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Allison Sheardy

Apr 30, 2023

Tasting practice, MW style

The Master of Wine Stage 1 assessment is less than six weeks to go, so I thought I'd give some insight on how I'm preparing. As a...

Allison Sheardy

Jun 11, 2021

Tasting Today: 2017 trisaetum Ribbon Ridge Estate Riesling

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...

Allison Sheardy

Jun 9, 2021

Bienvenue

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...

Pablo Neruda

“I like on the table,
when we're speaking,
the light of a bottle
of intelligent wine.”