The Sommelier Quiz
Can you name the grape
in your glass right now?
Pick the wine in your glass — or the one you wish were in it. We'll tell you exactly where to start.
Master Sommeliers
ever certified worldwide
Avg. Master Sommelier salary
vs $87K Advanced
Benchmark wines tasted
in the Advanced track
Pass rate
Court of Master Sommeliers Level 4
Cohort completion
across all Sommelier levels
Master Sommeliers
ever certified worldwide
Avg. Master Sommelier salary
vs $87K Advanced
Benchmark wines tasted
in the Advanced track
Pass rate
Court of Master Sommeliers Level 4
Cohort completion
across all Sommelier levels
The Pathway
Five stages. One cellar.
Your pace.
Cards unlock as you scroll — just like the knowledge does. Each stage builds on the last.
Level One
Foundation Knowledge
Grapes, Regions & the Glass
The essentials every wine person must know — varietals, major regions, soil types, and the vocabulary to describe what you taste. You will taste 40+ wines. No prior knowledge required.
I walked in knowing I liked red wine. I walked out knowing it was a 2019 Côtes du Rhône and why.
Marcus Webb
Former equity trader, now wine buyer at Eleven Madison
Level Two
Tasting Technique
Systematic Approach to the Palate
The WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting codified into muscle memory. You will learn to assess color, nose, palate, and quality — and communicate it precisely enough that a stranger could picture the wine.
The tasting grid felt like a cage at first. By week four it was a compass.
Priya Chandrasekaran
Restaurant manager, NoMad Hotel NYC
Level Three
Blind Tasting Practice
Six Glasses, No Labels
Six unknown wines. Clock running. This is where instinct and knowledge fuse. Weekly blind flights cover Old and New World benchmarks. Pass rate for Advanced Sommelier candidates who complete this module: 64%.
Saturday mornings at 9am with a glass of Burgundy. My finance colleagues thought I'd lost it. I had — in the best way.
Tom Blackwood
Left Barclays Capital in 2023, now Advanced Sommelier candidate
Advanced Track
Exam Preparation
Theory, Service & the Deductive Method
Full mock exams, service practicals, and one-on-one theory sessions. Covers decanting, glassware presentation, customer scenarios, and the full Court of Master Sommeliers Deductive Tasting Method.
My instructor failed me on the mock decant three times. I passed the real thing on the first try.
Diane Okonkwo
Head sommelier, Bern's Steak House, Tampa
All Levels
Community Tasting Nights
The Long Table, Every Month
No syllabus. One long table, twelve bottles, thirty people who all want to talk about what's in their glass. These evenings are where the classroom dissolves and the real education begins.
I came for the wine. I stayed because of the people who came for the wine.
Reyes Montoya
Home collector, enrolled in Level Two
Upcoming Cohorts
Seats are limited.
The bottle doesn't wait.
March 15 – 16, 2026
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April 7, 2026 — 6-week start
13/20 enrolled
April 26, 2026 — Saturday series
9/12 enrolled
Reserve Your Seat
Pull up a stool.
Something good is open.
Tell us where you are and where you want to go. We'll match you to the right cohort and send you a confirmation with what to bring on day one.
Not Ready to Commit?
Join a Free
Tasting Night.
One evening. A long table. Twelve bottles nobody has tried before. You bring your palate — we bring the conversation. No enrollment required.