by Katrina Smith
July 1, 2023
In September 2022, I decided to take up the baton once more and re-take Stage Two of the Master of Wine, sitting exams from Tuesday 6th - Friday 9t...
by Katrina Smith
October 29, 2022
I received news from fellow Stage 2 MW students earlier this week. Unlike me, a handful had been brave enough to directly continue their quest to...
by Katrina Smith
December 16, 2021
View from my "MW exam hotel" window.
The below is a summary of a few conversations I have had with many acquaintances in recent weeks.
Friend...
by Katrina Smith
September 13, 2021
This time ten days ago, I was walking out of Lindley Hall in Westminster having sat four days of Stage 2 MW exams. It was a gruelling process f...
by Caron Fanshawe
June 24, 2021
Assyrtiko, Xinomavro, Moschofilero, Agiorgitiko, Savatiano; not characters from a Greek tragedy nor indeed Greek Gods, but some of Greece’s signat...
by Katrina Smith
May 24, 2021
Bougies lit at Raimes Vineyard in Hampshire
In recent weeks, vineyards across Europe have been battling to protect their burgeoning vines from ob...
by Caron Fanshawe
March 22, 2021
I remember vividly my first taste of an English wine; it was at a wine fair at the prestigious Vintners Hall in London around 15 years ago. I wa...
by Katrina Smith
February 8, 2021
In recent months I have been contacted by a few different people wanting advice on how to enter the wine industry. Some are leaving school or about...
by Katrina Smith
October 27, 2020
When I originally set up Tipple Talk, I wanted to use minimal plastic and eventually be plastic free. I feel strongly about plastic, as I associ...
by Katrina Smith
October 19, 2020
Working a harvest isn't just about gathering a few bunches of grapes and long lunches (although that is certainly part of it). Katrina gives an insider view on her very own cellar hand experience at Wiston Estate in West Sussex.
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In September 2022, I decided to take up the baton once more and re-take Stage Two of the Master of Wine, sitting exams from Tuesday 6th - Friday 9t...
I received news from fellow Stage 2 MW students earlier this week. Unlike me, a handful had been brave enough to directly continue their quest to...
View from my "MW exam hotel" window. The below is a summary of a few conversations I have had with many acquaintances in recent weeks. Friend...
This time ten days ago, I was walking out of Lindley Hall in Westminster having sat four days of Stage 2 MW exams. It was a gruelling process f...
Assyrtiko, Xinomavro, Moschofilero, Agiorgitiko, Savatiano; not characters from a Greek tragedy nor indeed Greek Gods, but some of Greece’s signat...
Bougies lit at Raimes Vineyard in Hampshire In recent weeks, vineyards across Europe have been battling to protect their burgeoning vines from ob...
I remember vividly my first taste of an English wine; it was at a wine fair at the prestigious Vintners Hall in London around 15 years ago. I wa...
In recent months I have been contacted by a few different people wanting advice on how to enter the wine industry. Some are leaving school or about...
When I originally set up Tipple Talk, I wanted to use minimal plastic and eventually be plastic free. I feel strongly about plastic, as I associ...
Working a harvest isn't just about gathering a few bunches of grapes and long lunches (although that is certainly part of it). Katrina gives an insider view on her very own cellar hand experience at Wiston Estate in West Sussex.
