Sommelier (Wine Expert) — Career Preview

Guide guests through the world of wine

Sommeliers are hospitality professionals who curate wine lists, pair wines with food, manage cellars, and provide expert tableside service. They combine deep product knowledge with gracious communication to enhance dining experiences.

A day in the life

You taste new arrivals from a distributor, update the by-the-glass program, brief the front-of-house team on tonight's pairings, guide a table through a tasting menu with matched wines, manage inventory counts, and close the night reviewing sales data.

Quick facts

Start the free Sommelier (Wine Expert) Career Explorer — short videos, quick quiz questions and a certificate.

Related careers