Here you'll find a series of short videos to help you get over the line in the MW Practical exam
These videos are here to help and guide you on your journey to the MW exam. The first few videos are free to view, after which the videos are accessible through a payment portal. New videos will be added to the site every month during 2025 to build up to a full library of 100 films by August 2026. We hope you enjoy watching these as much as we enjoyed making them.
Study Smart, Stress Less !
Tim Wildman MW, founder WineTutor.tv
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If you don’t know about the the Two Glass Technique then you’re missing out! This unique approach will turbocharge your tasting skills and accelerate your learning.
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We interview Masters of Wine and ask them"How did you pass the Practical exam?”
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Students know all about the importance of preparing dry notes, but in this film we look at an alternative approach, the concept of grape profiles, which can make you more flexible and able to catch those curve balls.
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In this film we look at a cunning technique for answering maturity questions with authority and confidence every time.
For many students it’s a “Eureka!” moment when they discover the approach of categorising all wines in the practical tasting into Type 1, 2 or 3. It helps you score points when you know what the wine is, when you’re unsure and crucially when you don’t have a clue!
Many students spend years negative funnelling, wasting time, losing points and becoming frustrated at a lack of progress. When you learn how to adopt the Positive Funnelling technique your exam performance will take off, and it’s so easy!
Every MW who ever passed the exam all say the same thing, “the year I passed I got on top of my timing”. In this film we look the importance of Timing in the Practical and tricks and techniques on how to improve your speed skills so you never leave a question unanswered.
The MW Practical is a theory exam with a tasting attached. In this film we discuss what this means and investigate the importance of theoretical knowledge to the tasting exam and provide examples of the depth and breadth you need to go into, both with New World wines and the European Classics.