Reuters reports that three candidates who briefly held the Master Sommelier title in 2018 are suing the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas after the organisation voided the tasting exam over cheating allegations, with a five day jury trial scheduled later this year in San Francisco federal court. The article says the dispute centres on an email sent just before the blind tasting, containing shorthand that could be read as tips, and argues the case has become a referendum on due process and the credibility of one of fine wine’s key gatekeepers, with fewer than 300 Master Sommeliers worldwide.