Introductory and Certified, Northcote, March 2016

March 16, 2016, 5:06 pm

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We had 23 out of 23 people who passed the Introductory course, and 17 passes out of 20 for the Certified.

Congratulations to all!

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Introductory Passes

Danilo Barletta

Mark Barton

Richard Cavagin

Diarmuid Cawley

Blaz Draksler

Roberto Duran

Marek Dusek

Jefferson Goldring

Amy Guilbert

Roman Gurvich

Alba Hough

Alexander Kitsos

Bryan Mamani

Angelo Margheriti

Cyrielle Mascaro

Shane McHugh

Kelvin McCabe

Amal Raj Mohana

Marius Mysliwiec

Martin Paryzec

Victoria Roberts

Ana Roskoska

Erin Summers

Certified Passes

Elliott White

Manolev Svetoslav

Alexandra Taflan

Alexios Stasinopoulos

Danilo Barletta

Mark Barton

Richard Cavagin

Diarmuid Cawley

Roberto Duran

Marek Dusek

Jefferson Goldring

Alba Hough

Alexander Kitsos

Cyrielle Mascaro

Shane McHugh

Amal Raj Mohana

Ana Roskoska

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Introductory and Certified, Athens, March 2016

April 1, 2016, 3:38 am

≫ Next: Gareth Ferriera wins Inaugural Ruinart Challenge Competition

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We had 16 out of 19 people who passed the Introductory course, and 7 passes out of 17 for the Certified.

Congratulations to all!

Introductory Passes

Cleopatra Patricia Bright

Daniele di Blasio

Tawat Hattatammanoon

Vitalii Larin

Li Zixuan

Evangelia Madi

Ravi Sunkur Mahabeer

Anna Metaxas

Jessica Morland

Iason Papapolyzos

Carla Pirrello

Pedro Ramos

Jon Rowley

Marko Stojcevic

Anton Surkov

Petar Velickovic

Certified Passes

Cleopatra Patricia Bright

Daniele di Blasio

Vitalii Larin

Ravi Sunkur Mahabeer

Marko Stojcevic

Anton Surkov

Petar Velickovic

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Gareth Ferriera wins Inaugural Ruinart Challenge Competition

April 18, 2016, 3:10 am

≫ Next: Introductory and Certified, Seoul, Korea, April 2016

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67 Pall Mall’s Gareth Ferreira wins The Ruinart Challenge 2016

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Introductory and Certified, Seoul, Korea, April 2016

May 1, 2016, 4:11 am

≫ Next: Introductory and Certified, Hong Kong, April 2016

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We had 25 out of 27 people who passed the Introductory course, and 15 out of 23 for the Certified.

Congratulations to all!

Introductory Passes

Jin Sun Jung
Sang Ki Lee
Hyun Rae Lim
Hee Soo Kim
Jung Min An
Heon Tae Cha
Seong Kook Kim
Ji Hyeon Youn
Se Hwan Moon
Grace Jung
Chul Kyu Lim
Beom jun Choi
Chang Woo Seo
Jae Min Lee
Lee Rang Ju
Yoon Hee Lee
Yoo Ra Kim
Beo bin Kim
Madoka Ogiya
Marino Braccu
Tae Yeol Kim
Han Byeol Kim
Suk Ju Lee
Cheon Seong Yeong
Karina Milavina

Certified Passes

Stella Kim
So Hee Kim
Yun Jin Kang
Mark Mi Jung
Sang Ki Lee
Hyun Rae Lim
Hee Soo Kim
Jung Min An
Se Hwan Moon
Soon Hee Lee
Yoo Ra Kim
Madonna Ogiva
Han Byeol Kim

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Introductory and Certified, Hong Kong, April 2016

May 3, 2016, 3:59 am

≫ Next: Introductory and Certified, Thallern, Austria, May 2016

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We had 41 out of 47 people who passed the Introductory course, and 18 out of 28 for the Certified.

Congratulations to all!

Introductory Passes

Alsyl Kenji Torres
Daniel Poon
Chow Tak Yan Chester
Fiona Yu
Gan Kian Tat
Leung Yat Hei
Godofredo C Pineda
Lei Hoi Kin
Moritz Dresing
Phanwadee Manusphialbool
Punit Gajwani
Guanxiong Wang
Meaning Wang
Wendy Berenice Corrales Serrano
Chun Kit Au Billy
Nils Cyrille Cassignol
Min Shin Ang
Alison Lee
Terence Tse, Cham To
Tsang Wai Yin
Raymond, Poon Hiu Fong
Debojyoti Bhattacharjee
Choi Kam Fung Reeze
Larry Chim
Ng Yu Wai Danny
Antonia Wong
Jan Darrell Ong
Gail Dorothy Lanorias
Hong Guo
Florian Beaubouchez
Alex Cheung
Dan FitzGerald
Vimvadee Piyavanich
Nicolas Caupain
Constanza Elizabeth
Chao Bin Yang
David Rouault
Billy Chen
Kennedy Yick
Jeffrey Ng
Simon Lo
Nino Dumeldo Forto
Jacky Ming Wai Kwok
Joe Him Pong
Richard Ko
Alessandro Accornero
Cheang Chi Wa

