WINE 101 • NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

Seven Grapes. Zero Snobbery.

Great wine isn’t about knowing the right answers. It’s about discovering what you enjoy—and understanding why.

In this lively 90-minute class, you’ll explore seven essential wine grapes, challenge the myths that make wine unnecessarily complicated, and learn a practical blueprint for choosing, tasting, and enjoying wine with confidence. No pretension, no intimidation, and no wine snobbery. Not yours. Not ours.

01 / DISCOVER

Seven Essential Grapes

Discover the grapes behind the world’s most familiar wines, and what makes each one distinctive.

02 / QUESTION

Myths, Busted

Challenge the rules, rituals, and misconceptions that make wine more complicated than it needs to be.

03 / ENJOY

Your Wine Blueprint

Learn to identify what you like, select wine with confidence, and enjoy every glass on your own terms.

The Seven-Wine Tasting

Meet seven essential grapes, discover their personalities, and learn what your palate has been telling you all along.

About the Wine School of Philadelphia

Founded in 2001 by winemaker and author Keith Wallace, the Wine School of Philadelphia offers public tasting classes and professional wine education in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse neighborhood. The school has earned two Best of Philly awards, including recognition for adult education, and a 2026 Philadelphia Inquirer Philly Favorites Silver award in the Trade School category. Classes take place at 109 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.