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There may be no direct interaction between the guest and the somm, but if the guest is exposed to a new wine that they enjoy, the end result is the same, except of course that this is only one person.
Does the Wine Advocate buy over $700,000 worth of wine a year? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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So next time you're in a restaurant that boasts a CIA-trained chef or somm, tell them about Virginia and Maryland wine.
Wine: What Virginia and Maryland are up against Dave McIntyre 2010
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The somm told me that he gives them mainly to regulars or “people who seem nice.”
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Only in a few restaurants, and often only if one shows real interest, does one even see the somm.
Does the Wine Advocate buy over $700,000 worth of wine a year? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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The somm told me that he gives them mainly to regulars or “people who seem nice.”
Bargains on restaurant wine lists – NYC edition | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Readers will put this book down with a better understanding of their restaurant experience, and may head put to dine with a little less fear of the somm.
Wine: More books worth giving Dave McIntyre 2010
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Readers will put this book down with a better understanding of their restaurant experience, and may head put to dine with a little less fearof the somm.
Wine: More books worth giving Dave McIntyre 2010
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(Actually, I am the sommeliere, but we need not go into the gender of French nouns.) "How did you become a somm?"
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When the young somm asked me what I thought of the pairings I mentioned the Vernaccia.
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I could see from the inner glow that the young somm was pleased that someone had noticed that he tried very hard to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts.
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