sommelier
a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
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A remote sommelier may even engage you through a video chat from your wine list.
Sommeliers have been forced to pivot in the pandemic, and their futures remain uncertain | Dave McIntyre | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThat search led Shanti down several paths, from serving and bartending, to getting certified as a sommelier, to staging in several of the country’s top kitchens.
Recently launched Virtual With Us hired unemployed sommeliers to conduct tastings for such companies as Johnson & Johnson—as well as for private birthday parties.
Noah Pais Bonaparte joined the staff as general manager and sommelier, and Rick Powanda came on board to run the newly built bar program.
As customers and coastlines disappear, a New Orleans chef fights for her community | Dayana Sarkisova | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostFrom there, she furthered her depth of knowledge as a sommelier at Straight Wharf Restaurant in Nantucket and the award-winning Husk Nashville before moving back out West to head the wine program for F10 Creative in Palm Springs.
Canned wine might have been primed for socializing in the era of social distancing | Rachel King | November 8, 2020 | Fortune
A sommelier told me that his name for the family was “Rudinelli.”
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards | Clive Irving | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOver the last year I have dined with our Brown Bag sommelier and he has prepared some tastings for our dining group.
sommelier Jordan Salcito on why these are the ultimate wine books.
'The Drops of God': Wine Books You Will Actually Want to Read | Jordan Salcito | January 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the American sommelier community, until very recently, South African wines have remained largely an afterthought.
Drink Like Nelson Mandela: South Africa’s Exciting New Wine | Jordan Salcito | December 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYou want the good stuff, and you want to sound like a sommelier when describing it to your hopelessly pedestrian company.
He had a professional talk with the sommelier while waiting for the soup, then settled down to enjoy his meal.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonA suave maître d'hôtel bent over us with suggestions for supper, and an attendant sommelier waited by his side.
The Lost Ambassador | E. Phillips OppenheimShe caught the hand with which he was signalling to the sommelier.
The Glimpses of the Moon | Edith WhartonAnd when the sommelier attempted to help him with the wine, he was elbowed vigorously.
Visionaries | James Huneker
British Dictionary definitions for sommelier
/ (ˈsʌməlˌjeɪ) /
a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel
Origin of sommelier
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