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Overview
Head sommeliers manage wine and related beverages for restaurants, hotels or service units. They compile wine lists, check quality, prepare service routines, support guests and coach staff on wine characteristics and pairing choices.
In job descriptions, look for wine lists, cellar stock, ordering, sparkling wines, customer advice, staff coaching, service standards, food safety, table service and medium-term beverage planning.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Head sommeliers work between cellar, dining room and service team. The role covers wine purchasing, quality checks, wine-list planning, beverage preparation and guest advice during restaurant or hotel service.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include wine knowledge, sparkling wines, compiling wine lists, checking wine quality, coaching employees, customer service, table-service routines and food-safety awareness.
Salary context
Salary context depends on venue level, cellar value, purchasing authority, wine-list responsibility, staff coaching, service hours, guest contact and whether the role manages medium-term beverage goals. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward beverage manager, restaurant management, wine buying, cellar management, hospitality training, tasting education or specialist wine programme leadership.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention the size of the wine list, cellar stock, purchasing budget, service team, pairing advice, guest profile, hygiene routines and responsibility for coaching staff.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
sommelier (5131.2.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a20e4b15-a128-49b9-a06a-e790e3bd5c68 |
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| ESCO code | 5131.2.2.2 |
| ISCO group | 5131 |
| Concept type | Occupation |