Certified Passes

Terence Tse, Cham To
Tsang Wai Yin
Desmond Cheung
Pakpoom
Richard King
Zhou Xi
Gail Dorothy Lanorias
Godofredo C Pineda
Hong Guo
Florian Beaubouchez
Alex Cheung
Nicolas Caupain
Constanza Elizabeth
Chao Bin Yang
Jeffrey Ng
Simon Lo
Choi Kam Fung Reeze
Ng Yu Wai Danny

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Introductory and Certified, Thallern, Austria, May 2016

June 1, 2016, 12:01 pm

≫ Next: Introductory and Certified, Auckland, New Zealand, June 2016

≪ Previous: Introductory and Certified, Hong Kong, April 2016

We had 18 out of 21 people who passed the Introductory course, and 12 out of 17 for the Certified.

Congratulations to all!

Introductory Passes

Cornelia Gallfluss
Diego Santos Apolinaro
Dominik Wesierski
Lukasz Glowaki
Adam Tomczak
Kajetan Zalewski
Marcin Krzystolik
Oleksandr Bilialev
Daniele Arcangeli
Sven Uzat
Nico Caruana
Anton Posti
Johann Rettenwender
Oleksandr Lavrynenko
John Poulson
Jo Wessels
Harish Acharekar
Tore Carlson Saegrov

Certified Passes

Carine Patricio
Cornelia Gallfluss
Dominik Wesierski
Lukasz Glowaki
Adam Tomczak
Daniele Arcangeli
Sven Uzat
Anton Posti
John Poulson
Jo Wessels
Harish Acharekar
Tore Carlson Saegrov

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Introductory and Certified, Auckland, New Zealand, June 2016

June 7, 2016, 2:37 pm

≫ Next: Introductory and Certified, Sydney, Australia, June 2016

≪ Previous: Introductory and Certified, Thallern, Austria, May 2016

We had 13 out of 15 people who passed the Introductory course, and 2 out of 8 for the Certified.

Congratulations to all!

Introductory Passes

Marisol Caceres
Jemma Grobbelaar
Nanxi Chen
Fai Songprasit
Chris Morgan
Loren Mitchell-Moore
Natalia Guajardo
Amit Chavan
Scott Gaskin
Liam Mundt
Megan Abbott-Walker
Ana Rafaela
Dion Wai

Certified Passes

Michael Darby
Wayne Shennen

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Introductory and Certified, Sydney, Australia, June 2016

July 8, 2016, 8:02 am

≫ Next: Introductory and Certified, Melbourne, Australia, June 2016

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We had 37 out of 49 people who passed the Introductory course, and 12 out of 38 for the Certified.

Congratulations to all!

Introductory Passes

Alex Bourdon
Alexis Rojat
Allan Chiha
Andrea Breitfuss
Andrew Clarke
Brendan Keen
Brittany Villafane
Cameron Jones
Carl Hayes
Chester Mok
Christopher Ford
Elisa Mazzochin
Elliot Gray
Felix Boulegue
Gerard Bellis
Jacquie Lewis
James Cranfield
James Turner
James Tuxworth
Luke Sullivan
Matt Adams
Matthew Kingsley Shaw
Max Gurtler
Melissand Tarrant Cross
Nicholas Rosa
Patrick Hester
Patrick Burgun
Pierre Deffrennes
Rhys Baker
Rodrigo Ocano
Solene Bonhumeau
Stanley Ang
Toru Takamatsu
Trang Nguyen
Wanaka Maezawa
Wouter Veugelen
Wu Siang Shawn Yeo
Christoph Phiip Richter

Certified Passes

Alexis Rojat
Allan Chiha
Brittany Villafane
Elisa Mazzochin
Gerard Bellis
Jacquie Lewis
James Cranfield
James Tuxworth
Luke Sullivan
Matthew Kingsley Shaw
Patrick Burgun
Solene Bonhumeau

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Introductory and Certified, Melbourne, Australia, June 2016

July 8, 2016, 10:05 am

≫ Next: New Master Sommelier, Pier-Alexis Soulière passes in London

≪ Previous: Introductory and Certified, Sydney, Australia, June 2016

We had 39 out of 50 people who passed the Introductory course, and 13 out of 37 for the Certified.

Congratulations to all!

