2026 Master of Wine exam Paper 2
The second tasting exam is red wines. This has been my undoing not only during last year's exam, but also during the occasional mock exam and course day. My challenge has been an inability to accurately measure tannins on these wines, especially if the flight is heavy on bold rich red wines. I find that the tannins linger on my palate, carrying over from wine to wine, which makes me grossly over/under estimate the level of the tannins and therefore skewing what I think I've got in the glass. I can't smell shit, so if I am relying on poor structure perception, I'm not very good at this wine tasting game. Day 2 is where I either pass/fail this exam. I need to put a good day in. I've got winemaking essays after the tasting, and that is my weakest area of expertise, so it's a real double whammy. I am fairly relaxed as I sit down to set up my glasses as I felt like I didn't make an asshole out of myself yesterday. If I can get a flight w...
