About Cameron Douglas, MS

If you want a wine expert with unquestionable credentials who’ll pop the cork for you and suggest a perfect food pairing while telling you the story behind the bottle, Cameron is your guy.

Not only does he carry the Master Sommelier credential (only around 270 have attained this qualification since its inception in 1969, and the Masters’ Exam is deemed the hardest in the world), but he earned it as the first in New Zealand (in fact, at the time, the first in the Southern Hemisphere) and took out the trophy for the top marks – demonstrating that this Kiwi will stop at nothing to further his love of all things beverage.

Cameron is an experienced wine writer, commentator, judge, reviewer, presenter and consultant. He takes his position as unofficial Ambassador for New Zealand wine very seriously, ensuring he spends time in every wine region in the country regularly.

He lives his life around his enthusiasm for all things beverage – exploring, travelling, tasting and talking. He judges and presents wine regularly in Aotearoa, the USA, the UK, Australia and Asia.

At home in NZ he is the beverage feature writer for MiNDFOOD Magazine, The Shout Online, and contributes to a number of other publications. He reviews wines and makes his notes available both to the wineries and the public, as a courtesy to the Industry. He was a member of the Masters Team – selecting for Fine Wines of New Zealand – an Air New Zealand initiative.

Cameron is the Group Beverage Director for Rodd and Gunn & The Lodge – a position that encompasses their global operations, and is currently focussed on hospitality venues in NZ and Australia. 

As a professional sommelier, Cameron has regularly cruised with Crystal and Viking Cruise lines, as their guest and resident wine expert. 

He has served on the Board of Directors for the Court of Master Sommeliers Americas, and is committed to being an instructor and examiner for the MS program Oceania.