The legendary webinars from WineTutor.tv
We focus on tips, techniques and result focused strategies for both Stage 1 and Stage 2 students.
This is your tool kit to unlocking the syllabus and passing the exams.
We've been helping MW students get over the line since 2015.
Study Smart, Stress Less
Suitable for Stage 1 and Stage 2 students
For Stage 1 students we provide a framework to structure your studies, as well as plenty of short cuts, hacks and tips to help you get on top of the syllabus, making your tasting and studying much more focused, efficient and results orientated, which will save you time, reduce your stress levels, and ultimately give you a better chance of passing.
For Stage 2 students it’s a chance to turbo-charge your studies in the run up to the final hurdle. Our took kit of templates, tips and techniques has been built up over the years from students for whom these methods have worked and proved successful in getting them over the line
In recent years the IMW has added a significant amount of distance learning material to the Resources section of their website. As helpful as that is, students now face an additional challenge, as well as getting on top of the breadth of the MW syllabus there is the challenge of managing over 400 hours of recently added distance learning content. To help students with this additional challenge we have taken the opportunity to review the entire catalogue of online resources and content and have included in the How to Pass webinars a new section that advises students on how to prioritise this mountain of recently created data and content, what is worth watching, and what is not!
Whatever stage of the program you are at, and no matter how disrupted your studies have been in the last year, we're confident that our 100 DAYS TO PASS webinars will give you the tool kit you need to maximise the crucial final 100 days in the run up to the exams and help "get you over the line" this year in both the Stage 1 Assessment and Stage 2 exams.
100 Days to Pass
Live webinars and recordings
Each webinar lasts five hours with a short break at the two and half hour mark. The webinars are recorded and participating students will be a sent a link to the recording a few days afterwards.
The timing of the two sessions will be based on the London UK time marked in bold below. If you can’t attend in person you can purchase the recordings the week following the webinars.
100 DAYS TO PASS PRACTICAL Saturday 25th January 2025
London GMT 14.00 - 19.00
100 DAYS TO PASS THEORY Sunday 26th January 2025
London GMT 14.00 - 19.00
Cost per webinar: GBP£150 / AU$300 / HK$1600 / CNY¥1500 / US$200 / EUR€180
Recording of the webinars will be available the following week. Cost per recording: GBP£100 / AU$200 / HK$1100 / CNY¥900 / US$140 / EUR€120
Payment can be made via PayPal or International Bank Transfer and is required a minimum of 7 days in advance of the webinar. Webinars are held using Zoom. Preparation reading will be sent before the webinars, in addition all webinar participants are welcome to send questions in advance.
Please contact me by email to book your place tim@winetutor.tv
Tim Wildman MW, founder, WineTutor.tv
Webinar # 1 content
In this webinar we look at the skills & techniques required to pass the Practical Exam with guidance on how to draw up a structured plan that focuses on outcomes and results.Topics to be covered include the following:
What is the Practical Exam asking you to do? (clue: it’s not identification!)
Different requirements for preparing for Stage 1 as opposed to Stage 2
A critical review of IMW resources and distance learning videos
Beating the Borderline Blues
Taste like a detective, write like a lawyer - but what does that mean?
Unlocking the power of Laterals
Home tasting - DOs and DON’Ts
Accelerate your learning with the famous Two Glass Technique
Why Grape Profiles are smarter than Dry Notes
Tactical use of bullet points
Common traps
Mnemonics for grapes, countries and winemaking questions
The secret to note taking
The secret to finishing the paper
Understanding Grid vs Cross
When to use templates for set questions
When NOT to use templates for set questions
Method of Production questions - what you need to know
Style questions - the truth that no-one has ever told you
Quality questions - why they are even more important than you think
Origin questions - a new approach
Variety questions - it’s all about intelligent options
Tackling the notorious eight wine flight
Compare and contrast - why do so many students get this wrong?
Positive funnelling - when to do it and when NOT to do it
How I passed (myself!)
How They Passed (other MWs)
Appropriate for both Stage 1 and Stage 2 students.
Preparation reading will be sent in advance.
Please note there is no tasting during the webinar
Webinar # 2 content
You can With the appropriate technique and approach it's possible to prepare and pass the Theory exam in twelve weeks from a standing start. We look at the strategy and tactics you'll need to get the most out of your study time and increase your chances of passing. Topics to be covered include the following: more detail in this subtitle
Different requirements for preparing for Stage 1 as opposed to Stage 2
A critical review of IMW resources and distance learning videos
Beating the Borderline Blues
Stretching the facts - how to make your examples work harder and go further
Fake it until you make it - how to write an essay on a subject you're weak on
A mile wide and an inch deep - how to get across the vast MW syllabus
How to avoid the most common mistakes of students who fail
Planning for success - why you should write less essays but do more plans
Critical analysis - what is it and why do so many students get it wrong?
Your golden bullet to a pass essay- Unpacking the Question techniques
The fool proof guide to writing introductions
3 easy ways to structure the body of the essay
Tackling Papers 4 and 5 with the famous Example-Led Approach
Going on trips / not going on trips
How to achieve the elusive MW tone of voice
How I passed (myself)
How They passed (other MWs)
Appropriate for both Stage 1 and Stage 2 students.
Preparation reading will be sent in advance.
“It was the most valuable discussion relating to the program that I’ve had to date. Your advice was incisive and refreshingly fundamental. I now feel I have a definite pathway towards the goal. I’ve also had a real jolt of motivation and inspiration as a result.”
“Your sessions on the practical and theory exams were invaluable to my preparation for the S1A. Because of your seminars I finally understood what was expected and HOW to study. I felt I was 100 times more effective and no longer felt like I was spinning my wheels"
"Tim has amazing pointers and his highlights are helpful in quantifying the vast syllabus of the MW study by looking at what matters the most. He brings out his experience as a student through relatable stories at a micro level. Equally, he also shows a pathway to help build a bigger picture for a potential Master of Wine. A focused roadmap on how to study efficiently! “
“I have progressed more in the last few days that the last few months! “
“These two seminars have been the greatest illuminating events so far in my MW journey”
“Tim’s classes are full of resources and step-by-step processes A truly practical approach and confidence builder that helped in so many ways! “
“Thank you for the part you played in my successful progress to Stage 2. Without 100 Days To Pass, I wouldn’t have been as armed and ready for a successful outcome as I was.
Your no-nonsense approach to study planning & exam techniques were key for me"
“I am in the first year of the Master of Wine study program and I have felt like I have a very large gap to cover. I have plenty of experience in wine and I have the WSET diploma but it doesn’t matter because it is a sizeable jump! And these first few months have felt overwhelming in seeing the massive scope to study. My main question has been how do I navigate the abyss of information and potential knowledge that is necessary to pass. "Breadth not depth" is one of the many idioms used to describe the necessity to compartmentalise how you study for the Master of Wine exams.
Wine Tutor TV’s seminar by Tim Wildman MW is a great first step in compartmentalising. I feel like I have answers to how to study, what to study and how to prepare for the exam. The rabbit holes have been filled and I can start to prepare with a tighter focus. To be exam ready is everyone’s goal and this was a big help in how to achieve this. “