Located in south Devon, Dartington Trust is an estate and a charity that promotes and supports learning through arts, ecology and social justice.

Among courses and degrees covering ecology, regenerative farming, painting, floristry and more, The Crush Course is an immersive weekend in wine and winemaking.

This course does not offer a WSET® qualification, instead offering the development of a deep appreciation and enjoyment of wine in a way that engages the emotions and the physical body as well as the brain, in a hands-on teaching style.

There are two courses runnning in 2023, in June and September.

Dartington Estate

Totnes

Devon

TQ9 6EL

Tel: +44 (0) 1803 847000

Website: www.dartington.org/event/the-crush-course

Email: shortcourses@dartington.org

Case Studies Wine School (CSWS) is an independent wine and spirits training organisation and an Approved Programme Provider for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET®).

Website https://www.clairedrinks.com/

Email hello@clairedrinks.com

Address Claire Drinks 2 Linlithgow Wharf Moorings Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH496AJ

Claire Drinks, run by Claire Blackler MW, offers wine and spirits courses and events and is an Approved Programme Provider for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET®). All courses, up to and including Level 3 are held online, in the classroom and privately.

Claire Drinks

2 Linlithgow Wharf Moorings

Manse Road

Linlithgow

West Lothian

EH496AJ

Tel: +44 (0)7884 028306

Website: https://www.clairedrinks.com/

Email: hello@clairedrinks.com

Rose Murray Brown MW is Scotland's leading wine journalist, columnist for The Scotsman newspaper, TV and radio presenter

Rose Murray Brown MW is Scotland’s leading wine journalist, columnist for The Scotsman newspaper, TV and radio presenter; she trained with Sotheby’s and passed her MW exam in 1998. Rose runs wine courses across Scotland (in Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews) for consumers, on two levels: ‘Enjoying Wine’ (basic to intermediate) and ‘Drinking with Style’ (intermediate to advanced).

Rose hosts wine courses, virtual wine tasting events, corporate events, wine tours, cocktail masterclasses, whisky nosings, large charity tastings and runs a Personal Wine Shopper subscription service.

Wester Craigfoodie House

by Dairsie

Cupar

Fife, KY15 4RU

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1334 870 731

Website: www.rosemurraybrown.com

Email: masterclass@rosemurraybrown.com

Lancashire Wine School is an independent wine education company running courses & tastings in Preston & Blackpool for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more in a relaxed and friendly setting.

Courses and tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. They are not affiliated to any wine merchants.

Tel: +44 (0) 1253 301934

Website: www.thelancashirewineschool.com

Email: info@thelancashirewineschool.com

Wine tutor and consultant specialising in wine training, tutored wine tastings and corporate hospitality events.

Wine tutor and consultant specialising in wine training, tutored wine tastings and corporate hospitality events.

Lemon Cottage

Church Street

Salcombe

South Devon, TQ8 8DH

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1548 842820

Website: www.onceuponavine.co.uk

Email: suecrabtree@yahoo.com

Birmingham Wine School is an independent wine education company running courses & tastings in Birmingham for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more in a relaxed and friendly setting.

Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. They are not affiliated to any wine merchants.

Tel: +44 (0)121 270 7359

Website: www.birminghamwineschool.com

Email: info@birminghamwineschool.com

Directed by Michael Palij MW and based in Oxford, WineMatters has been running passionate and informative wine tuition courses since 1994.

Over 500 enthusiastic individuals have already enjoyed learning more about wine with WineMatters in a friendly and informal environment. We offer introductory wine appreciation, advanced and diploma level courses, as well as Masterclasses on specific topics of interest to wine connoisseurs.

WineMatters (UK) Ltd

5 Bankside Hanborough

Business Park

Long Hanborough

Oxon

OX29 8LJ

Tel: +44 (0)1993 882 440

Website: www.wine-matters.com

E-mail: contact@wine-matters.com

Winfield Wine Events arrange half-day and whole-day wine appreciation seminars and wine tasting courses for groups from twelve upwards

Join others for a wine tasting course or arrange your own wine tasting for groups of 10 or more.

Tel: +44 (0)20 8997 4718

Website: www.winfieldwines.co.uk

Email: info@winfieldwines.co.uk

Range of courses held throughout London.

Range of courses offered for beginners through to professionals. Corporate events also offered.

