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Boom! It’s (finally) Graduation Day!

July 31, 2016

After six years, I graduated with a Masters of Wine Technology & Viticulture from Melbourne University yesterday.

Sadly, I have been feeling shit all weekend, so I didn’t manage even a single magnum to celebrate. Still, it felt damn good to have that piece of paper in my hands.

It’s especially sweet given that the course has been discontinued, making myself and two others the last ever to graduate with a full Masters (future students can only attain a Grad. Cert.).

As you can see in the photo below, Graduation Day was pretty exciting…

Graduation Day

 

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16 Comments


Bob Colman
August 1, 2016 at 10:01 AM
Reply

Well done. Don’t know how you managed it – my patience levels have dropped way too far to be able to study these days.



    Andrew Graham
    August 1, 2016 at 10:31 AM
    Reply

    I know the feeling Bob.

    Honestly though, most of it was really hands-on and practical. A few years back we spent a whole day just looking at pumps and a whole subject devoted to winery design. All very useful.

    It’s the irrelevant subjects that are what kills you. This semester has been laughable, and I’m still annoyed I bothered going to the on-campus session…

Simon Colwell
August 1, 2016 at 11:37 AM
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I’ve said it before on this site and I’ll say it again, I really hope you keep this site going now that you’ve graduated, regardless of what you move on to. In my humble opinion this is the best wine review site in Oz, paid or unpaid.



    Andrew Graham
    August 1, 2016 at 3:41 PM
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    No chance of me giving up now Simon!

Christian Hutchings
August 1, 2016 at 11:51 AM
Reply

Congratulations!!!



    Andrew Graham
    August 1, 2016 at 3:42 PM
    Reply

    Thanks Christian!

Paul
August 1, 2016 at 12:06 PM
Reply

Congratulations Andrew



    Andrew Graham
    August 1, 2016 at 12:16 PM
    Reply

    Thanks Paul!

edward
August 1, 2016 at 10:23 PM
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Well done Andrew. It’s an admirable effort and well deserved.



David
August 1, 2016 at 11:58 PM
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Well done Andrew. What do you plan on doing now you’ve got your masters?



    Andrew Graham
    August 2, 2016 at 2:46 PM
    Reply

    Not sure if I’ll do anything different. Probably just more of the same with an extra letter after my name 🙂

Mark Smith
August 2, 2016 at 11:16 AM
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Congratulations Andrew. A long hard slog, the journey well lubricated by some fabulous wines along the way. This is a great review site. Many thanks.



    Andrew Graham
    August 2, 2016 at 2:45 PM
    Reply

    Thanks very much Mark!

Virginia Jacobs
August 2, 2016 at 2:03 PM
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Congratulations Andrew

I graduated from the same course in 2013. It is a great feeling when you finally finish.
I enjoy reading your posts.



    Andrew Graham
    August 2, 2016 at 2:45 PM
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    Thanks Virginia and kudos back at you!

Josh Shein
August 12, 2016 at 6:29 PM
Reply

Kudos to you Andrew.



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    At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.

    Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.

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