Episode 56: Wine Certifications

In this episode of CrushCast we're talking all about wine certifications and what it takes to call yourself a sommelier.

Wine Certifications

First let's talk wine. We have a little bit of a different set up with this episode as Julie puts Allie's blind tasting skills to the test to identify a wine. If you want to guess along with us we'll put the actual wine for this episode at the bottom of this post so don't scroll until you're ready to know.

After a quiz and a blind tasting we go on to break down the main certification bodies in the wine industry. From the Court of Masters to the Wine Spirit Education Trust, Society of Wine Educators, Institute of Masters of Wine and the Wine Scholars Guild we'll tell you what it means to be certified in wine.

And we're not just breaking down your options. We also talk about the weight of these choices, the cost that goes into them and whether or not they matter in the grand scheme of your wine career or wine education journey.

And last but not least we finish off the pod with a scandal that rocked the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2018 and has changed their organization in perpetuity.

Grab a glass of something to keep you cool, and join us. Cheers!