What is the master sommelier?
Master Sommelier is a person who has undergone four levels of sommelier training to get a MS diploma. This diploma is distributed to the selection of candidates by the Sommeliers court, which was founded in 1977. This group of master sommeliers carries out educational programs and organizes exams for those who want to become sommeliers at any level.
Before they become the main sommelir, candidates must first take the opening course followed by a basic exam. This course is offered throughout North America and Europe. The opening course includes all aspects of Sommelier's duties, including winery, vineyard and various manufacturing methods.
As soon as the initial course is successfully completed, students must pass on the certificate level that covers all studied materials during the opening course plus another depth material related to wine and wine production. Almost sixty -five percent of all WHO students ask for certification to pass the exam. Those who have completed the certificated testAta, they can then move to the advanced phase.
As with the initial examination and examination of certificates, the advanced course and the test will immerse even further into the wine process. The advanced course is fast and designed for those who thoroughly understand the complexities of wine. In order to take an advanced course, we have to pass a two -day exam, which includes three parts.
The first part of the advanced test consists of a written exam. The second part consists of a blind tasting judged by the main sommelier, and the third part consists of a service test, which is assessed by a panel of master sommeliers. In order to complete the last part of the exam, students must pour wine, design wine and food pairing and discuss six wines in less than twenty -five minutes. Only twenty -five percent of people who reach an advanced course pass this exam.
those who have completed the advanced phase do not necessarily become a placeRovy sommeliers. Master Sommelier The candidate must be invited by the court of championship sommeliers to participate in verbal examination. This exam takes place in front of the judges panel and consists of complex questions related to wine areas and wine production. Candidates who fail in any part of this examination can repeat the exam in a three -year period. Since only one hundred and forty -two people have passed this exam since the Master's test was designed almost thirty -three years ago. So the term Master sommelier is a well -earned title.