amateur de vin: a lover of wine

As the title of this post may imply, I received the results of the MW exam back in September and things did not go as I would have liked....

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...

Well, the big news around here is that I have successfully completed Stage 1 of the Master of Wine program! I got the email earlier this...

I attended the Master of Wine Stage 1 residential seminar waaaaay back in early February -- already seems like a lifetime ago. This...

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...

Last week I received an email I’d been waiting for all summer – I was accepted to the Master of Wine study programme! Even now, after...

On April 11 I had the thrill of attending the 2022 WSET Graduation and Awards Ceremony in London. This was a bit of a journey, with the...

The last couple of months have been quite the whirlwind. I found myself in Sonoma for a work trip, followed by a week of bliss at an...

This week we got in our first juice and grapes of the season. The first bit of harvest is always exciting, cementing the reality of the...

“In victory, you deserve Champagne. In defeat you need it.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte Well, I am pleased to report that today is a day of...

Food was my first love, and wine came much later, actually. I would be remiss to not include lots of food pictures and discussion here....

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...

I'm currently sitting at my dining room table, relishing in the cool ac (long story there, but ultimately a happy ending), working my way...