The Wine and Food Academy

93 Hazelbourne Road

Clapham South

London SW12 9NT

Tel: +44 (0)20 8675 6172

Website: www.winefoodacademy.com

Vinoteca Bar & Wine Shop is proud to host the Tim Atkin Wine School, run in the Private Room below the Wine Bar. Two levels of courses are available - 'Introduction to Wine' and 'Level 2: Life Beyond Pinot Grigio'. They each consist of 6 classes, run every Monday from 7pm for a period of six weeks. The relaxed and informal class, in typical Vinoteca style, is followed by a delicious selection of seasonal food, accompanied by the wines featured during the tasting. Six different wines are tasted each week, linked to the theme of the particular class.

Tim Atkin is one of Britain’s leading wine writers and winner of numerous awards, including the Glenfiddich Wine Writer Award on five separate occasions. He is also co-chairman of the London-based International Wine Challenge, the world’s biggest blind tasting competition and appears regularly on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen.

For details of the dates and availability of both courses, call Vinoteca on the number above or e-mail Caitlin Ferguson at caitlin@vinoteca.co.uk

Vinoteca

7 St John Street

London EC1M 4AA

Tel: 020 7253 8786

Website: www.vinoteca.co.uk

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We offer wine courses, one day workshops and tastings for complete beginners to more advanced tasters.

As one of the oldest independent wine schools in the UK, London Wine Academy offers wine tasting courses, masterclasses, tastings and corporate events in London and Bournemouth.

The London Wine Academy

158 Buckingham Palace Road

London

SW1W 9TR

Tel: +44 (0)203 494 4900 

Website: www.londonwineacademy.com

Email: lwa@londonwineacademy.com 

Our Wine Tasting sessions are designed to help clarify France's main wine regions and to taste the wide diversity of wines available

Our Wine Tasting sessions are designed to help clarify France’s main wine regions and to taste the wide diversity of wines available. The sessions will cover the general background of the areas under discussion as well as their history, geology and climate. They take place in our listed Art-Déco library.

Marketing Department

17, Queensberry Place

South Kensington

London SW7 2DT

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 7073 1375

Fax: +44 (0)20 7073 1355

Website: www.institut-francais.org.uk

Email: winetasting@ambafrance.org.uk

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We developed our One Day Saturday, Introductory, Intermediate and Special Tastings to help you broaden your knowledge, boost your confidence, find your wine preferences and make wine friends.

The courses are run in central London in small groups of 20-30. They are relaxed, informal, interactive and fun but at the same time informative. Our experienced, well travelled, professional lecturers are passionate about wine.

We can organise tailor-made courses or tastings for a group of friends or colleagues and you can purchase gift vouchers for our events.

Tel: +44 (0)7956 870772

Website: www.connoisseur.org

'The Christie's Wine Course' is respected throughout the world as one of the market leaders.

• Entertaining and informative – Covers the three criteria that make a fine wine: the region and climate, the grape variety, and the influence of the winemaker over the finished product.

• Established in 1982 by Michael Broadbent MW, then head of Christie’s Wine Department, and Steven Spurrier whose Academie du Vin in Paris provided the structure for the course which still exists to this day.

• Top Masters of Wine such as Michael Broadbent MW, Jane Hunt MW, Nancy Gilchrist MW, and Anthony Hanson MW.

• Gift vouchers available.

CHRISTIE’S EDUCATION also offer ‘Wine Masterclasses’ for those with some existing knowledge who wish to develop their palate. These exclusive evenings focus on individual grape varieties, renowned vintages, and individual chateaux.

153 Great Titchfield Street

London

W1W 5BD

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 7665 4350

Fax: +44 (0)20 7665 4351

Email: education@christies.com

Website: christies.edu/london_winecourses.html

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Our wine courses aim to increase understanding and enjoyment of wine in the relaxed and informal environment of our 300 year old 'Pickering Cellar' in St James's St.

Berry Bros & Rudd now offer virtual events and tastings, allowing you to enjoy an evening of entertainment from the comfort of your own home.

The accent is on interaction and having fun whilst learning about wine. Berrys’ Wine School offers The Introductory Wine Course, The Classic Wine Regions Course, The Bordeaux & Burgundy Course and WSET Intermediate and Advanced Certificates. In addition Berrys’ Wine School is held in Basingstoke. Also learn from our themed wine tastings.

