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Recent Examples of sommelier
Pepino’s sommelier and wine curator Lucas Lanci is creating a program of natural California and South American wines, a well as a small selection of Peruvian and local beers.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Sara Jimenez, sommelier and owner of Somm in the City agrees.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
In the dining cars, rotating menus spotlight regional specialties and seasonal ingredients—think oxtail stew from Córdoba, Jabugo ham, and manchego drizzled with local honey, paired with Spanish wines and sherries curated by a sommelier.
—AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Meals are served per bungalow to your tastes but don’t forget to take a tour of the Dilmah Tea factory and experience an in-depth tasting with a tea sommelier or sumptuous high tea before heading back to Colombo.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Sara Jimenez, sommelier and owner of Somm in the City agrees.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
In the dining cars, rotating menus spotlight regional specialties and seasonal ingredients—think oxtail stew from Córdoba, Jabugo ham, and manchego drizzled with local honey, paired with Spanish wines and sherries curated by a sommelier.
—AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Meals are served per bungalow to your tastes but don’t forget to take a tour of the Dilmah Tea factory and experience an in-depth tasting with a tea sommelier or sumptuous high tea before heading back to Colombo.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sommelier
Noun
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While eating at the restaurant with her parents, Black begged for her own tasty drink and the bartender whipped one up, naming it after her.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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The show concluded with a sketch of Yang playing a bartender at the JFK Delta Lounge.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Shawnie Russell, a 22-year-old waiter at a diner in an adjacent town, said the singer’s ICE lyric hit close to home.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Someone has to dive for it — either you, a tablemate who is nearer, or a waiter.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Florentine entrepreneur Francesco Datini was the son of a barkeep.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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While staying in the iconic Savoy Hotel, Cinnamon visits their famed American bar where a bartender tells her the story of Ada Coleman, the bar's first female barkeep, who's responsible for most of its renowned menu.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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There were only two—the barman who doubled as a grill man looked up at the sound, and an older man turned around from his perch at the bar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
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The menu is centered around tataki, sashimi, yakitori, and artisanal cocktails created by barman and co-owner Julien Vézina, who masterfully blends Japanese and Quebec flavors and spirits.—
Pamela MacNaughtan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Sommelier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sommelier. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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