How to become a sommelier

Date: October 13, 2010

Philippines Wine Supplier Yats Wine Cellars is pleased to share with you these articles about a career in wine and hospitality

First thing, don’t be intimidated or dissuaded. Second, don’t get confused. A person doesn’t have to be a certified Sommelier to pour a glass of Pinot Noir from Sonoma or tell anyone that the 2002 vintage was a top-notch year. However, there’s a level of prestige to wear on one’s jacket and to be a certified Sommelier, and even higher to be acclaimed a Master Sommelier with an MS behind one’s name. It would also be a disservice to neglect the Master of Wine (MW) category as well, a certification indicating a high mastery of wine knowledge.

What’s the difference between the two certifications of MS and MW? Think of it as the MW being more academic and learning more wine theory and less about service, whereas an MS also delves into more practical education and takes a hands-on approach regarding the wine business, beverage management, and wine knowledge. Never fear, both the Institute of Masters of Wine (MoW) and Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS) require a significant amount of tastings to pass their programs and know wines. Either way, if you pass the final examination, you will be acknowledged as a peerless expert of wine. In fact, the number of MS and MW Sommeliers worldwide are a rare breed, with 247 Master of Wine holders and only 124 Master Sommeliers floating around the world.

Both organizations originated in Great Britain, with the Institute of Masters of Wine starting in 1953, with The Court of Master Sommeliers holding their first exam in 1969. Debate amongst yourselves about which is the better “M” to hold. Both require extensive study and time to achieve, with no guarantee of succeeding. Both institutes hold educational seminars and examinations locally in worldwide locations. Both also require that students have a background in the wine industry. There’s a four-step program for the CMS program, culminating in the MS certification. The MW program has a hefty syllabus that takes about two years to plow through. Still, each program only awards a handful of MW or MS certifications each year.

Source: http://wine.lovetoknow.com/wiki/How_to_Become_a_Sommelier

Leading Philippines Wine Supplier Yats Wine Cellars based in Clark Philippines with outlets in Angeles City, Subic Freeport and Manila Philippines has been not only a wine shop for fine wines covering all major wine regions but also a source of reliable and useful information about wine, wine appreciation, wine accessories, wine and health, food and wine pairing and all other matters relating to wine and its appreciation. This Philippines Clark Freeport based Wine Supplier and Wine Shop frequently holds public wine tasting events in Pampana Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Subic Bay area, Makati, Fort Bonifacio and other areas in Philippines capital city Manila. Private Wine events such as private wine tasting and private wine dinners are also designed and organized for private clientele for their wine loving guests.

This wine shop in Angeles Clark Philippines is also renowned for a very unique product called Vintage Beer which many characterize as “Champagne beer” because it comes in a bottle with a Champagne stopper and metal restrainer. Vintage beers are top-of-the-line luxury beers bottle-conditioned for a slow fermentation to take place inside the bottle, a process that is very similar to Champagne which is designed to not only create the bubbles but also for an amazing complexity and depth of flavors.

For fans of Port and Sauternes, this wine shop in Clark Pampanga has a large selection of vintage port, Sauternes and Barsac as well as Eiswein/Icewine from Austria and Germany. Likewise, there is a good selection of Vintage Champagne at the wine shoppers’ disposal in the cellars of this wine shop in Clark Pampanga.

http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

Wine@Yats-International.com

YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center. Visitors buy wine in Manila and Pampanga should not miss stopping at this wine shop for a few bottles of fine vintage wines to bring home.