A Court of Master Sommeliers Certified Sommelier for ten years, Scottie Cowan considers hospitality more of a lifestyle than an occupation. He has stepped foot on many restaurant floors across the country, ranging from the mountains onto the Atlantic, where he now lays his head in a Chartreuse coloured salt box house.
Scottie is the current beverage manager at the Fogo Island Inn, consults for restaurants and hotels nationally and abroad, and has held the title of Best Sommelier of Atlantic Canada from 2021 to 2023 by The Association de Sommeliere Internationale.
He will be fusing Newfoundland dialect and raw French in the coming years in order to compete for the title of Best Sommelier of Canada. He aspires to someday start an importing business and has a zestful interest in food and wine journalism.
