sommelier

Sommelier job duties include helping customers and servers select wine pairings, procuring and managing wines, and conducting the wine service. A successful Sommelier has an in-depth knowledge of wines, as well as the ability to quickly recall and share complex information about different types of wines, wine pairings and tasting notes. Their main responsibility is to promote wine sales through staff and customer education, and by ordering wines, maintaining the wine stock, creating a wine list and writing wine descriptions, suggesting food and wine pairings to servers and customers, recommending wines based on customer preferences, and conducting wine tastings for staff and customers.