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February 2026 PennLive article, “Philly wine educator sees opportunity despite industry ‘correction’.” Our Recap of this Article by Paul Vigna: At a time when declining consumption and slower business have created …
These are the kinds of wines we teach students to evaluate structurally: balance, age, and intention over hype.Pago del Vicario Blanco de Tempranillo 2023The 2023 Pago del Vicario Blanco de Tempranillo …
I don’t really know how else to say this, but the Pennsylvania state stores are doing something odd right now. If you’ve been shopping them lately, you’ve probably noticed it. You …
Every once in a while, the PLCB’s pricing system misfires—in our favor. Most bottles on the shelves are overpriced, but a few slip through at prices that make no sense at …
PennLive’s Nov. 4, 2025 article: “Wine School of Philadelphia introduces affordable ‘Quick Pours’ classes.”The Wine School of Philadelphia has spent decades teaching everything from introductory wine classes to professional sommelier programs. …
Every so often, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board loses its mind—in a good way. Their bureaucratic approach to inventory means some world-class wines get slashed to prices that defy logic. These …
Listen to the podcast episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/after-wine-school/id1787586745Open a bottle and the room changes. Pear. Brioche. Wild strawberry. Sometimes a hint of leather or something pleasantly earthy. Those aromas aren’t just “from …
Why settle for Napa or Bordeaux when you can taste your way through Croatia, Ukraine, Portugal, and other wild corners of the wine world?Fall in Philadelphia usually means the return of …
Some ideas refuse to die. They show up at dinner tables and tasting rooms dressed as “common sense,” whispering that more money means better wine, that swirling is for show-offs, that …
Let’s be honest: wine can be intimidating. Between the fancy terms, the swirling, the sniffing, and the endless bottle options, it’s easy to feel like you need a degree just to …
This August, the Wine School of Philadelphia turns 25, and Summer Wine School returns. It’s an intensive for people who are done being intimidated by wine and ready to get serious, …
Listen to the podcast here. There’s something deeply Philly about Daniel Brennan. Maybe it’s the fact that he used to run a punk label. Maybe it’s that he still says “hoagie.” …
Listen to the Podcast Interview Here Tom Gamble isn’t the kind of winemaker who romanticizes the past—he lives in it, farms it, and builds on it. A third-generation Napa Valley farmer, …
So you want to get better at tasting wine, but you’re not sure where to start. Maybe you’ve taken a class or two. Maybe you haven’t. Maybe you’re just a wine-curious …
Listen to the podcast here. There’s a moment in every wine lover’s life when they realize they’ve been lied to. Maybe it was the overpriced bottle that tasted like furniture polish. …
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 …