Five Wines You Need to Know to Avoid Sounding Like a Moron
You’re new to wine, and you don’t want to sound like a moron. Totally understandable. I’m going to outline the five wines you need to know to avoid sounding like a …
From Slam Poet to Sommelier: Anna Binkovitz Named Sommelier Student of the Year
How We Choose the Sommelier Student of the Year Every year, the Wine School of Philadelphia names one student whose presence in the classroom transforms the learning environment—someone who lifts up …
Resurrecting the Forgotten: 16 Grape Varietals Brought Back from the Brink
For much of the 20th century, winemaking centered on a narrow handful of grape varietals. The rest—hundreds of lesser-known grapes—were largely ignored, dismissed, or ripped from the ground entirely. Phylloxera, war, …
Tariffs and the Future of Wine in America
When wine lovers think about what’s in their glass, they tend to focus on varietals, vintages, and vineyards—not global trade policy. But for those of us in the wine trade, the …
Upcoming Advanced Sommelier Courses
Level Up: Advanced & Master Programs Now OpenFor students ready to move beyond the basics, our upcoming slate of Advanced and Master Programs offers unmatched opportunities to deepen your expertise, refine …
WTF Terroir? And Some Sancerre.
Uncorking Wine Wisdom: A Recap of the Latest Episode of After Wine SchoolThis week’s episode dives headfirst into one of the most debated topics in wine—terroir—and features a detailed tasting of …
One Question That Stumps the Best Sommeliers
At After Wine School, we believe in making wine approachable for everyone. Each episode, we dive into the world of wine without the pretension, focusing instead on its joys, quirks, and …
The Dark Arts of Wine Marketing
Wine marketing is a curious beast. One moment, you’re sipping an obscure rosé on a boat with industry insiders; the next, that same rosé is on every restaurant wine list in …
Our First Michelin-Starred Sommelier!
In February 2025, Fleur de Sel became the first Michelin-starred restaurant in Serbia to feature a sommelier trained at the Wine School of Philadelphia. That sommelier is Dušan Vranić—now the Head …
The Case of the Disappearing Wine Books
Listen to this episode now by clicking this link. In the latest episode of After Wine School, Keith Wallace and Alana Zerbe, two of the nation’s leading wine educators, tackled a …
Hacking the Wine Label
In this article, I cover all the hidden information on the wine label. If you want more information on wine terms on the labels, we have an entire Glossary of Wine …
The Rise of the Wine Podcasts: How a Niche Went Mainstream
Podcasts didn’t exist until the mid-2000s, but it didn’t take long for wine lovers to find their way to the mic. As soon as audio content became easy to distribute, wine …
The Magic of a $15 Bottle of Wine
America’s Most Popular WineIs your idea of a wine drinker a rich old dude drinking red wine from an expensive glass? If you do, you are going to update your assumptions, …
Avoid A Tasting Room Nightmare!
Listen to the podcast episode by clicking here!We are back with another insightful episode of their podcast, After Wine School. This week, they tackled the trials and triumphs of visiting winery …
What Is Natural Wine?
I love natural wines, but I am also a fan of reality. Sorry about this, but I need to dispel a few myths about natural wine before we can move on …
The Future of Wine Education Starts Here—And You Can Be Part of It
For over two decades, the Wine School of Philadelphia has trained the city’s top sommeliers, wine buyers, and industry professionals. But here’s the thing—the way we drink, talk about, and learn …