HOW TO BECOME A MASTER OF WINE - THE WINE EXPERIENCE

[@elijahumogilevsky7004]

I study for DipWSET and today is my first exam in London. Your videos are so inspiring and empowering, thanks a lot for your ability to share and teach.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Best of luck!

[@asterixinbritainsteve8868]

Congratulations Konstantin. This is a really inspiring story and thoroughly deserved. Chapeau!!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@panoramahaususedom]

Dear Kostantin, I have been following your posts for some time now. I appreciate very much what you contribute here, your videos are very authentic, sympathetic and I learn something from it! I have the utmost respect for your achievement to have passed this exam. I am happy with you! With the warmest greetings from Berlin! Daniel

[@spiritalex9397]

I am always really impressed that you passed this test because you have to spend such an amount of money for it and lots of people never pass the exam. I have always pretty good in learning new things from books but I never had to go working during my own studies and also I have tried many wines and spirits during the last 15 years I am still far from being good at describing them or finding out what it is in a blind tasting so its really great what you did and I am really thankful that you share your knowledge with us!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you Alex!

[@Mik3Easter]

I was pleased to hear you talk about Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud in Dublin. My wife and I will be traveling in Ireland next month and we got reservations for dinner there. Their wine list isn't public as far as I can tell, so I'm really looking forward to diving into their wine book at the table.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Enjoy it!

[@herbert5758]

Really impressed, Konstantin, and happy for you! One feels your joy of sharing your knowledge and that shines through all of your videos. Thanks so much for telling us your story. It is so much fun learning more about wines from a 'Master', who also happened to be someone you can trust. I definitetly will taste a few more of Konstantin's favorite wines and have fun doing it. Danke! Well deserved!

[@caroleschweizer5735]

Thank you to make it accessible to common one like me !! I enjoy to taste wine but don't have a lot of experience.

[@andrewwebsterep]

I loved learning more about the program, and your journey. Nelson is a great little town. I regret not visiting your alma mater when I was there.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thanks!

[@kingjulian1549]

Great story and great result for all your efforts. Nelson is a beautiful little city with a delightful micro-climate. If only it wasn't situated on an earthquake fault line.

[@michaelcertain415]

Congratulations! Love your videos and this is a great story!

[@hungryformusik]

Cool - I also get attracted to wine by a burgundy, namely a Charmes Chambertin which was lacking the etiquette so I don‘t remember the producer. My father got it from there and returned about 50 bottles to Zurich in his american car, about 50 years ago when I still was a teenager. I will never forget that wine. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@dees9502]

LOVING this channel, my friend. Keep the vids and education coming 🙏

[@NickGardiner1]

Great video as always! I nearly applied for MW this year but decided I needed another year in the business to prepare. It looks absolutely terrifying!! I can only imagine how it feels to get that phone call! And great call on the magnum of Alfred Gratien!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Maybe next year!

[@MDL-lw9my]

Great story Konstantin! Well deserved, your passion is so apparent! Would love to pop some corks with you sometime! Cheers 🥂

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Sounds good!

[@domainedelarose5635]

I love listening to you. You’ve got the best temperament whilst you share knowledge and inspiration. Merci!

[@DomenicoFedeleWSET2]

Hi, thanks a lot for sharing your experiences. You mentioned you started doing some local competitions: can you please indicate any?

[@rickperry4036]

Awesome! Congrats Konstantin.

[@robswenson9598]

That was really interesting. I hope you will do a video about how to taste and describe a quality wine to differentiate a cheap wine, a moderate wine, and a really nice wine. I have found some inexpensive wines that I enjoy, and I'd like to be able to describe why a $30 wine is so much more enjoyable for me than a $125 wine. I suspect there are several measures of quality, as well as subjective personal preferences that come I to play

[@brianphillips7596]

Hi Konstantin, is that you with hair and a poppy in your jacket in the photo? Great stroy and very inspiring!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Those were the days!

[@derekcontreras7494]

Great video Konstantin! Congrats!!! Amazing accomplishment and equally amazing story!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thanks a lot!

[@The.Epicurean]

An inspiring story, Konstantin! Ausgezichnet.

[@jorgesalazar9023]

This is one of the most encouraging experience I have seen in KZbin !! You took the path that you felt was going to be more rewarding for the long term , of course with a lot of risk , but what a nice story…. I am actually more thirsty than before the video :)

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you!

[@gonzaloarias212]

Danke Konstantin, es hat Spaß gemacht👍👍👍👍

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thanks!

