Marnie Old, an embattled sommelier?
In the Daily News (many years ago) a much-talked-about gossip column pointed out that longtime Philly sommelier Marnie Old was battling a budding restaurateur.The owners of the Union Trust steakhouse have …
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Private Wine Events
In 2009, the Wine School started offering private wine events. This was the press release we sent announcing this new venture. This was a very successful program, which we still run …
Center City Wine School
The Wine School of Philadelphia was originally located in the Fairmount neighborhood. Our first foray downtown was the second floor of a then-new restaurant. This is the press release that announced …
The Summer Accelerated Sommelier Program
This press release announced our very first Accelerated Core Wine Course, back in 2009. Since then, we have offered this program every August, with the exception of 2020. The current list …
The Top Ten Truths of Tuscan Tourism
The Wine School of Philadelphia took our show on the road the first week of June, converting the Villa Giusterna in Chianti into our Tuscan campus. Instead of boring everyone with …
A Sideways Blast into the Past
Just going through some old files on the wine school‘s web server when I found an old promo for a yet-to-be-released movie called Sideways. The school had been given about 20 …
The UC Davis Diary
My former wine certification student Jenny S. is a first-year grad student in the Oenology & Viticulture Department of the University of California at Davis. Her emails about her first year …
Chateau D’Alzon 1949 Saint Emilion
The story behind this bottle is intriguing. Discovered in a basement in Philadelphia recently, it was part of a cache of French wines that had been cellared and apparently forgotten about …
The Wine School vs. Vince McMahon
A blast from the past! When the WWE went against the Wine School… Vince McMahon Issues Smackdown Against Wine SchoolPhiladelphia, PA. Vince McMahon is taking on his oddest foe to date: …
Thanksgiving at The Wine School
A shot from the past! Thanksgiving 2010.Thanksgiving is upon us and with that comes entertaining friends and family, many coming from out of town. Make your holiday weekend ever more festive …
Oh What a Night!
Last night was homemade chicken pot pie, Kenziger beer, and the Phils! The crisp, refreshing, and never fussy Kenziger (Philadelphia Brewing Company) was perfect with the buttery deliciousness of the pastry …
Keith Wallace Tapped as Daily Beast Contributor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Wine School of Philadelphia Local Philadelphian Tapped as Daily Beast Contributor July 23, 2009, Philadelphia, PA. The Daily Beast has contracted Philly’s own Keith Wallace to write …
Summer Wine Suggestions
To desire wine is to throw oneself into a lifelong adventure that will never be fully satisfied. And The Wine School – with its no-frills and down-to-earth manner – has been …