Wine and Food Links
As a service to those who visit this site, I've posted links to many different wine and food web sites. However, I have not personally tried all the products and services listed below. If you ever experience a problem with any site listed below, please let me know. If you'd like to submit a link for me to post, click here. If you'd like to submit an event, click here.
Wine and Food Courses & Events
A Grape Affair: Hosts private events for those who want to know more about wine in a fun and non-intimidating environment. Gather several friends or co-workers together and we will swirl, sniff and sip our way through the wonderful world of wine. Based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Academia Hospitality Cooking School: Full time and part time courses from our cooking, hospitality management and patisserie school. Fully accredited by the Australian government for international students and accredited by the state government training board of Victoria for local students. Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Affairs of the Vine: Specializes in interactive wine events and workshops for individuals, corporate groups and the trade, including the well-known Wine Boot Camp in California.
Algonquin Sommelier Program: A sommelier certificate program in Ontario that's accredited by the Ministry of Education is based at Algonquin College in Ottawa.
ALIORE WorldWide Workshops: Organizes wine appreciation workshops in Montpellier in the south of France, including an initiation to wine to wine tasting. Please call 00338-71797972 or e-mail asso-aliore@hotmail.fr.
All I Do is Wine: Offers classes, seminars, tastings, dinners, tours and trips. Plans and organizes events for the wine trade, companies and individuals. Based in Hoboken, New Jersey, please call 201-963-4986 or e-mail zita@allidoiswine.com.
Altervino: Offers free online wine tasting courses in French. Based in Strasbourg, France.
Angel's Share: Creates and hosts wine, food and spirits events and programs such as the California Cult WIne Classic, the Ultlimate Cognac and Cigar Dinner and Wild Game Dinners. Also leads wine tours through the Napa and Sonoma Valleys and California wine country. Based in Novato, California, please call 415-806-4625 or e-mail info@angelsshare.com.
Asheville Wine Consulting: A Western North Carolina wine education company specializing in private and corporate wine tastings in homes or businesses. Also offers public bi-monthly wine classes and wine cellar consultations. Based in Asheville, North Carolina.
Association of Sommeliers in the Atlantic Provinces: The web site for the wine professional association in Atlantic Canada. With more than 140 members, ASAP offers courses to become a fully accredited Professional Sommelier, with the International Sommelier Guild in France. The site includes an up-to-date events calendar for wine and beverage events in Atlantic Canada.
Atlanta Wine School: The Atlanta Wine School seeks to address the quest for wine knowledge within the consumer market, and simultaneously foster a collaborative spirit among all those persons who have wine knowledge to share.
Australian Shool of Tourism and Hotel Management: A tourism and hospitality school based in the state of Western Australia offering courses from certificate II level up through to a bachelor degree.
Beechwood Inn Bed and Breakfast: Organizes wine tastings for novices and experts and offers cooking classes. Based in Clayton, Georgia.
Burgundy Wine Institute: Based in Beaune, in the heart of the Burgundy's Cote d'Or, this site offers intensive tasting-based courses for Burgundy lovers, whether amateur or professional.
Cape Cod Culinary: Offers a winter series of Mediterranean cooking weekends that include a four-hour class, four-course dinner, regional wine tasting and two nights bed and breakfast at a lovely Cape Cod Inn. Based in Brewster, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, please call 800-585-4011 or e-mail inninfo@yahoo.com.
Carika Fine Wines: An Ontario-based company that focuses on wine education, seminars and other private events. Based in Stouffville, Ontario, please call 416-999-8487 or e-mail info@carikawines.com.
Cellar Tastings: A site listing worldwide food and wine events and courses related to food, wine or gourmet excursions.
Chateau-de-Clapier.com: Take provencal cooking class in the restored kitchen of a seventeenth-century wine estate in southern France. Based in Mirabeau, Rhone Valley, please call 0033-490770103 or e-mail chateau-de-clapier@wanadoo.fr.
Chez Boucher: Holds quarterly food and wine pairing parties for gourmet club members. Based in Greenland, New Hampshire, please call 603-964-9909 or e-mail info@chezboucher.com.
Chez Boucher Cooking School: Owned and operative by Ron Boucher, CEC, AAC. The school provides a hands-on cooking experience through a series of classes designed for the novice or gourmet enthusiast. Offers a variety of classes including six-week French cuisine or international cuisine classes, one-day cooking workshops, private cooking workshops and dinner parties. Based in Greenland, New Hampshire, please e-mail info@chezboucher.com.
Coastal Home Services: Cheryl Salvati runs a home services concierge and wine events company north of Seattle, Washington.
