMBIBE 0N–TRADE NEWSPAPER | 2015 – PRESENT

N*40 WINE LIST CONFIDENTIAL – THE DRINKS BUSINESS | 2019

EXPIRIENCES

Podcast and Media Comunication | Founder and Owner | 2020 – Present
Mattia Scarpazza founded the Looking Into Wine Podcast, which I producer and present.

The LIW podcast covers wine regions, styles, wine science, regional wines and producers. Interview style episodes are detailed, comprehensive and inspirational.

The podcast guests are renowned authorities on the subjects e.g. MWs, authors, advocates, wine makers.

Target audience: Wine students, professionals and enthusiasts.

The podcast is supported by the affiliated website:www.mattiascarpazza.com

Available on all the mayor listening apps: Itunes – Spotify

Organiser of live chat on social media, live wine tastings, promotion of sponsors content and brands

Freelance wine writer | The Buyer &Imbibe |2019 – Present
Proficient wine writer with experience in news, report and feature writing.

• https://imbibe.com/news/mattia-scarpazza-five-wines-from-northern-italy-you-might-have-missed/
• http://www.the-buyer.net/people/mattia-scarpazza-looks-back-on-a-sommelier-trip-to-wine-regions-of-chile/
• http://www.the-buyer.net/people/one-of-italys-most-underrated-varieties/
• http://www.the-buyer.net/people/producer/italian-wineries-recovery/
• http://www.the-buyer.net/opinion/mattia-scarpazza-what-lifes-like-as-a-sommelier-in-lockdown/

• Head sommelier | petersham nurseries café | september 2013 – present
  Responsible for an ever-evolving Wine list
• Manage team in everyday tasks
• Organize and oversee private wine tastings
• Influence customers’ choices

EDUCATION
DIPLOMA LEVEL 4 |WSET |April 2016 – June 2019
CAVA ACCADEMY | CAVA DO | July 2018 – august 2018
EFFECTIVE INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES | Media Training| 18 nOVEMBER 2019

ASPIRATIONS

Present wine related radio and TV shows to engage my passion, knowledges and communication skills educating audiences to ultimately make more informed wine choices and to inspire my generation- showing that it is possible to achieve success in the wine communication world