Crossword clues for sommelier
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
wine waiter, 1889, from French sommelier "a butler," originally an officer who had charge of provisions (13c.), from somme "pack" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *salma, corruption of sagma "a pack-saddle," later the pack on the saddle (Isidore of Seville). Also borrowed in 16c.
Wiktionary
n. A wine steward. The person at an expensive restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises guests on a choice of wines.
WordNet
n. a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant [syn: wine waiter, wine steward]
Wikipedia
A sommelier ( or ; ), or wine steward, is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, normally working in fine restaurants, who specializes in all aspects of wine service as well as wine and food pairing. The role is much more specialized and informed than that of a wine waiter in fine dining today. It is opined by Sommeliers Australia that the role is strategically on a par with that of the executive chef or chef de cuisine.
Usage examples of "sommelier".
From the wine riddler who turns the bottles in their cradles, to the wine pourer who allows credulous monkeys to taste little dollops prior to their purchase, to the sommelier who makes diners feel inadequate to the task of selecting their drinks, to the critic who compares the slight hint of chocolate to the subtle undertow of citrus and nutmeg, the field of wine is full of grapes.
Probably in the depths of the dungeon, there's a host of fuzzy-faced cooks working their heads off, and furry sommeliers decanting wine.
Some of the supplies come from my father's wine cellars -they would have your three-star sommeliers in raptures, I can tell you - some are gifts from foreign friends.