This episode is one that I’ve been waiting for in the last couple years already. If you want to become a better blind taster, Nick Jackson’s book: Beyond Flavour is a must have in your library. Nick is a young British Master of Wine who studied Theology in Cambridge and now lives in the sunny Florida, where he imports artisanal European wines, helps private wine collectors and much more. In many ways, his approach to tasting is a rather unique, but most certainly a helpful one. But I let him explain the origin story and methodology of the ‘Tasting by Structure’ approach. We talked about the major updates in the second edition of his book, about minerality, sapidity and the two-texture situation. You hear his criteria for selecting recommended producers, his take on the Florida wine market and of course: how to understand varieties. It was a great experience to look behind the curtains and pick Nick’s brain a bit on how to structure something that probably never meant to be structured, but rather enjoyed. Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/41PL5v3 2:10 - Starting with wine, Theology, Evolving Palate and wine world 10:24 - The 2nd edition of the book, Tasting for structure 18:26 - Concept of Acid Shape 22:45 - ‘Confusions’ section - One major update 28:10 - ‘Two-texture’ situation 32:37 - Oak Tannin 36:15 - Structure & Skeleton 41:00 - Minerality & Sapidity 52:26 - Producer Recommendations & Nick’s Criteria 54:34 - What Nick is doing nowadays? 58:40 - Florida Wine Market 1:02:00 - Nick’s emerging wine countries 1:05:00 - Is blind tasting getting more difficult? 1:08:25 - How do you take blind tasting skills to the next level? Guest: Nick Jackson MW | @nickjacksn Wine Ghosts Instagram: @wineghosts | More content: www.wineghosts.com Support & Get Exclusive on the Wine Ghosts Patreon Site: https://www.patreon.com/wineghosts | Join the Wine Ghosts Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/wineghosts/ | Wine Ghosts' Channels (Instagram, Podcast etc.): https://linktr.ee/wineghost