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Don't quote me What Spain's MWs like – introduction

This year’s Outstanding WSET Alumnus (pictured) asked the eight Masters of Wine most closely associated with Spain to nominate five great Spanish wines and to outline current trends. Here he...

Ferran Centelles Thursday 30 January 2020 • 3 min read

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Richard Hemming MW Tuesday 8 September 2015

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Jancis Robinson Monday 7 September 2015

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Diary of an MW Student – part 46

I managed to have an entire conversation the other day without mentioning the d-word once. It was quite a revelation...

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Diary of an MW Student – part 45

Freelance writers are used to bulking up their copy. It really, really, really helps hit the word count. Sorry, that’s...

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Diary of an MW Student – part 44

The 2012 examiners' report has just been published. This year, the tasting exam recorded its highest number of passes for...

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Diary of an MW Student – part 43

How long does it take to make a 10-minute phone call? In my case, it’s currently averaging at around 45...

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Diary of an MW student – part 42

For the first time since enrolling on the MW course three years ago, I now, finally, truly believe I can...

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Diary of an MW Student – part 40

If studying for the MW qualification were a religion, it would be good old Catholicism. The communion is global. There...

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Diary of an MW student – part 39

To mark the official commencement of my dissertation studies, I created a shortcut folder on my desktop. Here now was...

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Diary of an MW student – part 38, the exam (take two)!

See also the three 2012 MW practical papers, with answers. MW students share many things as they proceed through the...

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The 2012 MW exam – practical

Reproduced below are this year's Master of Wine practical examination papers, which occupied my time for most of last week...

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Diary of an MW Student – part 37

Very, very best of luck on Wednesday, Richard! from all your colleagues on JR.com With 36 instalments of this diary...

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Diary of an MW student – part 36

‘Duh-duh-durr-durrrrr; duh-d-duh-duh-durrrr; ‘duh-duh-durr-durrrrr, duh-d-duh-duh-duh-duh-durr.’ - The Final Countdown, Europe. Epic Records, 1986. Five weeks until the exam. Which is the...