About the Wine School
The Wine School is renowned for being the vanguard in truth-telling in the wine industry, and its unbeatable teaching staff.
Our staff includes a former writer for the Wine Spectator, a nationally published wine columnist, a former consulting winemaker, an editor for a major regional magazine, a contributor to Barron's New Wine Lovers Companion (2010 Edition), and two authors under contract with a major publishing house to write a major new food & wine book... and that's only three of us!
We have earned our national reputation as being the independent voice in wine education. We have been cited in publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal to the online edition of the Wine Spectator. Most recently, we were featured on the National Public Radio show All Things Considered.
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.
If you want snobbery, you are in the wrong place. Here are the short biographies of a few of our instructors:
Keith Wallace
Brian Freedman
Frank Ciparrone
David Snyder
Dean Browne
RYAN MARGOLIS
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 a great place to build knowledge and pursue your passion."
Jonathan Newman, Former Chairmain of the PLCB
vinology [vi-nol-uh-jee]
vi-nol-o-gy
-noun
the study of wine, typically in a classroom setting.
1805–15; < Gk oîn(os) wine + -o- + -logy
Learn about Wine
The Wine School Online has plenty to offer the online wine enthusiast. We have daily wine news updates, an wine quiz and our wine blog. If your interested in reading up on the school, you can check out our press.
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.