Cook Street: The Wine Cellar at the Cook Street School of Fine Cooking offers wine classes and events for the wine novice and advanced enthusiast. All of our classes combine the pleasures of wine and food. Sign up to receive a monthly newsletter with wine and food tips and upcoming events. Based in Denver, CO, please call 303-308-9300 or e-mail winecellar@cookstreet.com.
Cooking Courses & Hospitality Training: Full-time and part-time courses in cooking, hospitality management and patisserie. Fully approved and accredited by the Australian government for international students. Based in Melbourne, Victoria.
Cooking with Julie: The classes take a hands-on approach to cooking, combining a relaxed, congenial atmosphere with personal instruction that guides you through every stage of recipe preparation. In addition to learning recipes and techniques, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of theories that will create a strong foundation for your culinary repertoire. Learning the basic cooking techniques provides you with the confidence you need to tackle a recipe successfully. Based in Napa Valley, California.
Cooking With Julie: A Napa Valley Cooking School founded by Julie Logue-Riordan in 2003. Classes are taught at the Churchill Manor. Learn the theory and technique of cooking in hands-on cooking classes. Develop your palate, and explore Northern California’s foods and wines. Cooking classes, team building and private classes.
Cooking With Rinku: Offers authentic, personalized cooking classes to learn more about Indian cooking and eat healthy homestyle Indian food. Also hosts customized classes for larger groups in an interactive party format. For more information, call Rinku at 914-643-2363 or email rinku@cookingwithrinku.com. Based in Valhalla, New York.
DiVino Wine Studio: Italian sommelier and wine educator Antonio Mauriello operates this Ottawa, Ontario-based wine and food education studio. He focuses on helping enthusiasts learn about tasting and pairing wine with food, choosing from restaurant lists and entertaining at home. Courses and activities range from two-hour seminars to 11-day wine tours of Italy. Sign up to his free newsletter with Italian wine picks, wine travel tips and news. E-mail antonio@divinowinestudio.com or call 613-221-9760.
Element Sommelier and Chef Services: Element focuses on taking the snootiness out of wine and winemaking. Services include catering, wine tastings and cooking classes. Based in London, Ontario.
Experience Wine: A wine education company to help people increase their knowledge and appreciation of wine. Organizes and coordinates events in southern Colorado, both public and private courses.
George Brown College: Offers both continuing education and certificate programs in food and drink. Learn from instructors who are in the field, work in state-of-the-art facilities and choose from among traditional fare and the latest gastronomic trends.
Good Tastes of Tuscany: Learn to cook Italian at a cooking school in Florence, Italy which allows you to take home the recipes of Italian dishes. Also offers wine classes, tours and holiday accommodations. Based in Firenze, Tuscany.
Have a Wine Party: Diane Manganello, a consultant for The Traveling Vineyard, conducts wine tastings in your home. Based on the direct sales model (like Tupperware and Pampered Chef), guests can order at the end of the tasting. Based in Torrington, CT, please call 860-489-5298 or e-mail ctwinetastings@snet.net.
Helping Heroes: Specializes in wine & food tasting events, special event production and wine tours of the Temecula wine country in California.
Hospitality & Wine Education: Certified educator, maître d'hôtel and sommelier Dieter Schafer provides hospitality and wine training for restaurant professionals and fine-dining and wine education for consumers in Seattle, WA. He also promotes restaurants through wine & food events. Please call 425 865-9907 or e-mail winedieter@cs.com.
Hugs Events: Hosts food and wine events throughout Ontario and also helps plan events and catering. Based in Windsor, Ontario.
In Good Taste Cooking School: Offers wine classes and events for the beginner and advanced wine enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon. Sign up to receive our wine e-mail news on our homepage. Located in Portland's fashionable Pearl District, we offer free weekly wine tastings and can be reached at (503) 248-2015. Based in Portland, Oregon, please call 503-248-2015 or e-mail cook4fun@kamind.com.
INASUVID: The Instituto Argentino Superior del Vino y Destilados (INASUVID) is a wine and spirits school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It offers services such as expos, encounters, exhibitions and classes.
International Sommelier Guild: The International Sommelier Guild brings together the resources of wine educators, industry leaders, restaurateurs, wine merchants, wineries and writers. Offers wine programs in more than 40 satellite locations across North America as well as in China. Australia and India will soon be included. Based in Coral Springs, Florida.
Italian Cooking Courses: Italian Cooking and Wine School offers cooking classes, wine tours and market tours in Puglia, Italy.
Kelly Magyarics Wine Consulting: Educational, interactive wine tastings in the Metro DC area for groups of all sizes. Helps plan wine tasting parties for an in-home get-together, wedding shower, engagement party, business launch, promotional event or corporate reception. Call 703-203-WINE or email trywine@gmail.com. Based in Oak Hill, Virginia.
