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The Festival that Doesn't Sleep
Traenafestivalen, in Norway. Tips, advice and information for those thinking of heading to one of the best festivals on the planet.
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Dan Kirby

June 2024

MW S2 Exam 2024 - Questions & Wines Revealed
No huge insights for the year until I have my results. But here are the questions with a little bit of commentary.
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Dan Kirby
What Day Is It?
I know that all of you want to get in touch to ask "How did the Exams go?"... So here's how they went.
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Dan Kirby
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May 2024

We're Not Answering the Right Questions.
What can James O'Brien's Mystery Hour teach us about wine?
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Dan Kirby
Making Another Mockery of the Process
Not Really. Just another stupid 'Mock' pun, after a few days in Switzerland with the MW crew and Christophe Heynen MW.
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Dan Kirby

April 2024

To Mock a Mocking Bird
Not a newsletter about philosophic logic theory, just some info on the mock practical exams I did last week.
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Dan Kirby

March 2024

Back in Maps.
I've been drawing some really terrible maps, to help with nailing down 'origin as closely as possible' questions. Honestly, they're like a child has…
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A Week at the Odney Country Club - Part 2
I wrote too much for the first round up of the Stage 2 Seminar. Here's some thoughts on the rest of the week's Blind tastings.
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Dan Kirby
A Week at the Odney Country Club - Part 1
Odney is a nice place, close enough to Maidenhead to be considered lovely, and still being just far enough away from Slough.
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Dan Kirby

February 2024

January 2024

How to Eat Food & Consume Liquids
The audacity of the wine biz trying to teach people how to eat and drink properly.
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The Countdown Begins
I haven't done enough study. So far. I don't think it ever feels like enough, but I definitely haven't done enough. The Stage 2 Exams are in just five…
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