Winemaker, Vineyard manager, Cellar Master.
Wine Writer, Critic, Journalist.
Wine Consultant, Distributor, Sales Director…
There are many, many diverse professions within the wine industry, yet “Sommelier” seems to be the layman’s catch-all for wine professionalism. In this video, Lettie Teague, wine writer for The Wall Street Journal, explains why it’s a hot career right now, the common assumptions about what these people do, and what it truly means to be a sommelier.
I think it’s a great summary that clears up a lot of misconceptions. But because I haven’t forgotten my dear English degree, I’d like to challenge you to find one fairly surprising orthographical error that jumped out at me in the first 40 seconds of the video. Here are three hints to draw your attention (don’t read them if you want to try to find it first without help!).
- I said “orthographical,” not “grammatical” or “typographical” error.
- It has something to do with a very common, non-wine specific term or expression.
- An artist might use it, or you can stack stuff on it, but for our purposes we’d rather perceive things with it.
Let me know what you come up with! Bonne chance!
EmilyintheGlass 