Court of Master Sommeliers Announces 2000 Schedule.Business Editors/Food and Wine Writers NAPA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000 The American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers has announced their 2000 schedule of programs for wine and service professionals who are interested in earning a Master Sommelier Diploma DIPLOMA. An instrument of writing, executed by, a corporation or society, certifying that a certain person therein named is entitled to a certain distinction therein mentioned. 2. . The Certificate Course, which is the first step in the three-tiered process of earning a Master Sommelier Diploma, will be offered: -- March 26-27, 2000 Seattle, WA -- April 7-8, 2000 CIA, Hyde Park, NY -- August 1-2, 2000 CIA, Napa Valley, CA -- September 17-18, 2000 Chicago, IL -- October 23-24 Orlando, FL Cost for the Certificate Course is $395. To obtain a registration form and additional information, please call 707/255-7667 or send your name and address to courtofms@aol.com America Online's Internet domain address. When sending e-mail to an AOL subscriber via the Internet, the aol.com is the last part of the address; for example: jjones@aol.com. . The Master Sommelier Advanced Course, the second step in attaining the Master Sommelier diploma, will be offered two times in the US this year. The US Master Sommelier Advanced Course is scheduled for: -- August 31 - September 1-2, 2000 New York, NY candidates retaking course only -- October 12-17, 2000 Las Vegas, NV The Advanced Course is open to graduates of the Master Sommelier Certificate Course. Fee for the August Advanced Exam is $500.00 and the October October: see month. Advanced Course is $795. The October course may be audited (without final examination) for $495. To obtain a registration form and/or and/or conj. Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved. Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing. additional information, please call 707/255-7667 or e-mail courtofms@aol.com. The final step in becoming a Master Sommelier is the MS Diploma Exam. The exam will be offered March 27-29 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden by invitation only to those who have successfully completed the Master Sommelier Advanced Course. The Court of Master Sommeliers was established to encourage improved standards of beverage knowledge and service in hotels and restaurants. Education was then, and remains today, the Court's charter. There are three stages involved in attaining the top qualifications and internationally recognized title of Master Sommelier: I. Basic Certificate Course II. Advanced Sommelier Course III. Master Sommelier Diploma For more information about the Court of Master Sommeliers, please call, write or e-mail: Court of Master Sommeliers, American Chapter, 1200 Jefferson Jefferson, uninc. city (1990 pop. 25,782), Fairfax co., N Va. It is a residential suburb of Washington, D.C. Street, Napa, CA 94559, Ph: 707/255-7667, Fx: 707-255-1119, e-mail: courtofms@aol.com |
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