Certified Sommelier Exam (CMS 2)

The Court of Master Sommelier’s second-tier examination—Certified Sommelier—tests you on a crushing volume of content, most of which needs to be learned before formal instruction takes place. This collection of 1,700+ CMS Level 2 flashcards eliminates the guesswork and overwhelm from this essential preparation!

Brainscape has partnered with experienced Certified Wine Educator and Master Sommelier candidate Sarah Sutel Looper (DipWSET) to create CMS Level 2 flashcards that cover everything you need to know and nothing you don’t so that you can focus on learning as fast and painlessly as humanly possible.

With neatly-organized decks that cover all the concepts taught in the official CMS Certified Sommelier textbook and required reading, you’ll have the content and sophisticated, systematized learning system you need to walk into that final exam with confidence!

CMS Level 2 flashcards covering the official Certified Sommelier test plan and study materials

Much of the challenge of the Certified Sommelier certification lies in learning and retaining the firehose of information required before you even step foot in the classroom for formal instruction. Because self-study is such an important component of the CMS Level 2 course, only the most efficient, effective, and convenient study tool will do.

With Brainscape’s Certified Sommelier flashcards, you get:

• 1,700+ Flashcards with in-depth coverage of the wine regions of the world and their most important grapes, wines, and styles; winemaking, storage, and service; and beer, sake, cocktails, liqueurs, and more.
• Content that culls down and condenses all the important information you need to know in the official CMS - Level 2 Certified Sommelier reading materials so that you’re not left guessing at what you should be focusing your time on learning.
• Fleshed-out details and explanations of wine laws, labeling terms, aging requirements, and classifications so that you have a thorough understanding of each topic covered.
• Labels! The written portion of the Certified Sommelier exam is known to include labels and ask students to “Name That Producer. These flashcards close that gap, not only by telling you which wines are important to know for specific regions, but also by familiarizing you with their labels.
• Flashcard questions that compel students to be over-prepared, which you have to be! For example, the CMS examiners might ask: “Besides Raveneau, name two other Chablis producers.” We phrase this question as: “Name three Chablis producers.”
• An adaptive, scientifically-optimized learning platform that helps you learn more efficiently and retain the information for longer.
• Ongoing feedback, statistics, and visualization tools to help you track your progress and motivate daily studying.
• In-sync studying across Brainscape’s website and all your iOS and Android devices.

In other words, these CMS Level 2 flashcards will prepare you to confidently take and pass the Certified Sommelier’s written exam, even if you don't live in a major market where these wines and beverages are widely available.

Additional free resources for CMS Level 2 Certified Sommelier students:

• Read: What to expect from the Court of Master Sommeliers Level 2 Exam.
• Watch: Brainscape’s Wine YouTube channel to get advice from top sommeliers.
• Explore: Brainscape’s Wine Academy bursting with advice for wine students, enthusiasts, and budding sommeliers.
• Listen: Brainscape Wine Podcast
• Check out: Brainscape Wine on Instagram and Tiktok
• Get: Brainscape’s CMS Level 2 study planners and exam countdown sheets.

Brainscape helps you learn faster and remember for longer

The brain is hardwired to learn and remember information a certain way. The Brainscape™ flashcard app was born out of the question: what if we leveraged this hardwiring to help students learn more efficiently? Fueled by curiosity, our team of cognitive scientists from Columbia and Yale spent years developing a scientifically optimized learning platform to boost your learning.

Our "secret sauce" is a learning algorithm that delivers information to your brain in a way that optimizes its ability to retain that information. And it’s the spaced repetition of CMS Level 2 content at precisely the right interval for YOUR brain that makes Brainscape so effective for remembering the facts.

Now go crush the CMS Level 2 exam!