What gives with the growth of other food "sommeliers" around the country? Pierette Huttner works as Maille's mustard sommelier. Filip Wolak Photography — -- Maille’s mustard shop in New York City ...

Evan Goldstein holds a unique role with the San Francisco Giants: He's the very first master sommelier in professional sports, working to make sure the wines for sale at the team's Oracle Park stadium ...

Carlos Solorzano-Smith went from never tasting alcohol to becoming a sought-after sommelier. Becoming a sought-after sommelier takes years of training and experience in the wine world. So, you'd ...

Talia Baiocchi is the founder and general manager of Punch. She has spent her career specializing in wine, restaurants, and culture. Previously a columnist at Wine Spectator, she went on to become the ...

Calling over the wine director, aka the sommelier, isn't turning out to be much of a solution. When you tell him you're considering a Pinot Grigio to accompany your date's grilled halibut, his haughty ...

SHOULD THE SOMMELIER taste your wine before you do? It seems like such a simple question, and yet it is one that can provoke a surprisingly heated debate among oenophiles—professionals and amateurs ...

A few months ago, we ranted about four all-too-common restaurant wine service mistakes that drive us absolutely mad. And while it’s one thing to have a less-than-transcendental wine experience when ...

AS OUR OBSESSION with celebrity chefs shows no sign of abating, sommeliers have stepped into the limelight, too. There are “superstar sommeliers” and “sommeliers to watch” and even “sommeliers to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about trailblazers in the wine, beer and spirit industries. Wine over food, or food over wine? That’s a question June ...