Vinography discusses the five stages of learning about wine, from being a wanton drinker to a cultured sycophant/vinophile.

In the course of putting on wine dinners, attending and hosting wine tastings, and generally just drinking wine in public, I end up talking a lot with people about wine. Increasingly, many of those conversations are turning towards the subject of “wine education.” This means different things to different people, but in general, from novice to expert, people seem to want more of it.

The 5 Stages of a Self Education in Wine [Vinography]