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How a Class Can Enhance Your Wine Experience
The story was originally published by the Wall Street Journal on February 10, 2006. Learning the Ropes About Vines:How a Class Can Enhance Your Wine ExperienceBy DOROTHY J. GAITER and JOHN BRECHERAbout …
City Paper: Class Act
The story was originally published by the Philadelphia City Paper on April 10, 2007. The article is reprinted solely for educational purposes. It is intended to offer insight into the history of wine …
How Spam Turn a Wine Geek into a Security Maven.
When the Wine School‘s website was www.winelust.com, we got a lot of spam. It was a great URL, but having lust in the name meant we got lots of rather interesting …
We Love Bison
I have recently, for the most part, given up beef. I’m not a vegetarian – far from it. I’m not fighting for some political cause. It’s just that, more and more, …
Napoleon in Philly
Wines of Napoleon Featured in PhiladelphiaIf you were the ruler of the known universe, what would you drink? The Wine School of Philadelphia will answer that question. A two-hour tour de …
Street Artist Shepard Fairey is now a Booze Label Designer
If you are of a certain age and a certain temperament, you will know Shepard Fairy as the outlaw artist behind the “Andre the Giant” posters that popped up across the country …
The Big Money Wine Myth
Is Expensive Wine a Waste of Money?Several studies have been released recently that call into question a basic premise of wine buying. Most wine drinkers assume that the more expensive a …
Health Benefits of Red Wine
Study Pinpoints Health Benefits of Red Wine Over the past few years, many studies have been published drawing a link to drinking red wine and decreased morbidity rates. The organic compound cited in all studies …
Drink Your Way To Freedom
As a rule of thumb, it’s not a good idea to transport liquor without a license. It’s even a worse idea to attempt crossing a national border with nearly 700 gallons …
Philly Wine?
Keith Wallace, the fearless leader of the Wine School of Philadelphia, gets his geek on about the origin of wine in the United States. His comments will surprise you! via Uwishunu
3 Floyds Brewery
Love beer? Check out the Philly Beer School! All Hail the Darkess Would you wait in line for hours for the chance to buy four bottles of beer? Would you pay …
Jersey Wins!
Keith Wallace (the founder of the Wine School) hosted an event for National Public Radio. It was a blind tasting pitting his top picks from New Jersey with comparable wines from …
Drink Philly Beer
Just say no to Guinness. And Smithwick’s. And Harp. Even if it is St. Patty’s Day, say no. Why drink imported beer when we live smack dab in the middle of …
Bad Science
A bevy of news outlets are reporting that only wine professionals can taste complexity in wine: Ever wondered why you can’t quite detect those hints of vanilla and cardamom touted in …