Yes. Membership is required for all multi-day sommelier and academic programs (such as the Wine Foundation, Core Sommelier, and Advanced Sommelier).
Here’s why:
- The cost of a full year of membership is less than paying non-member pricing for these programs.
- Membership includes essential benefits like in-person support, consulting, and access to member services that are critical for academic study.
For this reason, we only offer member pricing for these programs.
Exception: Our one-day, under-two-hour public tasting classes remain open to non-members at this time.