Matthew "Matt" Skinner (born 23 December 1974) is an Australian, sommelier, wine author, consultant and educator.
In 2000, Skinner was introduced by Tobie Puttock to British chef Jamie Oliver, who in 2001 asked him to relocate to the UK to help set up Fifteen.
Today Skinner continues to consult to the Jamie's Italian group of restaurants in Australia, working closely with the team on wine list[5] development & training.
[8] He is a regular contributor to Sunday Life, Australian Good Food, Gourmet Traveller WINE, and Home Beautiful.
[1][12] Thirsty Work was also short-listed at Louis Roederer International Wine Writing Awards.