It's one of our core values here at the Boston Wine School: the most important thing is that you - the wine lover - learn what you want to learn and get out of class exactly what you need. Thanks to our residency at Barlette - America's only BYOB bar - we're taking this to the next level with our series of BYOB wine classes.

This unique experience invites you to bring your favorite bottle of wine and join a gathering of wine lovers sharing their own bottles of wine for a delicious group learning adventure. Once we see what wines show up, I'll sequence them and begin to freestyle our interactive tasting class.

Whether it's a bottle from your basement, your personal favorite wine, or a style of wine you want to understand better, we'll dig deep into what wine means and why wine is so important to people. This class – limited to just 9 students – will include bread, cheese, olives & antipasto to snack on while we learn.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND This is a survey course for beginners and enthusiasts alike. It assumes some exposure to wine but little or no formal wine knowledge. This program is appropriate for both consumers and professionals in all wine, food, hospitality and service industries.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Students will learn technical wine tasting, the major wine grapes, and fundamentals of winemaking style. The emphasis is on providing an overview of wines, plus an deep understanding of pairing concepts.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS Guests & students must be at least 21.

JONATHON ALSOP is founder & executive director of the Boston Wine School, author of The Wine Lover’s Devotional and In Vino Veritas, and a commentator for National Public Radio on WGBH | Boston Public Radio and Under The Radar.

He began writing about wine, food and travel in 1988 and emerged as a wine expert through his syndicated wine column. He has contributed numerous articles to the Associated Press, Frequent Flyer Magazine, La Vie Claire, Beverage Business Magazine, Mobil Travel Guides, Fodor’s Travel Guides, Boston Globe, and many others.

Jonathon founded the Boston Wine School in 2000 where he teaches wine and food classes in a dedicated 100% snob-free zone. His new book Wine Life: A Collection Of Verses will be published in 2024.

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