[@genadistefanov6885]

Well done 👏 sounds really crazy everything!I can imagine because I'm preparing for wset level 3 and at this point it's so hard for me!like you say I have full time job in a restaurant and I have family to!so it's very complicated,no much time for standing!once again congratulations 🎊 👏 🙂

[@rjo8500]

Great story. My first wine tasting was back in 2001 at Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk CT. Went with some friends who were already fairly knowledgeable. They talked me in to buying a bottle of 1996 Chateau Lynch Bages. Never spent $80 for a bottle of wine before and honestly thought it was crazy. That was my first taste and I’ve been hooked ever since. Also while there bought a set of Nachtmann Bordeaux stems and still have three.

[@CaptainGrimes1]

Would love to see you taste some British wines and sparkling wines, we have some very interesting white wines coming up from the chalky South Coast.

[@paulmoore4651]

Awesome story and WELL DONE!

[@patriciomeloni9787]

Gracias por compartir tu historia. Felicitaciones. Desde Argentina!

[@clydeblair9622]

Amazing fortitude. Congratulations. I've just been alive a long time.

[@gordonkendall5470]

Great video, Konstantin! I am impressed by the amount of work and level of dedication you put into your quest. I don't think I could do it but your story is very inspirational.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you!

[@pramodlamichhane4196]

Congratulations for your successful completion of master of wine 🍷... I am interested too in wine but unfortunately we don't have any wine course in our country have to move abroad which is very expensive for us to afford...

[@wanglevin9314]

Thx for sharing your story and it's really encouraging!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thanks!

[@tdegraaf1990]

I like your videos dude! Always fun to hear the story behind a channel. Please keep making the videos, I'm learning a lot from it!

[@KamranQeis]

Absolutely inspired by your story. I think I will go for it too… 😅

[@yurinemkoff6118]

Konstantin, thank you for your story. It is very inspiring!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

That's great to hear Yuri.

[@sportfact531]

Thanks for sharing your amazing experiences. I am currently studying for wset 3rd level. I would love to complete the dipwset in the future but I would like to ask you if the 3rd level is enough to start working in the wine world?

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

It was for me!

[@superkinkel]

Great video. Could you also explain, why you became interested in the Master of Wine program instead of the Master Sommelier? Since you were in hospitality at the time, it would have seemed the more natural choice? Your thoughts on the differences in these programs would be most interesting, would you consider one superior to the other?

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thanks. I think the MS is for people who want to pursue a career in hospitality. When I started with the MW, I was already in the trade and had no plans to go back on the floor.

[@michaelt.9614]

Well done! The result out of this that I appreciate the most, is the great wines recommended by you :-). Keep up the great work!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

THANK YOU!

[@majorsaloca]

Great to hear about your progress in the wine business. Really respect people who can achieve such a degree. I’m afraid I will remain a WSET3 graduate 😅

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you! You never know ... :)

[@JammaLamma]

I absolutely love you videos, just found you last week and I've watched at least a dozen. I'm a complete novice wine drinker- six months now- but I'm really enjoying finding great bargains at my local Grocery Outlet, I don'tknow if you've touched on that source like you have for Aldi but I seem to have good instincts as all of my favorites so far seem to sell out quickly. Looking forward to more videos and seeing your channel grow, I have a good track record with picking KZbin channels too. You should have WAY more subs, you do an excellent job. Thank you.

[@1234doawee]

Very well done. All that hard work paid off. Very inspirational story

[@shreyashdesai9969]

This is going to very helpful for future

[@AchillesMajor]

Well done good sir! What wine were you drinking in this vid? Syrah? BDX? I was on my wine education/Somm path when Covid took away my smell & taste completely. It happened Christmas day 2020 (my wife & I opened a 2015 Château des Jacques Morgon Côte du Py to pair with the turkey and BOOM - smelled nothing! The rest of the disease hit the next day) and it's just starting to return almost FOUR years later. Hoping it'll come back fully so I can take my next exams .....

[@soniahladka-i2n]

Hi Konstantin you are absolutely inspirational. May I ask you how old you've been when you've got your title?

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you! I was 33

[@rgiamboi]

What Burgundy was it that got you hooked? Having a hard time finding on Vivino.

[@hereforthebubbles]

Feeling more inspired! Thank you!

[@angiestimson3886]

Another very interesting video! Thank you!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thanks!

[@vallamb9499]

This is a great video, it was so interesting to hear your story 😊

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@olbakk1645]

Now I have to ask. When did you work at Patrick Guilbaud? I dined there in 2014, a fantastic restaurant!

[@sgtenologo]

Inspiring story.. got motivated! I guess I'm in the middle of the path, almost graduating in Viticulture and Oenology, and after that, let's go to Dublin, to WSET Diploma. The next step I still don't know, I don't make long term plans.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you - you will enjoy Dublin.

[@namratamhetar7924]

Congratulations sir, it's really inspiring for me , I am from India and I want to become master of wine and ur experience is really motivating for me. Thank you so much

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thanks!

