cellarmaster

[sel-er-mas-ter, -mah-ster]

noun

1. a person in charge of a wine cellar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cellarmaster¹

cellar + master

Example Sentences

He was given the title “cellarmaster,” he said, because Mr. Baum didn’t believe “sommelier” fit in an American restaurant.

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That any American restaurant would have a cellarmaster or a sommelier was a rare thing in those days.

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Just a month before the World Trade Center was bombed in 1993, she became the first female cellarmaster at Windows, putting his teachings into practice.

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On Tuesday, Lee, assistant winemaker Ryan Zepaltas and cellarmaster Luke Henderson were assessing the situation.

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When Veuve Clicquot launches a new vintage, their practice is to reserve a certain percentage of the production for the next generations, according to Cellarmaster Dominique Demarville.

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