If you’re looking for wine sommeliers in DFW (Dallas–Fort Worth), they’re typically concentrated in four main areas:

🍷 1. Uptown & Downtown Dallas

This is where most Advanced and Master Sommeliers work.

You’ll find them at high-end, wine-driven restaurants such as:

              • Knife

              • Lucia

              • Town Hearth

              • The French Room

              • Monarch

Why here?

              • High-net-worth clientele

              • Deep wine lists (1,000+ bottles)

              • Strong tipping culture

              • National recognition

🍷 2. Highland Park / Park Cities

Many sommeliers here operate as:

            • Private cellar consultants

            • Wine directors for luxury clubs

            • Personal buyers for collectors

Look at:

            • Al Biernat’s

            • The Capital Grille

            • Private country clubs

This is prime territory if you’re building high-end wine cellar relationships.

🍷 3. Fort Worth – Cultural District & West 7th

Smaller scene, but serious wine programs at:

        • Grace

        • Waters Restaurant

        • Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisine

Fort Worth sommeliers often have tight relationships with collectors.

🍷 4. Plano / Legacy West

Corporate money + new luxury builds.

          • Sixty Vines

          • Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse

This area is growing fast for wine buyers under 55

🎯 If Your Goal Is Business

For DFW Wine Clubs or cellar builds, the best entry points are:

        • Wine directors at steak houses

        • Sommeliers at Michelin-recognized Dallas restaurants

        • Private wine consultants serving Highland Park

        • Wine reps connected to Republic National & Southern Glazer’s