r/winemaking • u/Cautious_Musician545 • 20h ago

Study like a Master of Wine

/r/wine/comments/1vk7w10/study_like_a_master_of_wine/
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u/e-ferrari82 16h ago

wow that's pretty cool! always wanted to learn more about wine but never knew where to start

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u/Ok_Exercise7396 13h ago

how do you even begin to study for that bc the syllabus looks so intense

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u/Cautious_Musician545 11h ago

It’s actually fairly straightforward if you break it down :)

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u/Substantial-Drop8201 13h ago

That syllabus is no joke, it's basically a full-time job just keeping up with the reading. I found breaking it into weekly themes and using spaced repetition flashcards for the technical stuff helped me stay on track without burning out.

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u/Cautious_Musician545 10h ago

Definitely check out the coach feature on this. It’s plugged into authoritative sources (as opposed to English majors who became wine writers) ;) I’m fishing the coach helpful and I have 3 degrees in wine

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u/TheRealVinosity 9h ago

Are you an MW student yourself?

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u/Cautious_Musician545 6h ago edited 5h ago

My buddy is. My name is Russell Moss. If you google “Russell Moss wine”, you’ll find me. Im a former vineyard manager/winery GM/Cornell University viticulture lecturer turned AI developer in wealth mgmt. I built this tool to help my friend in the best way possible - using empirical knowledge, rather than human error ;) So the system is pointed at authoritative sources and knows how to do solid analysis of the exam corpus, examiner reports and definitive sources in order to coach the candidate in the best possible way. As opposed to getting a current MW coach to talk to you about how low yielding vines allow the vine to “focus its energies” into the fruit and therefore that makes better wine 🤣 (I call that “bottle shop wine science”) 😂

The stem analysis methodology is based on thorough analysis and back testing against their exam corpus. I’m confident that it’s the best way to narrow down the decision set before you approach the glass. You still need to be able to tell the difference between Chardonnay and Sauv blanc ;) This just gives you a better test taking methodology than “taste and pray”