Practical tips to sharpen your tasting skills and develop a more refined palate.

Every week, you'll get 1 actionable tip to build, sharpen, and refine your tasting skills.

Who's this for?

This newsletter is for wine enthusiasts who want to sharpen their tasting skills and develop a more refined palate—but struggle with knowing where to start.

Every wine lover wants to taste with confidence.

But most end up feeling overwhelmed, second-guessing their perceptions, or stuck in a rut of drinking the same wines over and over again.

Maybe you've even taken an expensive wine course—only to find that it didn’t actually improve your ability to taste.

Here’s why:

Most wine enthusiasts focus on memorizing facts instead of training their palate.

As a result, you end up feeling frustrated when you can’t articulate what you’re tasting, uncertain about your wine choices, and ultimately, missing out on the deeper enjoyment that comes from true sensory awareness.

But after eight years as a certified sommelier—tasting thousands of wines, working in restaurants, studying at an advanced level, and teaching others—I discovered that the best way to develop your palate isn’t through theory alone, but through structured comparative tastings.

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I'll help you take the right steps to build your confidence.

The confidence to
talk about wine with authority and ease.

The confidence to
trust your own senses while developing your palate.

The confidence to
identify the markers of quality in wine.

Why Subscribe?

Every week, I send one focused tasting guide that helps you build your palate—without information overload.

No more
feeling lost when tasting.

No more
relying on what critics say.

No more

struggling to put words to what you’re experiencing.

Each issue combines guided tastings and practical insights to improve your tasting skills in just a few minutes per week.

These aren’t just theoretical lessons—they’re actionable tasting experiences designed to train your palate in real time.

I cover everything from classic side-by-side tastings (like Old World vs. New World) to breakdowns of structural elements.

Not only do you get a clear framework for tasting, but each issue also includes:

  • A focused tasting exercise you can do at home
  • Practical tips for identifying flavors, textures, and structure
  • A deeper understanding of what makes a wine great

My goal is for you to find something worth reading—and tasting—in every single edition.

And my promise? To help you train your palate with clarity, confidence, and conviction.

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