The final day of tasting was the most classic of all in style, with nothing out of the ordinary in terms of the line-up. Better yet, I was judging with an MW student who was more than happy to give me time over lunch to pester her about the course (I do this whenever I […]
Day 3 was a pleasant mixture with many lesser-known regions, as well as the classic wines of the world. Aside from a dip into Champagne on Day 2, France hadn’t made an appearance so it was nice to start seeing some Bordeaux and Rhone wines filtering in as well. Sparkling – It’s customary to start […]
Day 2 of the IWC judging was a little less esoteric in nature, with quite a few classic flights being lined up. Whether it’s a weird mixture of wines from countries with very young wine industries or the sort of wines you might expect to find in an exam, I’ve yet to have a day […]
59 wines, 15 countries (with no country replicated even once in the flights) and a few big surprises; day 1 at the IWC got off to a great start! Well, I say day 1, it’s really just day 1 for myself. 20 teams of judges spent last week tasting through 80-100 wines a day, weeding […]