Congratulations to Scott Tyree who recently passed the Theory Exam as part of his efforts to complete his certification as a Master Sommelier. Of the 120 Advanced Sommeliers who took the exam a scant 20 passed this very demanding exam.
Tyree and the others will be in Aspen this May for the final step in the process, the blind tasting and services tests. For the blind tasting candidates will need to successfully identify the “grape varieties, country of origin, district and appellation of origin, and vintages” of 6 different wines within 25 minutes.
There are currently 140 Master Sommeliers in all of North America.
For those interested, a Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory Exam will be held in Portland in the fall of 2015. Information can be found at mastersommeliers.org.