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Why Sommeliers Are Heading for Retail

A growing number of sommeliers have left restaurants behind to take on wine retail, seeking both more fulfilling interactions with customers and to bring their approach to the relatively old-fashioned…

  • story: Megan Krigbaum
  • photo: Michael Dillingham
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Reconsidering the Influence of the Wine Store

In recent years, sommeliers have acquired a patina of celebrity and prestige, lauded for affecting trends and looked to as the end-all in wine expertise. But wine retailers have been…

  • story: Zachary Sussman
  • photo: Alexander Rabb
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The Wines of Right Now

We spoke to 150 sommeliers and retailers around the country to assemble a list of the 15 producers who represent the wine zeitgeist right now.

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