So I want to be a sommelier

[Thomas]

Follow Randy's advice and you will know whether or not wine is for you.

To that advice I add this: get the notion of "expert" out of your head. Learn all you can about wine, and then you will discover there is more to learn. If we are experts at all, it is in our ability to keep our minds open, our palates tuned and our search endless.

"Experts" have a nasty tendency of thinking they know it all.