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Reflections on 2020

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2020 was a very challenging year for all of us. As the days, weeks and months passed it felt like the year would never end. Now, looking back, they seemed to pass by in a blur. Fortunately I had taken up the habit of writing a journal to plan and keep … [Read more...]

January 15, 2021 Filed Under: Day In The Life, Thinking Sober

New Video: Viticulture

By Mark Law 3 Comments

A new video is now available on the Rational Wine YouTube Channel. (Please subscribe for updates!) This video will cover the key concepts behind viticulture and explains in simple terms how they will affect the final style of the wine in the … [Read more...]

March 31, 2020 Filed Under: Blog Announcements, Thinking Sober

How To Pass Advanced Theory: Flash Cards

By Mark Law Leave a Comment

Before my first attempt at the Advanced Sommelier Exam, I did not use flash cards. It just seemed a step too far, a blunt instrument to be used as a last resort when nothing else worked. Even the Green Pin Manifesto (credit: Jaime Pinedo), a resource I … [Read more...]

October 8, 2019 Filed Under: Day In The Life, Thinking Sober

How To Pass Advanced Theory: Journaling

By Mark Law 1 Comment

The unexamined life is not worth living.Socrates If I could point out one thing that changed my life this year, it would be Journaling. I had kept journals and diaries before, but they were never structured or consistent. I would go to a stationary … [Read more...]

October 1, 2019 Filed Under: Day In The Life, Thinking Sober

A Sommelier’s Apology

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I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.Herbert Bayard Swope - American editor and journalist, first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize I had the pleasure of dining at a … [Read more...]

January 22, 2019 Filed Under: Day In The Life, Thinking Sober

We Are Not Rational Drinkers

By Mark Law 2 Comments

Four years ago I started this website with a single goal - to apply rationality to wine. It seemed like a simple idea - know what you want, know what to look for, and you will be able to find the right wine every time. Without training, most of us would just … [Read more...]

January 8, 2019 Filed Under: Thinking Sober

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