Specialties

Andy Christofi is a sommelier who has worked in Melbourne's restaurants and bars for over 17 years. He was the front man of the Melbourne Supper Club Bar between 1998 and 2001, a time when the venue won several 'best bar' awards. The venue had one of the city's largest wine lists for Andy to play with, and was internationally renowned as Melbourne's 'go-to' bar for wine-savvy visitors. Since then he has worked for several other venues, writing wine lists and consulting in various capacities. Andy even created the innovative and renowned Beer Bible at Beer DeLuxe, Fed Square. He has worked as a sommelier at fine restaurants including Cecconis and the brasserie by Philippe Mouchel at Crown Casino, and European. Andy most recently poured wine at George Calombaris

The Press Club, and joined Philippe Mouchel once again at his latest restaurant, PM24. Wine is Andy's lifelong passion and something he loves sharing with people. Having traveled to many wine regions, both here and abroad, he had the opportunity to taste a vast array of wines and occasionally participate in the winemaking process. His philosophy on wine is to leave your preconceptions behind, open your mind and try to taste as much as you can. This way you can truly experience the amazingly diverse and endless variety of wines available today. In just a single bottle of wine, you can find beauty and complexity that is uniquely tied to a time and place forever in your memory that's why life is too short to drink the same wine time after time.