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Manchester’s Favourite Wine School

We offer a range of wine, spirits, beer and sake tasting events in Manchester, as well as specialist accredited courses and gifts for the drinks connoisseurs in your life.

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Our Courses

Wine Courses

Whether you’re aiming to advance your career or simply want to deepen your appreciation of wine, we offer courses suitable for everyone.

Enroll in all three WSET Wine levels, along with French and Spanish Wine Scholar Guild Accreditations. Plus, enjoy exclusive access to our custom study guides, available free for all WSET course participants.

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Spirits Courses

Dive into the fascinating world of spirits. Perfect for advancing your career or deepening your personal understanding, our courses provide the knowledge and skills you need.

Benefit from exclusive access to our custom-developed study guides, free for all WSET Spirits students.

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Beer Courses

Grains, hops and water. Three simple ingredients, yet a multitude of styles. Choose from two distinct WSET courses designed for both career advancement and personal enrichment, our courses cater to all levels of interest and expertise.

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Sake Courses

Discover the rich traditions and intricate craftsmanship of sake. Designed for both career advancement and personal enrichment, our courses cater to all levels of interest and expertise.

Choose from three distinct sake courses and gain exclusive access to our study guides, complimentary for all WSET course participants.

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Upcoming Tasting Events

Our 5-star rum, whisky and wine tasting classes and events are open to all levels of knowledge. All events are hosted by friendly and knowledgeable experts who will learn lots from. Take your pick from wine and cheese, wine and steak, wine pairing lunches, beer, Sake, rum, and whisky. Simply bring yourself, and a sense of fun and adventure – we’ll bring the rest!

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Bespoke Business Training

Elevate your team’s skills with customised training sessions conducted at your convenience and location. Our flexible approach ensures that your workforce becomes well-versed, motivated, and equipped to enhance customer satisfaction.

Discover our top-rated team courses, including the renowned Wines and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) programs. From flagship Wines, Spirits, and Sake certifications to a range of courses listed on our curriculum, we cater to diverse training needs, offering both formal qualifications and informal sessions.

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Testimonials

John and Jack have made the day so interesting with their experienced knowledge and kind persona. The 3 course meal along with the wine tasting has been an amazing experience for my fiancé’s 30th and I look forward to taking away the acquired knowledge in tasting more wines! John and Jack made the experience really enjoyable and personable, I would definitely consider more experiences with Northern Wine School and would recommend this to friends and family, it was worth every penny!

Gemma Ford

I have done both the WSET 1 and WSET 2 classroom based courses with Northern Wine School. I did them both from personal interest, rather than for my job. I found them extremely enjoyable and rewarding. No snobbery, nothing grand, just really good, highly knowledgeable, informative and down to earth teaching. If you enjoy wine and want to build your knowledge in a supportive yet professional, high quality, environment, this is for you.

Mark Harrison

Thank you to John, Paul and the team for facilitating and hosting two wonderful evenings of wine tasting. Nothing was too much trouble to set us up for a great night. The tasting was informative, fun and very relaxed. Having experienced two tastings, I can say both John and Paul are brilliant hosts who are extremely knowledgeable and were able to make the evening accessible and very enjoyable. The wine and cheese pairings were delicious and will be regulars on our shopping list from now on.

Laura Sanderson

Went to a wine and cheese tasting in Manchester on Friday night - loved it! Really good evening: John really knows his stuff. All that knowledge makes the wine taste even better. It's not a lecture, John chats through the wine you're about to try and then leaves you to discover and chat about each one. Lovely people on our table too - made for a great night out. Definitely do this!

Andy O'Brien

This is my second course with Northern Wine School and on both occasions I have been very impressed. John is extremely knowledgeable and teaches the course in a very relaxed and approachable manner to allow you to absorb what at times is very heavy, in depth information. Over the 6 week course John expertly guided us through and made sure we were as well positioned as possible to take and pass the exams at the end by providing additional information for our own private study. I can't recommend John and The Northern Wine School for WSET Levels 2 & 3 enough. Thank you.

Alex Edler

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