Amanda is a mother of three who, after her voyage of discovery to the great unknown, found herself married 2 years later to the French man sitting beside her on her original flight out of Australia. After spending 15 years in France and Japan as a corporate widow, she is now back in Australia, and runs a gourmet food and wine business, The Truffle Man.

She regularly blogs about her life in France and her passion for champagne at her blog, Tasting the Stars (www.tasting-the-stars.com), and can be found on twitter (@thetrufflelady). Amanda was a finalist in the prestigious Vin de Champagne Awards in 2014.