Introductory and Certified, Thallern, Austria, November 2016

We had 24 out of 24 people who passed the Introductory course, and 18 out of 22 for the Certified. Congratulations to all! See gallery here. Introductory Passes Difan Xu Markus Winkler Alexander Leitner Tommy Thomassen Sebastian Russold Koen Van der Plas Marc Kroon Taneli Lehtonen Angelo Altobelli Gilberto Garrudo Joe Frances Piotr Apostilidis Jeroen Erens Nina Thomsen Joel […]

Advanced, Thallern, Austria, November 2016

We had 16 candidates who attempted the Advanced exam in Freigut Thallern, Austria, there were 6 passes. Congratulations to all! See gallery here. Advanced Passes Marc Alemert Grigory Chegodaev Søren Ledet Martin Schofield Julia Sewell Andrea Martinisi  

Course Co-Ordinator appointed for the CMS Europe

  We are pleased to announce the appointment of Edouard Oger MS as Course Co-ordinator for the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe. Edouard took his first Sommelier qualification in 2003, then honed his skills by working as a commis sommelier in Michelin-starred restaurants in his native France. In the UK, he worked his way up to […]

Congratulations! Two new Masters pass in London.

Congratulations to Danish born Jess Kildetoft and Australian born Benjamin Hasko who passed the Master Sommelier Diploma in October, at the Dorchester Hotel in London. Well done to Ben who passed all three parts on his first attempt; he is awarded the inaugural Dom Ruinart cup and a prestigious trip to visit their cellars in Reims. […]

Introductory and Certified, Shanghai, China, September 2016

We had 30 out of 40 people who passed the Introductory course, and 9 out of 21 for the Certified. Congratulations to all! Introductory Passes Rinya Jiang Angelica Bruno Cheng-qi Tang Felix Zhang Feng Zhi Fong Mei Ming Calvin Hao Feng Hsiao Lun Alex Tsai Hsiao Chia Po Kelcy Li Lucas Swallows He-Yuan Chen Chu-Lin Holly Chiu Gerard […]

Certified, London, September 2016

  We held a one day Certified Exam in London, 13 out of 20 people passes. Congratulations to all!   Alan Bednarski Abigail Connolly Hugo d’Hout Michele Fazari Gabrielle Francesco Pierrick Gorrichon Sugar Gurung Males Pernille Razvanlon Marinel Alistair Myers Martyna Pawliczek Julio Davis Taste-Sierra Kevin McCabe

Advanced, Hong Kong, September 2016

We had 27 candidates who attempted the Advanced exam in Hong Kong, there were 11 passes. Congratulations to all! See gallery here. Advanced Passes Leo Au Siu Lun Derek Li Jean-Charles Mahe Jerry Liao Julien Boulard Kamal Malik Hedi Lao I Wa Mattia Antonio Cianca Nick Koon Lik Lee Terence Wong Adrian Zhang Min  

New Master Sommelier, Pier-Alexis Soulière passes in London

Well done to Pier-Alexis Soulière who passed his Master Sommelier Diploma today in London. Pier-Alexis, a native of Quebec has previously worked in London, Sydney and New York and will shortly be taking up a new position in California. Congratulations!  

Introductory and Certified, Melbourne, Australia, June 2016

We had 39 out of 50 people who passed the Introductory course, and 13 out of 37 for the Certified. Congratulations to all! Introductory Passes Jai Arya Jason Hampton Dominic Robinson Susie Knott Alex Johnson Mark Rutter Nicole Carlson Viktor Barricklow Giacomo Pietrantuono Mason Skipworth Adrian Pereira Amy Oliver Chris Ryan Colin Wee Damien Thomine Daniele Canters […]

Introductory and Certified, Sydney, Australia, June 2016

We had 37 out of 49 people who passed the Introductory course, and 12 out of 38 for the Certified. Congratulations to all! Introductory Passes Alex Bourdon Alexis Rojat Allan Chiha Andrea Breitfuss Andrew Clarke Brendan Keen Brittany Villafane Cameron Jones Carl Hayes Chester Mok Christopher Ford Elisa Mazzochin Elliot Gray Felix Boulegue Gerard Bellis […]