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Careers, service, and the people who shaped the trade.
How the Court’s four levels line up with the roles a sommelier grows into, for anyone planning the first steps of a career in wine service.
What the Master Sommelier title means to an employer, a guest and the wider trade, as the Court itself sets it out.
The Court’s Service Standards on why a sommelier may taste a guest’s wine, when to ask, and how much to pour.
How the study portal works, and what is coming next.
A plain walk through creating your account, signing in and choosing a membership, for anyone opening the portal for the first time.
What the Court’s digital member card shows, who can apply, what the Court checks, and how anyone can confirm a card is real.
A short tour of the Court’s study portal: what sits behind each door, and where a candidate at each level might begin.
What the Court’s syllabus asks, subject by subject and level by level.
Master Sommeliers, in their own words.
Introductory, Certified, Advanced and Master Sommelier.
The four certifications in one place, from the three-day Introductory to the Master Sommelier Diploma: what each one is, how long it takes, and how you move from one to the next.
The days you spend on each course, the days of examinations, and the preparation the Court asks for from the day you enrol.
What you face in the exam room at each level: the theory paper, the wines tasted blind and the service test, side by side.
The companies that stand behind the Court’s education.
Results and photographs from every examination, as the Court publishes them.
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