Introductory Passes

Jai Arya
Jason Hampton
Dominic Robinson
Susie Knott
Alex Johnson
Mark Rutter
Nicole Carlson
Viktor Barricklow
Giacomo Pietrantuono
Mason Skipworth
Adrian Pereira
Amy Oliver
Chris Ryan
Colin Wee
Damien Thomine
Daniele Canters
David Newman
Duncan Moody
Gary Fairweather
Gavin Wraith
George Gresty
Hayley Wano
Iain Wylie
Isabelle Agnes
James Hill
Jasmine Wakely
JasmineShaw-Johnston
Jean-Baptiste Courdesses
Jenny Sullivan
Jessie Moore
Josie Phillips
Kayleen Reynolds
Laurence Jordan
Luis Enrique Vasquez Manzanares
Rémi Craquelin
Takumi Miyashita
Victor Gonzalez
Yew Bong Choong
Yi Ying Yong

Certified Passes

Amy Oliver
Damien Thomine
David Newman
Duncan Moody
Gary Fairweather
Gavin Wraith
George Gresty
Isabelle Agnes
James Hill
Jean-Baptiste Courdesses
Rémi Craquelin
Victor Gonzalez
Fabio Candolo

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New Master Sommelier, Pier-Alexis Soulière passes in London

August 15, 2016, 2:29 am

≫ Next: Advanced, Hong Kong, September 2016

≪ Previous: Introductory and Certified, Melbourne, Australia, June 2016

Well done to Pier-Alexis Soulière who passed his Master Sommelier Diploma today in London.

Pier-Alexis, a native of Quebec has previously worked in London, Sydney and New York and will shortly be taking up a new position in California.

Congratulations!

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Advanced, Hong Kong, September 2016

September 1, 2016, 1:34 am

≫ Next: Certified, London, September 2016

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We had 27 candidates who attempted the Advanced exam in Hong Kong, there were 11 passes.

Congratulations to all!

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Advanced Passes

Leo Au Siu Lun
Derek Li
Jean-Charles Mahe
Jerry Liao
Julien Boulard
Kamal Malik
Hedi Lao I Wa
Mattia Antonio Cianca
Nick Koon Lik Lee
Terence Wong
Adrian Zhang Min

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Certified, London, September 2016

September 9, 2016, 3:52 am

≫ Next: Introductory and Certified, Shanghai, China, September 2016

≪ Previous: Advanced, Hong Kong, September 2016

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We held a one day Certified Exam in London, 13 out of 20 people passes.

Congratulations to all!

Alan Bednarski
Abigail Connolly
Hugo d’Hout
Michele Fazari
Gabrielle Francesco
Pierrick Gorrichon
Sugar Gurung
Males Pernille
Razvanlon Marinel
Alistair Myers
Martyna Pawliczek
Julio Davis Taste-Sierra
Kevin McCabe

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Introductory and Certified, Shanghai, China, September 2016

September 14, 2016, 9:52 am

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We had 30 out of 40 people who passed the Introductory course, and 9 out of 21 for the Certified.

Congratulations to all!

Introductory Passes

Rinya Jiang
Angelica Bruno
Cheng-qi Tang
Felix Zhang Feng Zhi
Fong Mei Ming Calvin
Hao Feng
Hsiao Lun Alex Tsai
Hsiao Chia Po
Kelcy Li
Lucas Swallows
He-Yuan Chen
Chu-Lin Holly Chiu
Gerard Liao
Jan Van Heesvelde
Liu Fei Fei
Lucas Liu Poh Guan
Chung Kin Chung
Hong Yi Zhu
Aamodini Roy
Andrew Zhang
Jiang Song
John Joshua Retoya
Junjie Shi
Rick Jia
Ryan Ngo Shee Kiat
Shanru Lu
Shanshan Xu
Weihe Kong Lewin
Wesley Shi

Certified Passes

Chu-Lin Holly Chiu
Gerard Liao
Jan Van Heesvelde
Liu Fei Fei
Lucas Liu Poh Guan
Chung Kin Chung
Thomas Ho
Toru Takamatsu
Hong Yi Zhu

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Congratulations! Two new Masters pass in London.

October 23, 2016, 12:39 pm

≫ Next: Course Co-Ordinator appointed for the CMS Europe

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Congratulations to Danish born Jess Kildetoft and Australian born Benjamin Hasko who passed the Master Sommelier Diploma in October, at the Dorchester Hotel in London.

Well done to Ben who passed all three parts on his first attempt; he is awarded the inaugural Dom Ruinart cup and a prestigious trip to visit their cellars in Reims.

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Course Co-Ordinator appointed for the CMS Europe

October 24, 2016, 3:53 am

≫ Next: Advanced, Thallern, Austria, November 2016

≪ Previous: Congratulations! Two new Masters pass in London.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Edouard Oger MS as Course Co-ordinator for the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe.

Edouard took his first Sommelier qualification in 2003, then honed his skills by working as a commis sommelier in Michelin-starred restaurants in his native France. In the UK, he worked his way up to Sommelier and Head Sommelier at hotel groups such as Hotel du Vin and Malmaison and in 2005 took his Certified Sommelier Exam with the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe.

In 2008 he settled as Head Sommelier at two-Michelin-starred Gidleigh Park, working with chef Michael Caines, he soon achieved the status of Advanced Sommelier. In 2011, Edouard became a Master Sommelier and won the Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle cup, having scooped the highest scores within his peer group. At Gidleigh Park he managed a wine list of 1,300 bins.

Edouard will assist Court Administrator Laura Rhys MS and the CMS Board in developing the schedule of European, Asian and Oceania courses in the future.

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