[@edinalengyel5160]

Another great one, thank you! Many of your contemporaries have worked far harder, IMHO, for the same qualification that the big-name oldie MWs now admit, even a few decades ago, was based on knowledge of French wine, how the British merchants operated, and a 'bit of other stuff'. I don't think they're joking at all when they say they couldn't pass today. And finally an MW with an early career on the floor, and exemplifying it needn't be the other/or of restaurant professionals-> Court of Sommeliers and winemakers/wine merchants/the theory-minded-> WSET and Master of Wine....go 'hybrids'! (I find it more embarrassing than amusing when recently anointed Masters of Wine blurt out, every chance they get, how they'd spill wine over everybody if tasked with opening a bottle.) Personally am in two minds which way/how far to go - finishing WSET 3 now and starting WSET 4 later this year - but find your opinions very-very helpful.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you Edina. Good luck with level 3!

[@andrewjones2183]

Thanks for sharing!

[@maksymrusliakov7959]

Congratulations, you are great!

[@thibaultbautze-scherff4093]

Coole Sache, tolles Video! Und danke für die rasche Umsetzung :-)

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Danke!

[@mikeymonty]

So inspiring.. well done MW! Stay thirsty ❤

[@mathieud5594]

Congrats Konstantin! I know the feeling of passing a hard exam ;)

[@kentpiano2600]

Awesome, well done! That words "essays" put me off :)

[@simonthomas202]

Hi, it's wonderful to know about your achievement and I am crazy about making different types of wine like grapes, watermelon, ginger, carrot, beetroot and etc...etc. I am from India, Bangalore, looking out to start wine business in a big way. Anyway congratulations and wish you good luck

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you. Wine out of Carrots sounds very interesting! Good luck with your business.

[@RT-gv6us]

I have a question. I am fairly new to the wine world. I am 57 years old, but have only drank wine for about 5 years. During the last 5 years I have done a LOT of reading and watching of documentaries that educate on the history of some varietals and the whole wine making process. I have learned a lot in the last 5 years but still have MUCH more to learn. Here is my question: I have noticed my palate has changed a LOT over the last couple of years and I am not sure that it is a good thing. Wines that I previously loved are now seeming too sweet. For example I used to love California Cab Savs and Merlots, but now many of the CA labels that I previously loved are just too sweet. I feel like I am sliding down a slippery hill to the dark side because I find myself almost exclusively buying French and Italian labels that are more dry. Is this just the natural progression of becoming a wine drinker or is there something else going on with my palate?

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

This sounds like the normal progression into wine geekdom... Fortunately, there are great structured and refreshing wines coming out of CA, Australia, and most other parts of the New World today as well.

[@comesahorseman]

Many thanks! 👍

[@mrgyani]

You should advertise this more prominently, I never knew you were a master of wine, like Peter Koff.. Wow!

[@michielkroeskamp7996]

Thanks for this insight Konstantin, impressive and inspiring journey. But what, from the world of wine, appeared on your path after you were awarded the MW? Basically, what happened once you passed?

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

I will make a video on that topic!

[@michielkroeskamp7996]

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Looking forward!

[@guitar911rock]

Do you go back into the resturaunts after receiving this designation?

[@wanj.s.5322]

Lots of admiration..... One question, how long it took you to achieve the MW? Thanks

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thanks! 4.5 years.

[@slymattisfat]

Hi, very nice to hear your story, thanks for sharing. How many years did it take for you to achieve the MW? I'm a wine teacher and would like to start MW in 2 years but i want to learn more before i start.. i did not study at faculty of oenology and maybe that's what scares me the most concerning lack of knowledge. Any advice about that? thanks a lot. Cheers

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

It took me a bit more than 4 years. I would buy some science books and maybe go to some lectures if you can. You do not need a oenology degree to get the MW though.

[@slymattisfat]

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Thanks for your answer :)

[@gabyisphoto2379]

well done! seems like well deserved!!! chapeau!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you!

[@grapenomad]

Awesome journey sir! How old were you when you got the certification? I'm 30 and am also planning to immerse myself down this rabbit hole. Would be great if you could make a series on your journey to becoming an MW so that we can understand it in detail. Not much resources on the internet that cover all the fronts.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Best of luck! I will do some more videos about this I think ...

[@pysokon7714]

Hi Konstantin, I am quite impressed by your story and enjoyed the narration. But what interests me the most is the fact that you said London is the capital of wine. I have been living in North london for nearly 2 years now and was always a bit dissapointed about the wines that i bought from the usual grocery stores. I've found one wine shop which has proven to be good and did gave me several good recomendations. Do you have any suggestions about wine bars and shops? Thanks mate! great channel btw!

[@noahturner7963]

To which extend do you think that WSET is good?

[@giopotskhverashvili]

Nice to see you made this video :)

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thanks!

[@jimbob9799]

Congratulations

[@levisweet979]

Nice shirt, Brother.

