Free sommelier exam prep guides written by Advanced Sommelier Alper Billik. Court of Master Sommeliers Intro, Certified, Advanced, plus WSET Level 3 — full study plans, practice quizzes, AI chat, and flashcards.
Written by Alper Billik — Advanced Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers, 2019).
Free sommelier exam prep guides written by Advanced Sommelier Alper Billik. Court of Master Sommeliers Intro, Certified, Advanced, plus WSET Level 3 — full study plans, practice quizzes, AI chat, and flashcards.
Court of Master Sommeliers · Level 1
Free Intro Sommelier exam prep — 220+ questions across 22 wine regions. 4-step study plan from the Culinary Institute of America. Start here if you're brand new to the sommelier path.
Court of Master Sommeliers · Level 2
Full study guide for the Certified Sommelier exam. Theory, deductive tasting, and practical service. 4-step study plan, common mistakes, and free practice quiz.
Certified Practical Exam — 16-Minute Breakdown
What examiners evaluate during the 16-minute practical: wine service, food and wine pairing with producer + vintage, guest hospitality, and cocktails and spirits.
Court of Master Sommeliers · Level 3
How I passed the Advanced Sommelier exam on the second attempt. The full 9-month study plan — theory, blind tasting, service, and the mental game.
Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Complete WSET Level 3 Award in Wines preparation guide. Theory + tasting structure, the Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT), 6-step study plan, and common mistakes.
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Sommelier Flashcards (Free Preview)
8 real Certified Sommelier flashcards you can flip right now — Bordeaux, Burgundy, deductive tasting, and service. Plus the full 35-deck library structure.
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Practice tests for Level 1, Level 2, and Advanced — no signup required.
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Ask any wine theory or tasting question. Built from real study notes.
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3,000+ sommelier exam-prep questions. Blind tasting drills.
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Bordeaux, Burgundy, and more — fast revision cards organized by region.
Every sommelier exam — one place to study.
Free, in-depth exam preparation guides for the full sommelier path — Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory, Certified, and Advanced, plus WSET Level 3. Written from real exam experience by Advanced Sommelier Alper Billik.
Pick the exam you're studying for.
Apply what you've read — practice with the tools.
How the levels connect — and where to start.
The Court of Master Sommeliers offers a four-level path: Introductory, Certified, Advanced, and Master. You must pass each level before sitting the next. WSET runs in parallel with five levels of its own, with Level 3 being the working sommelier's standard reference qualification. Most career sommeliers hold credentials from both organizations.
Whichever exam you are preparing for, the rhythm is the same — theory, tasting, service, repetition. The guides above lay out the work for each level. The tools below give you somewhere to apply it.
If you do not know where to start, take the
first. It will tell you fast where your gaps are.
The pin is on the other side.
Whichever level you are studying for — keep going. Daily reps beat last-minute cram. The exam respects preparation.
Level 1 — Intro · Level 2 — Certified · Level 3 — Advanced · Study guides
AI Sommelier for Wine Pros & Wine Lovers
Your personal AI sommelier. Ask anything about wine — pairings, regions, tasting notes, blind tasting practice, WSET prep, and more.
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