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Gemmabeta t1_iy1iv8z wrote

Reply to comment by nordic_yankee in Drink Masters on Netflix rides the line between "mildly interesting" and "this is the most pretentious shit ever" by jcwitte

Didn't that entire generation of sommeliers end up getting disqualified over a cheating scandal?

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jephw12 t1_iy2xgo0 wrote

No. That film came out in 2013. That scandal was with the 2018 exam.

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CoolAbdul t1_iy3nu4g wrote

I know of a famous sommalier who has faked his entire career. It's amazing to see.

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Zuzublue t1_iy1q3xm wrote

Tell me more!

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Gemmabeta t1_iy1qnr1 wrote

One of the proctors leaked all the answers for the tasting portion of the 2018 exam (widely reputed as the hardest--by a vast margin--portion of the 3-part Master Sommelier exam) to two people.

And because the group of test-takers each year is so small and they are all in constant contact each other for study and practice, it was impossible to know how many people got the leak.

And so they just blanket disqualified everyone and made them all retake the test next year.

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