[@nelsonrumayor6650]

CONGRATULATIONS, MASTER!!!!

[@pholsridurongkatum3340]

What are the differences between Master of Wine and Master of Sommelier?? It would be interesting to know the differences and what you can do in your career holding these 2 degrees?

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

In a nutshell: MS is a qualification for Somms working in restaurant and MWs are mainly trade, press and some wine makers.

[@mcrayfourd]

well done sir well done

[@thomassmith3721]

Cool Story! What is the difference between a "Master of Wine" and a "Master Sommelier"? (If any)

[@jenspoertscheller4314]

Respekt lieber Konstantin :)

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Danke!

[@numanuma20]

Congratulations Konstantin! Do you use your MW knowledge professionally or has wine know become a hobby? I’m only level 2 and have no plans to go onto level 3 but specialize in Italian wine.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Both! I run my on wine online retail business, consult with different companies on wine and speak about wine internationally... but wine is still a hobby, too.

[@numanuma20]

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Ok, I feel that if you go on that far, you better have plans to get into the industry.

[@mr.blaabjerg9548]

How long does the education take? And what does it cost?

[@grohomot]

Respekt!

[@thibautgent418]

My father is a MW himself, it's interesting to see another story behind this beautiful qualification ! Well done and nice video !

[@fanatiek1]

Kudos !!!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you.

[@jaykavanaugh8975]

Is Master of Wine different from Master Sommelier?

[@Neurability]

Was there a KZbin video creation class?

[@domewines]

Very interesting

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Glad you think so!

[@erikpietschmann8323]

Story time is a format you should do more often.

[@nicolasbisetti5278]

Respect

[@Birdylockso]

Pound for pound, which is harder, Master of Wine or Master of Sommelier? By the way, 10,000 euro per year is way cheaper than what they charge you at the US universities, and much more fun, too!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Difficult to say as I have not done the MS...

[@ol4513]

Is that Andrea in front of you?!

[@steakaddict5150]

Respect and congratulations mate. I would love to be a MOW but think I lack the time and the talent. Maybe one day when I retire!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

You never know until you try.

[@RogerBranch]

Salut!

[@Knightannavonkleve]

Lieber Konstantin-Wie sind die Chancen als Frau einen Job zu finden .Ich spreche 3 Fremdsprachen und habe 4 Berufsausbildungen im Hotel,bin unabhaengig. Als Sommelier ist es schon schwierig....Danke Dir!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Ja, auf der einen Seite suchen alle nach Fachkräften auf der andere ist es schwer einen Fuß in die Tür zu bekommen... ich wünsche dir viel Erfolg!

[@whatsfordinner1695]

what can you do after you get a Master of Wine qualification?

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

There are a lot of options. Making KZbin videos is one 😉

[@ChaosCrischen]

Well, I am a Master of Science. And a Master of talking about wine, as my friends might say.

[@lauracanna2201]

Jeeez! 2 bottles of wine for lunch, 2 people?!?! Bye bye liver 😳 as an Italian that's something that I can't understand🤷‍♀️

[@vaporizer1000]

this is some kind of crazynest. Maybe where people have big bussines, have a lot of money and don`t have a lot of time for shearching good wine this all make some sense. But in my life I just go to shop and look some good proposition on wine for today. Also I guess drinking wine all time is bad thing. My story of wine loving begun some bottle of wine from shop wich was from spain and it is show a wine like a qualited product because in my coutry with wine all time was a problem all people prefer vodka and 10-20 years ago in shops was almost only some trash wich was very hard to understend like solid product for man for example. Like for what me a unknown wine from peace of shit, alcohol and sugar if I can drink vodka. but with time my life was changed and I try some new solutions and now I guess I can`t leave a wine and change it on something else. But of course I am not always very happy with wine because sometime I drinking too many and sometime quality of wine from shop is very poor, but I anyway buying some wines from shop and drinking many of them even if I am already have my own wine wich I don`t drink often.

[@vaporizer1000]

I even can remind name of wine from spain wich was for me like a start it was manon tempranillo. of couse it is not premium wine for sure but for that time and that price it was something really new for me. Also in that time I drunk some wines from chile g7 produser entery level I guess but quality was bit floaty.

[@majorsaloca]

How has this changed your life? What do you currently do?

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

The answer would be a video in itself ... This is from my about section: Konstantin is the youngest German ever to pass the Master of Wine qualification. In 2019 he won the WSET & IWSC Future 50 award as he was named one of the leaders of the future wine, spirits, and sake industries. He runs his import and retail business meinelese.de, is the wine ambassador for one of Germany's biggest and most dynamic wine retailers BELViNi.DE, runs the award-winning wine program of the Brenners Park-Hotel in Baden-Baden, and works as the European Ambassador for the California Wine Institute.

[@garganega]

My mentor drove me out.

[@joe9427]

I prefer beer