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Wine Captain
I know this is a really trivial question but what the heck. Can the
term wine *captain* be used as a synonym for sommelier? I know wine *steward* can. But captain? Yes, I tried Google but found nothing definitive; but then maybe I'm just not adept at Google. ;-) Thanks all, Jack |
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On Friday, June 22, 2018 at 6:10:48 PM UTC-4, cruciverbalist wrote:
> I know this is a really trivial question but what the heck. Can the > term wine *captain* be used as a synonym for sommelier? I know wine > *steward* can. But captain? Yes, I tried Google but found nothing > definitive; but then maybe I'm just not adept at Google. ;-) > > Thanks all, > Jack Not really a phrase you tend to hear any more (just as you don't have captains on the wait floor), but I do think it was used as an equivalent phrase, back when they didn't want patrons to have to encounter French words. |
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