, winter sharpens the focus. People either double down on learning, they drink better, or ideally, both. This issue is about that.

We pulled together our all-time favorite winter classes and courses at the Wine School of Philadelphia, the ones that make sense as gifts, rewards, or overdue indulgences—serious programs, approachable courses, and a few that will change your life for the better.

Plus, there’s a short piece on something unusual happening in Pennsylvania right now: state-store pricing that’s drifted into genuinely strange territory: selling wines for less than the cost of making them. Is it time to strip the shelves bare? 

Cheers,
Keith