How to Use sommelier in a Sentence

sommelier

noun

• And don’t just take it from me — some of the country’s top sommeliers agree.
  — Erica Duecy, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
• There’s not much for a sommelier to say about a wine like this.
  — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
• The staff double as sommeliers, and stock the in-suite cellars based on guests’ favourite blends.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2018
• One of the things sommeliers love most, besides wine, are maps.
  — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 7 Oct. 2019
• Sake for the Season Courtney Kaplan is one of the top sake sommeliers in the West.
  — Sunset Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
• Kramar, a sommelier, looked after the wine while Roš manned the front of the house.
  — Kate Springer, CNN, 22 June 2017
• The governor told French sommeliers — in Paris — that Virginia wines are the best in the world.
  — Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2018
• The sommelier pried out the ancient cork in one piece and a few fragments and poured a splash in my glass.
  — Garrison Keillor, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
• Sommeliers were up in arms; wine writers were up in arms.
  — AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2017
• When the bottle proved sound, the sommelier returned to the table and poured the wine for Mr. Hiatt and his guest.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2017
• Then the waiter comes by with…oh God, is that an in-house sommelier?
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Jan. 2024
• Many sommeliers know to keep a tool on hand for extracting the corks from old bottles.
  — Hannah Selinger, wsj.com, 29 Sep. 2023
• At fast-fine places, there are no waiters, no hosts, no sommeliers.
  — James Surowiecki, Bon Appetit, 30 Oct. 2017
• Want to have dinner next to keynote chefs and sommeliers?
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2018
• While kids play, the parents can indulge in a wine tour led by a sommelier down at one of the 16 spa treatment rooms.
  — Dania Lucero Ortiz, Town & Country, 30 Aug. 2023
• Just as sommeliers come in all shapes and attitudes, so do the podcasts of the Guild of Sommeliers.
  — Mike Dunne, sacbee, 14 Mar. 2018
• From there, Picked will pair you with a sommelier to curate six bottles just for you.
  — Will Franke, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
• Bingo and his shop remind me of the scenes featuring the tailor and sommelier in the John Wick films.
  — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
• Now here's a subscription that'll teach you how to drink like a sommelier.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2022
• John Jonna, a sommelier and cheese expert, has been in the wine business for more than 40 years.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2018
• Similar to a flute but with a wider bowl and rim, the tulip is a favorite among many sommeliers and champagne houses.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 21 Dec. 2018
• This will likely be a three to four-hour tasting menu with an intimate group of eight to 10 guests led by the chef and sommelier.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2023
• Marcos Lima, 51, a high-end sommelier in Rio de Janeiro, came down with covid-19 in May.
  — Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2020
• An Arizona man, Dakota, was one of the first men sent home — the sommelier wasn't able to impress Jenn during Week 1.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
• The new restaurant struggled to find its footing at first and has since settled down with a full-time chef and sommelier.
  — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
• The flight attendant made sure to present the bottle to the dog for approval first; four-legged patrons deserve sommeliers too.
  — Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
• The lead sommelier and server has worked at Che Fico since 2018.
  — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 July 2022
• Bloomberg Pursuits quizzed a half-dozen sommeliers, who spend their time trying to suggest the best pairings, about the most common goofs.
  — Bloomberg.com, 19 June 2017
• Gil Kulers is a sommelier and maitre d’ for an Atlanta country club.
  — AJC.com, 29 Dec. 2016
• For those who do not want to absorb the details, aid is easy to come by, namely from good merchants and sommeliers, even wine critics.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2019

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025