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Court of Master Sommeliers Europe is running a Tutorial for all those studying for their Master Sommelier Diploma. The day will include Tasting 12 wines

The Court of Master Sommeliers Europe is running a Tutorial for all those studying for their Master Sommelier Diploma. The day will include tasting 12

  We had 18 candidates and all achieved the Introductory qualification (100%), there were 7 Certified passes out of the 12 who attempted it. Congratulations

A great result in Thallern, Austria recently – with 25 passes on the Introductory Course (100% pass rate) and a further 16 passed the Certified

We had a very international group for this years MS exam in London; candidates from Singapore, Australia, Mexico, Greece, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and France. There were

We are delighted to announce that in the recent Introductory and Certified exminations in Seoul, there were 26 passes in total. The names of those

Well done to the latest 4 Advanced students who passed out of a group of 17 students. Pierre Brunelli Andreas Rosendal David Shoemaker Michael Smith

The Court congratulates our President Gerard Basset on this wonderful accolade. The presentation of the award was made in London on 9th May Full details

The Court of Master Sommeliers has posted a video of the recent Advanced Sommelier Course held at the Hotel du Vin in Henley on Thames.

COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS, CONGRATULATES GERARD BASSET “DECANTER – MAN OF THE YEAR 2013” First Master Sommelier to Receive Decanter’s Prestigious Man of the Year

Elkton has been approved as the latest American Viticultural Area in the US.

 The new designation in southern Oregon’s Umpqua Valley will take effect from

The INAO have recently validated a new geographical denomination to be used in the Côtes de Provence Appellation. 12 Communes will be entitled to use