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 […]
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Masters 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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Learn More About Master Sommeliers and CertificationSommelier Certification 101Reviews of Sommelier ProgramsSommelier Course Comparison ChartFor the current scandals plaguing the CMS –including charges of racism and sexual violence– please refer to this page: Master Sommelier Scandals [Editor’s note: the following was written by a contributor to SOMM. The author relied heavily on the original research done […]
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Wine School ReviewsHow good is your school? Before you attend, make sure to check out our wine school reviews before you invest in your future.On this page, we go over how we rank schools and what criteria we use in judging each wine program. Each school is given a ranking on a hundred-point scale. This […]
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