sommelier
noun
som·me·lier
ˌsə-məl-ˈyā 
plural sommeliers
ˌsə-məl-ˈyā(z)
: a waiter in a restaurant who has charge of wines and their service : a wine steward
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The bedroom refrigerator houses a water menu curated by a sommelier.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Within that broader landscape, the vibrance of Black wine culture in Chicago is palpable, explains Cuff, with the city’s rapidly expanding ecosystem of Black sommeliers, educators, retailers and restaurateurs reflecting not only heightened demand but firmer infrastructure too.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
While many wine clubs have a single buyer making all purchasing decisions, Club 672 has wines vetted by a tasting panel of sommeliers, winemakers, and industry members with WSET credentials.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
In striving to be both a character study of a dissatisfied sommelier and a picaresque tale of ambition in São Paulo’s gentrified districts, director Gabe Klinger fails to land the emotional reality of his eponymous lead character, Isabel (the film‘s co-writer and Brazilian polymath, Marina Person).
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Within that broader landscape, the vibrance of Black wine culture in Chicago is palpable, explains Cuff, with the city’s rapidly expanding ecosystem of Black sommeliers, educators, retailers and restaurateurs reflecting not only heightened demand but firmer infrastructure too.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
While many wine clubs have a single buyer making all purchasing decisions, Club 672 has wines vetted by a tasting panel of sommeliers, winemakers, and industry members with WSET credentials.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
In striving to be both a character study of a dissatisfied sommelier and a picaresque tale of ambition in São Paulo’s gentrified districts, director Gabe Klinger fails to land the emotional reality of his eponymous lead character, Isabel (the film‘s co-writer and Brazilian polymath, Marina Person).
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Sommelier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sommelier. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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