how to study wine

According to the New York Times if you want to learn about wine the best way to do it is to do it at home. There suggestions are quite useful:

• Find a good wine shop and a salesman you trust.
• Find another wine shop.
• Buy a mixed case from both.
• Drink it with food.
• Take notes. Like, start a wine blog, perhaps? :)
• Buy more of what you like.

Seems pretty good to me. I think I'll be taking a class though.