sommeliers
Restaurant wine professionals
Sommeliers is the plural of sommelier, a wine specialist employed by upscale restaurants to curate the wine list and guide diners through selections.
The role extends beyond mere recommendation—a sommelier understands food pairings, manages cellar inventory, and can explain why a particular vintage suits a dish: The sommelier suggested a Burgundy with the duck.
Fermented grape beverage
- tastingSampling for flavor
- pairingJoining two together
- vintageQuality from past eras
- varietalSingle-grape wine type
terroir · decanting · aroma · bouquet · palate · cellar · corkage · oenology
Attestation of qualification
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- serviceAid or maintenance
tableside · presentation · glassware · temperature · decanter · inventory · purchasing · headwaiter
wine
Fermented grape beverage
varietal · terroir · decanting · aroma · bouquet · palate · cellar · corkage · oenology · swirling
certification
Attestation of qualification
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- restaurantPlace serving meals
service · tableside · presentation · glassware · temperature · decanter · inventory · purchasing · headwaiter · clientele
- hospitality workersservers, waiters, hostess, hosts, bartenders
- beverage workersbartenders, bartender, brewers, barkeep, distillers
- hospitality termstipping, gratuity, customer service, reservations, waitlisting
- tastemakerscritics, curators, style icons, creative directors, art critics
- hospitalityhotel, hotels, warmth, kindness, welcome
- food industryrestaurants, eateries, fast food, cafeterias, catering
sommeliersteetotalers
Those avoiding all alcohol
non-drinkers · amateurs · abstainers · philistines · uninitiated