The Sommelier Side Hustle: Winemaking

Not content to merely recommend bottles, many sommeliers are getting into the business of making wine. Having sampled the results, our wine columnist offers some recommendations of her own

IN THE documentary “Somm 3,” the latest in a series of sommelier-focused films, the somms aren’t just tasting and recommending wines—they’re making them, too.

The film features two blind tastings of Pinot Noirs. In one, held in New York, the participants are top sommeliers such as Aldo Sohm, wine director of Le Bernardin restaurant and partner in Aldo Sohm Wine Bar. The other tasting, held in Paris, includes former sommelier Fred Dame and two British wine writers, Steven Spurrier and Jancis Robinson. Spoiler alert: One of...