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
Examples of sommelier in a Sentence
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Choose on your own, or consult the expert sommeliers for a recommendation.
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Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
The farm and restaurant teams work so in sync that Berger is listed on every menu next to the executive chef, pastry chef, and sommelier.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2024
Restaurant industry veteran and wine sommelier Mindy Lopus is the director of operations for Piquette Hospitality and is behind creating Leña's concept, decor and curating the wines.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
Portugal is another country high on traveler’s bucket lists and sommeliers’ shopping lists.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 May 2024
The New Frontier of Cult Wines Myles Trapp, sommelier at industry beloved Napa hideaway Auberge du Soleil, agrees that the American wine palette is expanding.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
As a winemaker, most of my travel is in service of work, and the days have a habit of filling up with visits with sommeliers after my morning tea until far past my usual bedtime.
—Maggie Harrison, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
The airline has around 100 air sommeliers, offering guidance on wine pairings, like a new red and white in premium economy, a 2023 Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc and a 2022 St Hallett Faith Shiraz.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
Each year, dozens of Arizona wineries submit hundreds of wines spanning sparkling, rose, white, red and dessert to be judged in a blind tasting by a panel of sommeliers, chefs, distributors and other wine experts from the Phoenix food and dining industry.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
The farm and restaurant teams work so in sync that Berger is listed on every menu next to the executive chef, pastry chef, and sommelier.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2024
Restaurant industry veteran and wine sommelier Mindy Lopus is the director of operations for Piquette Hospitality and is behind creating Leña's concept, decor and curating the wines.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
Portugal is another country high on traveler’s bucket lists and sommeliers’ shopping lists.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 May 2024
The New Frontier of Cult Wines Myles Trapp, sommelier at industry beloved Napa hideaway Auberge du Soleil, agrees that the American wine palette is expanding.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
As a winemaker, most of my travel is in service of work, and the days have a habit of filling up with visits with sommeliers after my morning tea until far past my usual bedtime.
—Maggie Harrison, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
The airline has around 100 air sommeliers, offering guidance on wine pairings, like a new red and white in premium economy, a 2023 Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc and a 2022 St Hallett Faith Shiraz.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
Each year, dozens of Arizona wineries submit hundreds of wines spanning sparkling, rose, white, red and dessert to be judged in a blind tasting by a panel of sommeliers, chefs, distributors and other wine experts from the Phoenix food and dining industry.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Sommelier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sommelier. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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