What Does a Sommelier Do? Your Wine Questions Answered.There’s no better learning about the wine business and the sommelier profession than talking with a sommelier. Every person in the industry has their own experiences, lessons learned, and tips to share, so you’ll learn something from everyone.B.R. Franco is a certified sommelier by the Court of […]
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The Top Programs for Wine InstructorsThe wine world needs educators who go beyond PowerPoint and Rainman-like recitations of useless wine facts. The options are varied, but most of them are not available to us mere mortals. The international and regional programs tend to be discontinued and disappear within a few years. WSET has a program, […]
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The Path Towards The Master Sommelier Lapel PinThere a handful of sommelier programs, each grueling in its own right, that can help put you on the path to becoming a Master Sommelier. If you watched the documentary SOMM, then you know this is no easy feat. It requires a minimum of ten years to earn […]
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How to become a Master of WineThe Master of Wine qualification is one of the most sought-after honors in the wine trade. To be accepted into the program, you must already have accomplished a top honor. That includes earning the L4 certificate by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), a Master of Wine Business, […]
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What does it take to become a master sommelier?Step one is to become a sommelier. To non-industry people, it probably sounds like a neat excuse to get paid for drinking-okay, maybe it is. Master Sommeliers take particular pride in their work. It is well warranted. They are a great deal more than a well-informed drinking […]
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There are eight points that all master somms must be able to accomplish when tasting wine.When we talk about “Master Somms” we are technically talking about Court of Master Sommeliers, since they own the copyright to the term Master Sommelier. However, in common parlance that means any Level V Graduate, which includes the Master of […]
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How do you become a sommelier?Do you spend vacations visiting wineries? Weekends buying wine for your growing collection? Then pursue your goal of becoming a sommelier! A career as a wine connoisseur has a great deal of appeal. You have seen the Somm movies; candidates determine a wine’s ingredients, origin, and approximate alcohol content from […]
Read MoreMasters of Wine ExamThis is the actual exam given to MW candidates in 2017. For information regarding WSET certification, please check out our Wine and Spirit Education Trust page.Masters of Wine Theory Paper #1THE PRODUCTION OF WINE – PART 1 (Viticulture)(THREE questions to be answered, ONE from Section A and TWO from Section B)Section A1. […]
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What is a Sommelier? Let’s Get to Brass TacksThe term has two meanings:A Sommelier’s job is running the beverage program at a restaurant, with a focus on the wine list. A less sexy name for this job is “Beverage Manager.” The job actually predates restaurants: back in the Victorian era, a Sommelier was a servant […]
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Northern Italian WinesItaly is a country of multiplicity and it’s hard to make generalizations, especially for what concerns wine and food products produced in its northern regions. From the borders by the Alps to the northern coastal areas, the terroir changes dramatically. From the Ligurian to the Adriatic seas, elevation, climate, and landscapes determine a wide […]
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