An exciting start to the year! Thanks to the ever expanding support by Queena #curiousvines I have been awarded a place at the Road to MS support 2026! 🥳 🙏 Our first session entailed a workshop of „Performance under stress“ by the highly regarded Dr Josephine Perry. Take away: Its easy to overestimate once performance when adrenaline and cortisol rushes through our veins. Everything changes and it doesn’t matter how much we prepared for any exam, the chance to fail is much higher if we didn’t prep for our mental game! I can only encourage Sommeliers with a goal in focus to embrace such an opportunity to learn from the best and meet incredible talented fellow Somms on the way. Learning together - growing together- succeeding together = everyone wins!! It’s not a journey to walk alone!! A massive thank you to @josephineperry76 for an excellent session, it’s amazing to learn from the best in their field! This incredible opportunity of personal development in our wine community would not arise without the generous sponsorship of @armitwines 🙏 @pol_roger @queenadwong @stefanthesommelier_ms Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! #sommlife #curiousvines #courtofmastersommeliers #wineducation #wine #sommeliers #mastersommelier

Knowledge is power .... and elevates your experience ! I help build a foundation in one day to spark a good understanding & enjoy once wine even more! It was great fun yesterday, Thanks to the curious participants ! In collaboration with @dubbaracademy and @vinostito Check out upcoming courses on www.dublinbaracademy.com #wineenthusiast #winelovers🍷 #somm #sommlife #artisanwine

What a week it has been…! 😅 This was my second run at the Master Sommelier Exam and I am super happy to have the Practical ticked off ✅ This exam shows us our limits and where the sky is. Thanks to the thorough work of the @court_of_master_sommeliers I am most grateful to be here. It has taken me years to believe that I could ever be a candidate at this crazy Exam. Impostor syndrome…we all know it! Our minds are our worst obstacle! The journey to gain this detailed knowledge and ability to mastery is tough, requires discipline and drive, but it is incredible. We learn more about ourselves and how we can achieve our goals we only ever dreamed off. Especially with the support of the amazing people we surround ourselves with, new friends we make and experiences we create on the way whilst growing into an MS. My hat 🎩 is up to all those who have persevered to get there👏🏻 Thanks a million to everyone supporting this journey I would be nowhere near this without you!! 🙏 @vinostito @morgan_vanderkamer @danielstojcic_ @harriet_tindal @julie_dupouy @fqreveri @jonathanpgouveia @setigiraldo @vintageollie @stefanthesommelier_ms @queenadwong @sudo.aki @7mrp @andreabertram_ @laure_kw @chapteronebymickaelviljanen #sommlife #sommeducation #wine #sommeliers #wineenthusiasts #courtofmastersommeliers

Interesting line up of Rieslings blind last night…Riesling is such a cracking grape variety, honest to its origin / dirt and climate it’s grown in, showing many facets of styles…a true chameleon! Eden - South Australia Finger Lakes - NY State Piedmont- Italy North Pannonian - Slovakia Nahe - Germany And two completely different styles of Mosel - Germany Many Thanks for hosting @jurgenkarwig 🙏 #artisanwine #blindtasting #sommlife #wine #sommelier

Road to MS with all its ups and downs, it’s the journey that makes me want to pursue this! Thanks to the special people helping me on this journey @danielstojcic_ @morgan_vanderkamer @vinostito @harriet_tindal @charlesderain @nomadwineimporters @fqreveri @richardlinden79 @julie_dupouy @stefanthesommelier_ms @chapteronebymickaelviljanen #courtofmastersommeliers #sommlife #wine #wineentusiast