3 St. James’s Street

London

United Kingdom

Tel: 0800 280 2440 0r (+44)20 7022 8973 (from outside UK)

Website: www.bbr.com

Explore the fascinating world of wine in the heart of London's Docklands.

Many people want to expand their wine horizons….but simply don’t have the time to spare. By strategically basing our business at the correct venues in Canary Wharf, we have helped many people solve this frustrating problem.

Rawlings and Wine Ltd is an approved programme provider to the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. In addition to formal wine education, Rawlings and Wine also provides themed tastings for both the private and corporate sectors. These events are usually designed and delivered in a fashion suitable to the occasion.

Whether formal or social, courses and tasting events are conducted in a jovial, humorous nature, pitched in an intentional manner, to hopefully enable everyone to benefit and gain personal social reward.

Rawlings Wine

9 Second Avenue

Sheppey

ME11 5JT

Tel: 0779 669 0884

Fax: 0179 566 7922

Website: www.rawlings-and-wine.com

Email: christopherrawlings@btopenworld.com

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West London Wine School is an independent wine education company running courses & tastings in Fulham & West London for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more in a relaxed and friendly setting.

West London Wine School is an independent wine education company running courses & tastings in West London for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more in a relaxed and friendly setting.

Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. They run WSET courses and additionally are an approved provider of Wine Scholar Guild and BPET Beer courses.

They are not affiliated to any wine merchants.

Tel +44 (0) 208 144 2444

Website: www.westlondonwineschool.com

Email: info@westlondonwineschool.com

Roberson Wine School has been established to provide wine education in a young, modern and enthusiastic environment - giving you the knowledge and information that will set you well on the way to becoming an expert.

Our Introduction to the world of wine course will teach you how to taste and evaluate wine before telling you all you need to know about the what, where, who and when of wine. It will give you the inside track on ordering from a restaurant wine list, food and wine matching, spotting wine faults, storing and serving wine.

Once you are confident enough to delve deeper into the details, there is a wide range of courses and tastings that focus on specific regions and grape varieties. Courses such as ‘The wines of Bordeaux & Burgundy’ or our regional walkabout and varietal tastings will give you further insight into the worlds most complex and fascinating wines.

At Roberson we believe that learning about wine should be interesting, fun and useful. All of our courses take an open and candid approach that will enable you to talk about, taste and buy wine with total confidence. back to top

48 Kensington High Street

London

W14 8NS

Tel: 020 7371 2121

Website: www.robersonwinemerchant.co.uk/wine-school

Brochure: www.robersonwinemerchant.co.uk/pdfs/roberson-wine-school.pdf

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Ray is currently hosting tutored tastings at the Scandinavian Kitchen in central London in his own relaxed and informative style, de-mystifying wine for everyone.

Classes range from drop in tastings on various themes to more focused WSET Intermediate and Advanced courses. He is a member of the Association of Wine Educators and won the Young Wine Writer of the Year Award in 2007.

Ray has worked as a sommelier for Gordon Ramsay and is now a regular contributor to many specialist wine publications, including Harpers Wine & Spirit, Drinks International, World’s Best Wine Guide and writes a monthly column for Scan Magazine.

Scandinavian Kitchen

61 Great Titchfield Street

London W1W 7PP

Website: http://www.rayoconnorwine.com

Email: info@rayoconnorwine.com

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Michael Schuster is acknowledged internationally as an expert wine taster, wine writer and wine teacher with over 25 years experience.

His wine courses range from a widely acclaimed “Beginners Course”, via “The Fine Wines of France”, to a much sought after three day “Blind Tasting” event for trainee Masters of Wine, which takes place each May.

For several years now Michael has been working as a consultant for Bordeaux Index.

This association led to him being invited to run his wine school at their new premises in Hatton Garden as from September 2008.

The new, specially designed tasting room, which includes a lecture area, bespoke tasting bench, plus kitchen and dining facility, provides a relaxed and spacious environment for the wine events.

Here, under Michael’s tutelage, regular Wine Courses and individual Fine Wine tastings are run, at a variety of levels, aimed at beginners, connoisseurs and professionals alike.

“We have long recommended Michael Schuster’s wine courses, as the best we know in London. Until now they have taken place in the basement of his house in Islington, but from September he will have a new home in the smart new offices of fine wine traders Bordeaux Index.” (www.JancisRobinson.com 27th June 2008)

Go to Bordeaux Index’s website www.bordeauxindex.com to view latest programmes, booking details and reviews.

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