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wine steward

American  

noun

  1. a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.


Etymology

Origin of wine steward

First recorded in 1895–1900

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For help navigating the 180 wines on display, shoppers in Napa turn to Costco wine steward Selman Medina.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

And its wine steward has become a regional celebrity.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

Noll died in his car at 15th Avenue North and North 75th Street, just 15 minutes after leaving work at a QFC store on Capitol Hill where he worked as a wine steward.

From Seattle Times Dec. 11, 2014

The 43-year-old Noll worked as a wine steward and was killed in August 2012 as he drove home.

From Washington Times Dec. 10, 2014

The serving girls and wine steward watched the progress of the eyebrow and fought to keep the smiles from their faces.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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