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2026 MW exam papers revealed
Here are the questions posed to those striving for those coveted two letters, among them our very own Sam Cole-Johnson. Earlier today, the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) revealed...
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Every day, I write ‘Research Paper!’ at the top of my to-do list. It’s equivalent to David Cameron writing ‘eliminate...
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Rarely has relief been so palpable as when I found out last month that after three years of working on...
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Almost six months have passed since the last instalment of my MW diary. Since then, I’ve sold a flat, bought...
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The agony is over for six aspiring Masters of Wine who learned this morning that they have finally acquired the...
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12 June 2014 – As a Throwback Thursday we are republishing this four-year-old 12th instalment of Richard's account of his...
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Last week was the week the annual Master of Wine Practical and Theory examinations were held, as concurrently as time...
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The recent MW Symposium in Florence was not all talk. There were two excellent tastings, both organised superbly by my...
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Finally, I seem to be bearing down on an accepted topic for my Research Paper. I have had two consecutive...
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Having decided to move from a dissertation to one of the recently proposed Research Papers (see MW diary – part...
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How quickly technology can change. You may have read the recent stories about the latest rollercoasters – it seems that...
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Last Thursday night the most recent batch of Masters of Wine were officially anointed at the annual MW get together...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
This week the Institute of Masters...
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No sooner had I hinted that change was a-comin' to the MW dissertation process than an announcement precisely to that...
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After a self-enforced summer hiatus caused by my May decision to abandon my then-current dissertation project, I am reviving my...
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Very many congratulations to the eight people who, it has just been announced, have had their MW dissertations approved so...
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Last week, the fiendishly challenging Master of Wine examinations were held in three locations around the world: London, Sydney and...
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