11. The court wine steward operated a lucrative business in selling rare vintages to visitors. 12. As a wine steward , Ribustello drew on his past interest and experience with wines. 13. The wine steward or waiter need only sniff the glasses before placing them on the table. 14. I remarked to the wine steward at a New York restaurant as I surveyed the wine list. 15. Tradition-minded wine stewards , also known as sommeliers, wear them on chains around their necks. 16. Mostly it gives the waiter or wine steward a bit of stage business to help inflate the pourboire. 17. Winemakers, importers, retailers and wine stewards have been talking and e-mailing about little else. 18. Mattern says wine stewards are usually part of management and are paid on a different scale than waiters. 19. -- What you won't find : Wine stewards to help you navigate that good list. 20. Wine Campus can accredit wine stewards and sommeliers anywhere in the world through a network of qualified examiners.