We know that choices in a wine store or on a wine list can be  intimidating, and this class is designed to take the mystery out of the age-old question: will I like that wine? In this class, you will discover your personal wine style through a series of tastings. 

This is a  two hour class that is as fun as it is unintimidating. Afterwards, you won't be stuck with the same boring old brands and grapes. You will be able to make better --and bolder-- choices about buying wine in the future.  You will have your very own wine style!

You probably don't expect a South Park reference from the Wine School. Of course, you may not know the Wine School was featured in a South Park episode a few years ago.... but that is a story for another time.

This is our summer edition of our  "Best American Drinks" class. In this class, we feature our current  favorite American wines, beers, cocktails, and spirits.

The Wine School's signature event!

Imagine two of the city's top wine professionals competing to create the perfect food & wine pairing...and all for you! We pit one of Philadelphia's top sommeliers against one of our wine educators. Attendees sample each of food & wine pairings, then choose the winner.

Past participants have included the top sommeliers on the East Coast, plus winemakers, celebrities, and authors. You never know who may show up at the Smackdown, but you can bank on an exceptional food and wine experience.

 

Sommeliers like ourselves have a few trade secrets. We know how to make cheap wine taste like a more expensive bottle. We know how to buy great wine by just reading the fine print on the bottle. We even know how to spend less money to get better quality wine. In this two hour wine tasting class, we will reveal the four essential secrets to buying and enjoying wines like a sommelier.

The beers of Belgium are some of the most diverse and popular in the world. Tonight, we'll taste through the famous, and not-so-famous, beer styles of Belgium, including Strong Golden Ales, Wild Fermented Lambics, Monk brews, and more.  An essential class for any beer lover. 

The art of food and wine pairing is a specialty at the Wine School. After all, we are the folks who created the two most popular food & wine classes in Philadelphia: the Sommelier Smackdown, and the Corked & Forked series of cooking classes.

In "Cook & Corks" we take the concept to a whole new level. A chef and sommelier create a four-course tasting food & wine tasting for you. It's a great tasting class, in which you learn and taste along with two of Philly's top talents: Keith Wallace and Zach Morris. 
 

• Beer Styles
• Ingredients and Equipment
• Brewing Laboratory (Three Sections)
• Dry Hopping Laboratory
• Bottling and Kegging Laboratory
• The Keg Tap