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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).
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
The sommelier turned us on to our new favorite Alto Adige wine—Rohregger Vom Lehm pinot noir, which paired flawlessly with all the dishes.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
The wine list, meanwhile, has been carefully curated by Manning and Noma’s head sommelier, Ava Mees List, and reflects an all-natural, all-California focus, with bottles from Rajat Parr’s Phelan Farm, Llewelyn Wines out of Sonoma County, and Mendocino’s Dorsal Wines, to name a few.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
All the while, champagne arrives from a gliding sommelier’s trolley—Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, even Dom Pérignon by the glass.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
The sommelier turned us on to our new favorite Alto Adige wine—Rohregger Vom Lehm pinot noir, which paired flawlessly with all the dishes.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
The wine list, meanwhile, has been carefully curated by Manning and Noma’s head sommelier, Ava Mees List, and reflects an all-natural, all-California focus, with bottles from Rajat Parr’s Phelan Farm, Llewelyn Wines out of Sonoma County, and Mendocino’s Dorsal Wines, to name a few.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
All the while, champagne arrives from a gliding sommelier’s trolley—Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, even Dom Pérignon by the glass.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sommelier
Noun
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To find someone to mix margaritas at your house party, contact the Columbia Bartending Agency or chat up your favorite local bartender or server.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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Even the bartender in the cozy corner bar was nodding his head to the music and tapping his hands on the bar counter to the beat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Every staff member including the DJ, the waiters, the security, and the organizers was a woman.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Her speech was interrupted by Carpenter's former Girl Meets World costar Corey Fogelmanis, who portrayed a waiter asking her to pay her bill in the live segment.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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ViceVersa, now in residency through May in the hotel lobby, is awash in luminescent ambers and leather tones, with acclaimed barkeep Valentino Longo pouring digestivos, bubbly spritzes, and Italian wines.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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After leaving school in 1954, Von Däniken worked as a waiter and barkeeper for several years, during which he was repeatedly accused of fraud and served a couple of short stints in prison.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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And then there is Roberto, the barman who has been with the Sciò family for years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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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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“Sommelier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sommelier. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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