by admin | Jan 21, 2026 | Blog
In the last post, I broke down the white wine tasting grid used for the Master Sommelier Certified Sommelier Examination. This post is a continuation of the previous and explains how to use the red wine tasting grid. Before getting started, here are a few general...
by admin | Jan 7, 2026 | Blog
A few months ago, I facilitated a session for a group of students who will be taking the MS Certified Sommelier Exam early this year. One of the things we did during the session was taste four wines using the grid that’s part of the exam. To begin, I tasted a white...
by admin | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog
In the last post I explained my internal strategies for looking at a glass of wine in the context of using the deductive tasting grid. At one point I mentioned I thought that the nose of a wine—or smell—was by far the most important aspect of tasting. If anything,...
by admin | Apr 11, 2023 | Blog
Jamie Goode’s The Goode Guide to Wine: A Manifesto of Sorts is literally a pocket-sized personal philosophy about wine; from the tasting experience to commercial vs. artisan wine and beyond. In the preface, he states more than once that he fully expects the reader to...
