Philly’s Wine School

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Media Kit & Media Hits

For more than two decades, the Wine School of Philadelphia has been featured in national, regional, and trade media for its work in wine education, professional training, and the broader wine industry.

This page brings together a selection of that coverage, including profiles, interviews, industry reporting, alumni stories, and commentary from outlets such as NPR, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, PennLive, Wine Business, and others.

For each feature, we provide a link to the original publication along with a brief précis of the article. This makes the coverage easier to explore, including when the original story is behind a paywall or no longer easily accessible.

Journalists and producers are welcome to contact us for interviews, background, expert commentary, historical perspective, or information about the Wine School of Philadelphia and the National Wine School. Media contact information appears below.

Recent Articles about Philly’s Wine School

Students pour into wine school — no snobs allowed

Wine School Returns Focus to the Classroom After Court Ruling

Federal Judge Rejects Emergency Bid to Strip The Wine School of Philadelphia of Its Trademarked Name

Philly’s Wine School Voted a Top Trade School by Inquirer Readers

Wine School Sees Opportunity as the Wine Industry Corrects

PennLive Highlights the Wine School’s New Affordable “Quick Pours” Classes

How the Wine School Helped Spark Neil Ross’s Career in Wine

Wine School Sommeliers Help Build a Different Kind of Pennsylvania Winery

Modern Luxury Names Wine School of Philadelphia Among the Region’s Best Wine Experiences

Wine School Founder Explains the Strange World of Wine Awards

Stanford Ponson: From down south to South Street

Wine School of Philadelphia Takes Wine Education Online

Wine School Leadership

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Keith Wallace

Founder

Keith founded the Wine School in 2001 and has done some odds and ends since then. He is on the board of directors of the National Wine School, author of Corked & Forked: Four Seasons of Eats & Drinks, trade columnist for the Daily Beast, and writer & producer of Philly Uncorked.

Alana Zerbe

Director of Wine Education

Despite holding a J.D. and an LL.M. and spending years practicing law in Washington, D.C, Alana has spent the last decade slumming it in Philadelphia teaching wine classes. Alana developed both the Level One and Level Three sommelier programs for the National Wine School.