Geoff Kruth
Geoff Kruth is an American wine professional. He founded and was president of GuildSomm, a nonprofit that helps prepare candidates for the Master Sommelier exam, and was featured in the 2012 documentary SOMM as an expert on the process of becoming certified as a Master Sommelier.[1][2][3][4]
Kruth resigned his position[5] as Master Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2020 after being caught up in an organization-wide sexual harassment scandal during the Me Too movement; according to the New York Times, almost a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct over a period of many years.[1][2][6] Some of the accusations involved coercive pressure to exchange sex for professional favors.[6]
After the sexual misconduct accusations he resigned his position at GuildSomm.[1][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Moskin, Julia (2020-10-29). "The Wine World's Most Elite Circle Has a Sexual Harassment Problem". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ a b "Head of Prominent Bay Area Wine Nonprofit Resigns After Sexual Misconduct Allegations". GOBO. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "Wine Market Council and GuildSomm Announce Strategic Partnership". Wine Business. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "Master Sommeliers to be Expelled after Sexual Misconduct Investigation". Falstaff. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "Chairman of the Court of Master Sommeliers Resigns, Entire Board Will Be Put Up for Election". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b Saxena, Jaya (2021-11-17). "Six Master Sommeliers May Lose Their Titles After Sexual Misconduct Investigation". Eater. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Mobley, Esther (2020-10-30). "Head of prominent Bay Area wine nonprofit resigns after sexual misconduct allegations". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-06-27.