The Sommelier-Instructors
The Wine School is about people. The people who come to our classes and the people who teach here. The school started with fun, smart folks who love wine, and that is who we remain. And that's the kind of person who loves attending our classes.
Our instructors include the founder of the National Wine Center in San Francisco, the restaurant critic for City Paper, and a former editor of Classic Wines. They may be the smartest wine folks in Philadelphia, but they are also the least snobbish.
Brian Freedman
Beth Case
Keith Wallace
Frank Ciparrone
David Snyder
Dean Browne
Maria Valetta
som·me·lier (sml-y, sôm-ly) n.
A restaurant staffer who orders and maintains the wines sold in the restaurant and usually has extensive knowledge about food and wine pairings.
[French, from Old French, officer in charge of provisions, pack-animal driver, alteration of *sommerier, from sommier, beast of burden, from Vulgar Latin *saumrius; see summer2.]
"The wine school is great for learning."
Ben Franco, Owner of Winedown Cafe and Wine Bar
Learn about Wine
The Wine School Online has plenty to offer the online wine enthusiast. Along with our blog and rss feeds, we have daily wine news updates, an wine quiz and our online wine certificate center.
For people who want to take their first class, we recommend attending the popular Wine 101 class. For people with a bit more experience, we have a wide array of classes to offer, from our regional wine tasting classes to our Sommelier Smackdown classes.
Looking to take the next step in your wine education? Then the Wine Foundation program is for you. The widely respected program will give you tasting skills beyond many professional sommeliers.
The Wine School of Philadelphia. There is nothing else like it!