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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Evan White, wine director at Bludorn in Houston, was one of the quick-acting sommeliers who got hold of the first-available Chardonnay vintage from Résonance.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
In addition, the outstanding sommelier Sandra Fernández plays a fundamental role in the Culinary Collective, elaborating pairings and tastings.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Unlike with wine and its sommeliers or coffee with its Q graders, there hasn't been a standard way to compare the array of cacao beans produced on farms across the tropics until recently.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 May 2026
Olivia Beech, America’s youngest female sommelier, tragically lost her sense of taste during COVID, but relied on her sharp sense of smell until she was fired for her deception.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
In addition, the outstanding sommelier Sandra Fernández plays a fundamental role in the Culinary Collective, elaborating pairings and tastings.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Unlike with wine and its sommeliers or coffee with its Q graders, there hasn't been a standard way to compare the array of cacao beans produced on farms across the tropics until recently.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 May 2026
Olivia Beech, America’s youngest female sommelier, tragically lost her sense of taste during COVID, but relied on her sharp sense of smell until she was fired for her deception.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for sommelier
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