Bartender vs. Sommelier

Bartendernoun

One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.

Bartendernoun

A barkeeper.

Bartendernoun

an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar

Bartendernoun

a person serving drinks at a bar.

Bartender

A bartender (also known as a barkeep, barman, barmaid, or a mixologist) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment. Bartenders also usually maintain the supplies and inventory for the bar.

Sommeliernoun

The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

Sommelierverb

(rare) To act as a sommelier.

Sommeliernoun

a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant

Sommelier

A sommelier ( or ; French pronunciation: ​[sɔməlje]), or wine steward, is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, normally working in fine restaurants, who specializes in all aspects of wine service as well as wine and food pairing. The role of the wine steward in fine dining today is much more specialized and informed than that of a .