Deciding to become a Master Sommelier was unquestionably the most important and rewarding career decision I ever made.

But getting there was nothing short of a series of false starts and detours with no clear academic and practical pathway to the wine education and certification I wanted. Sure, there were dozens of wine tasting classes for hobbyists and other wine classes for working wine professionals, but no one wine school or wine training courses distilled and streamlined all the wine education necessary to become a qualified wine professional.
I knew there had to be a better way.

After completing my wine education and becoming a Master Sommelier, I made it my mission to develop the most effective professional wine school ever created. That's about the time I was introduced to the founders of the nationally recognized and award winning Professional Culinary Institute of California. After meeting the PCI team, they shared my vision and mission to help wine students to become qualified and in-demand wine professionals.

Together we created the Certified Sommelier School at PCI - the fastest path to a career in wine. Our vision was so powerful that the Court of Master Sommeliers, the world's foremost authoritative body on wine, has made our Wine Education Program the first wine school they've ever approved. The wine classes at PCI, California give you the knowledge and experience you need to become a certified wine professional.

Our wine training courses are organized into eight concise wine school modules: Wine Foundation, Wines of France, New World Wine Regions, Wines of Italy, Wines of the Iberian Peninsula, Wines of Germany & Eastern Europe, Beers, Spirits & Cigars, and Wine Program Management. With learning expeditions to local wineries, classroom lectures, hands-on service training, themed and blind wine tasting, chef and sommelier taught food pairing classes, small class sizes, and a master sommelier for your instructor, you can go from zero wine knowledge to a Certified Sommelier in eleven weeks, three and a half hours a day.

With the wine industry booming there is no better time to advance your wine knowledge and move up in the world of wine. And there is no better way to become a fully qualified and certified wine sommelier, confident and ready to excel in the prestigious world of wine, than the Certified Sommelier program at PCI, California.

So if you're serious about a career in wine, I invite you to share in our vision and apply to our Certified Sommelier program today.


Sincerely,

David Glancy, MS, CWE
Wine Department Chair

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