When you are truly your own best critic
Don't be afraid to trust your own judgement, even to accept that you do not like a wine, whatever the star rating or iconic name.
YOU are your own best judge. This has been said often enough by more than one wine authority. It took a while for me to see the truth in this simple statement at the beginning of my own journey, but I am finally getting round to it.
When I began to study wine, it was about understanding what essential attributes and qualities to look for, what criteria you needed to master and to use as benchmarks, and how to fine tune your palate and how to master the language of wine.
The first thing I did was to look for the yardsticks - or gold standards - by which you judge the attributes …
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