Welcome to the first English-language on-line wine resource created specifically for Intermediate wine lovers. Hi. My name is Joe, and I am the Dude behind this one-person wine-writing outfit (hence the name); there’s no list of contributing editors, frequent guest authors, board of directors, or evil overlords – just little ol’ me. I am…
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CSW Exam Don’ts
Happy New Year and greetings from my “snowbird” vacation to southern FL! I was recently contacted by Kathleen Lisson, a fellow Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Wine Century Club member. Kathleen has started a blog post about tips and approaches for studying for the challenging CSW exam, and asked me to participate by adding…
Wheel of Misfortune OR "Screw it & pass the Bubbly!"
I’ve posted previously about my take on the “main” (aka internationally-recognized) streams of wine certification. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to take one of the certification exams, you should check out the World Wine Challenge game that I stumbled upon recently. It’s a simple flash game – a) spin the wheel,…