sommelier

/ˌsɒməlˈjeɪ/

a trained wine professional

sommelier in a sentence

“The sommelier recommended a perfect pairing.”

French sommelier, from Old Provençal saumalier pack-animal driver

Related Words

decanting

pouring wine into another vessel to separate sediment or aerate

finish

the lingering taste after swallowing

body

the weight and fullness of wine in the mouth

dry

wine with no residual sugar

oaky

having flavors imparted by oak barrel aging

corked

wine spoiled by a contaminated cork