sommeliers
We Made Sommeliers Taste Mountain Dew's America-Flavored 'Liberty Brew'
"It kind of smells like when you’re in fourth grade and you buy those perfumes and body sprays...Victoria's Secret glitter body spray."
Sommeliers Can Be Total Assholes
Sommeliers can be extremely annoying, at least when they’re eating somewhere they don’t work. We all know “that guy,” but many of us end up being “that guy” on our days off.
Meet the Sommelier Bro Who Is Trolling the Wine Industry
Adam Vourvoulis has been trolling the wine industry with a very simple formula: a new meme that exposes the elitism surrounding wine every day.
The People's Wine Expert Wants to Show You How to Get the Most out of Your $13
On her site Wine Folly, master sommelier Madeline Puckette adopts a no-nonsense approach to reds and whites. While that may shock the snobby, besuited establishment, she just wants to help people drink better.
Why We Need a Radical New Approach to Wine
The interaction between sommeliers and customers doesn’t have to be the way it’s been. If we pour you an ounce of wine from a bottle that you purchased, you should not feel uncomfortable or be afraid of asking questions.
This Sommelier Is Turning Wine-Speak into Comics
Descriptions like “loamy forest floor” sound ridiculous to casual wine drinkers, so Maryse Chavrier of @freshcutgardenhose channels foofy wine slang into art.
'Corkage Cowboys' Are Scamming Restaurants Out of Wine Fees
At fine restaurants around New York, sommeliers try to keep big-shot wine collectors happy without losing too much money on the table.
Can You Trust Your Sommelier?
Just because sommeliers are there to assist you in one of the biggest decisions you’ll make at dinner, that does not mean you should totally give yourself over to them and their instruction.