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Recent Examples of sommelier
As an olive oil sommelier and mixology teacher, Sara Elizabeth Jimenez, owner of Somm In The City, explains that cocktail maximalism is all about being intentional.
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Carissa Chesanek, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Thuizat was not the only high-profile sommelier to jump onboard.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026
Each dish is expertly paired with a wine chosen by the knowledgeable and charming sommelier, Victor.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 19 Mar. 2026
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).
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
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Carissa Chesanek, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Thuizat was not the only high-profile sommelier to jump onboard.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026
Each dish is expertly paired with a wine chosen by the knowledgeable and charming sommelier, Victor.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 19 Mar. 2026
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).
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sommelier
Noun
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This is how, one by one, video by video, Bukele reached the eyes of Ángel, the bartender in Madrid.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ohm quickly insults nearly every employee at this small hotel within moments of meeting them, except for the young, pretty bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The president was on stage, locked in conversation with CBS reporter Weijia Jiang; spread out in front of them were thousands of attendees, seated at more than 250 tables, as waiters cleared away their salads.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Or did some waiter just drop a tray?—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The town’s overflowing with charming Midwest eccentrics, including a cocky mayor (Henry Winkler) and a welcoming barkeep (Lena Headey).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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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 2 May. 2026.
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