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Core Wine Courses
Full semester wine courses for the beginner and intermediate students. SOMM certification ( Level I-III) available via the National Wine School.
Advanced Wine Courses
For the advanced student of wine. Learn from the top sommelier-professors in America. SOMM certification (Level IV and V) available via the National Wine School.
Beer Brewing Courses
Learn how to brew beer and craft your own recipes like a master brewer. Three levels of beer brewing courses available via the Philly Beer School.
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Mixology: The Cocktail Creation Class
Beer Brewing Program, Level One (Fall Semester)
Core Beer Brewing Program: Levels One & Two
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Wine Reviews and Articles
Terroir Daronton 2017 Roaix, Côtes du Rhône Villages
Le Terroir Daronton is a cooperative winery that includes about 200 winegrowers in the Southern Rhone. They don't make a generic "Cotes du Rhone" instead, they focus on village-designated wines. These villages include famous ones like Gigondas and Chateauneuf...
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Bodegas Berceo 2013 Rioja Reserva
The town of Haro has a long winemaking history, and Bodegas Berceo is its figurative heart. Berceo's wine cellars were dug under the city streets, repurposing tunnels that dated back to the middle ages. In the 19th century, Calle Cuevas --nothing more than an...
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Brittan Vineyards 2014 “Basalt Block” Pinot Noir, McMinnville
Robert Brittan is best known as the winemaker responsible for Stags’ Leap Winery's Petit Sirahs. Those inky monsters redefined the grape as a luxury Napa Valley wine. Robert was the head winemaker throughout the nineties and became the winery's president when it was...
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