Also called: Wine Steward, Somm
Builds a restaurant's wine list and helps guests choose wines that match their meal.
Before service you taste new bottles from distributors and update the list; during service you guide guests through wines and decant old bottles tableside. After hours you study maps, grape varieties, and blind-tasting. The certification ladder is famously difficult.
Includes tips/commission at many restaurants.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Court of Master Sommeliers or WSET certifications plus restaurant experience.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Wine Studies.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. AI apps suggest pairings, but tableside service and building a list by tasting stay human.
Classes: Chemistry, French, Geography.
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