Wisconsin Wine School

Why learn about wine?

Life can be lived in a casual way, or plumbed to the depths. We all choose how and where to spend our energy and attention. You may play music, cook seriously, or tend a lovely garden. Maybe the things you love aren’t vital, but they make life richer. Passion is never wasted effort.

That’s why wine lovers learn to taste. We know that the effort we put into understanding and appreciating wine adds an extra dimension to the basic daily routines of eating and drinking. It turns obligation into pleasure, a daily necessity into a celebration of life.

Our Basic Approach

Eyeballing wine, swirling and sniffing and swishing ... it may look complicated or even snobbish, but the traditional wine-tasting technique is actually based on common sense. It's simply a way to pause for a moment, to stop and think, and to pay attention to the ways that wine impacts on all your senses, from sight and scent to taste, aftertaste, and the overall impression that the wine leaves behind after you've finished.

4-Week Wine Appreciation Classes. This class is designed to provide a basic understanding of wine.  You will be introduced to the various components of wine in a "Component tasting". In addition to sampling a variety of wine (4-6 per class), topics will include; Wine grapes, "Old World vs. New World" wines, wine service, purchasing and storing wines. You'll also learn why Riedel Stemware truly enhances the wine in the glass.  

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Traveling Wine School. Are you interested in having a wine tasting & wine education in your home or office? What about setting up a fun & educational class for your employees or co-workers. We can customize a wine tasting and education program that can meet your needs. We'll bring the wine, wine glasses and all of the educational material for you to learn and have fun doing it.. We will hold classes anywhere from Madison to Milwaukee including; Sun Prairie, Middleton, Johnson Creek, Oconomoc, Waukesha, Brookfield and many other locations.  

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Rob Lewis is the owner of The Wine Vineyard and Wisconsin Wine School. Rob is a Le Cordon Bleu Certified Sommelier and is a member of the United States Sommelier Association and the Society of Wine Educators. 

The Wisconsin Wine School would like to thank the Society of Wine Educators, United States Sommelier Association and Le Cordon Bleu for all of their support. Cheers!