amateur de vin: a lover of wine

It has been just over a month since I sat the MW exam, so I've had some time to process, take a break, and think about next steps. As...

Well, here we are again -- less than two weeks out from this year's Masters of Wine exams. June 4-7, I'll find myself in Napa, splitting...

Well, now that I have had a little over a week to process, I am finally ready to revisit and share my MW exam experience. First, a...

Last month saw me travelling to Napa for the annual residential seminar. Some of you may remember my discussion of this last year, but to...

Well, the last several months have gone by in an absolute blur. The fall is always my busiest time at work, thanks to the gorgeous...

Early December saw me back in Napa for the first Master of Wine course days. The course days are two days of lectures, study tips, and...

Tasting Today is a series of WSET-style tasting notes, based on their Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT). While the SAT can be used to...

Tasting Today is a series of WSET-style tasting notes, based on their Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT). While the SAT can be used to...

Last month, I was back in the Napa Valley for the first time in over a year. It was surreal to be in a place that I know so well and yet...