Learn About Wine: Founded in 1995, LearnAboutWine hosts events on many wine-related topics for both beginners and advanced wine enthusiasts. Based in Los Angeles, California, please call 310-451-7600 or e-mail info@learnaboutwine.com.
Local Wine Events: Local Wine Events is the largest wine and spirits events calendar in the world. You can find out what events are happening by city or date, and request to get automatic e-mail updates with events in your city if you like.
London Wine Academy: The London Wine Academy offers wine courses and tutored wine tastings for everyone from the beginner learning for pleasure, to those with a more serious career-based interests. Based in London, England, please call +44 870-1000 100 or e-mail info@londonwineacademy.com.
Mark and Lynn are Famished: This site focuses on Long Island and Manhattan food, wine and spirits. We also have a number of author interviews as well as some reviews of food and wine in the south. Our content is very eclectic and reflects our own agenda, interests and mood.
Mediterranean Wine Campus: A European educational institution using primarily e-learning or distance learning. All online wine courses are delivered by international wine experts, Masters of Wine and qualified oenologists. Based in San Gwann, Malta.
Monterey County Vintners & Growers' Association: Founded in 1974 to promote Monterey County wines, vineyards and its growers, as well as preserve agriculture in this region. Hosts three annual events that are open to the public. Based in Monterey, California, please e-mail events@montereywines.org.
NAIT School of Hospitality: The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) School of Hospitality is one of the leading hospitality training institutes in Canada. The site offers program information for culinary arts, baking, retail meat cutting and hospitality management. Based in Edmonton, Alberta.
National Bartenders School: Offers license and certificate courses for professional bartending careers and jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Niagara College: Home of a well-respected viticulture program.
Northern England Wine Tasting School : Wine weekends in the English Lake District., wine holidays, U.K tastings, courses and events run by a member of the Association of Wine Educators, Peter Edwards. E-mail peter@wineofcourse.co.uk.
Okanagan Food & Wine Writers Workshop: Open to writers of all levels. Join Canadian and US top food and wine editors in BC's wine country for this inspiring professional development workshop, September 16 to 19, 2010. This is an annual event. Based in Naramata, British Columbia.
Ottawa Chinese Cooking Studio: Offers hands-on cooking classes and private parties for Chinese, Japanese and Thai cuisines. Teaches you to make the dishes at home and you can customize the menu.
Planit Vancouver: A comprehensive calendar of fine food and wine events in Vancouver and Southern British Columbia for the trade, media and consumer. Please e-mail events@planitvancouver.com.
Relish Culinary School: Relish Culinary School in Sonoma County, CA, was created by two Healdsburg home chefs whose passion is exploring and sharing the food and wine that make Sonoma County a culinary destination. Teresa Brooks and Donna del Rey are parlaying their respective backgrounds in teaching and high-tech marketing to offer creative, unique, stimulating and FUN events. We are dedicated to making cooking classes fun, entertaining, and approachable while providing practical techniques and ideas that you can use at home. We support the bounty of local chefs and food purveyors in Sonoma County from whom we build an impressive list of class instructors. We pride ourselves in highlighting local and organic ingredients whenever possible. We also focus on Sonoma County wines and food pairings. Based in Healdsburg, CA, please call (707) 431 9999 or e-mail info@relishculinary.com.
Reserve Events & Destinations: Specializes in planning wine and food events for corporations, associations and individuals. Based in Paso Robles, California, please call 805-237-0400 or e-mail kris@reserveevents.com.
Rochester Wine School: Offers wine classes and events for consumers in Rochester, New York and surrounding areas.
Savvy Company: The Savvy Supper Series showcases Canadian winemakers and their premium wines. This event is a great experience to meet and mingle with the people who are devoted to making premium Canadian wines. Ticket price includes a multi course meal at TRIO Restaurant, restaurant gratuities, selected wines, taxes and online booking fee. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, please call 613-728-8926.
Slow Food Miami: A non-profit educational organization committed to promoting enjoyment of the pleasures of the table, buying locally-grown produce, preparing traditional dishes, wine tasting, learning sustainable garden techniques, and sharing this vision of a sustainable world with children. Plant A Thousand Gardens edible schoolyards is a local, collaborative effort to make experiential learning part of public schools. Based in Miami, Florida.
South Bay School of Cooking: Offers hands-on cooking classes for the beach cities near Manhattan Beach, California and beyond. Gain culinary confidence and learn new skills shared by local chefs in a fun atmosphere. Wine pairings, private parties and kids cooking camp too. Please call 310-350-3772 or e-mail annette@southbayschoolofcooking.com.
Swannanoa School of Culinary Arts: Offers week-long, hands-on immersion in a variety of culinary experiences designed to awaken and broaden the palate, lead you closer to the source of the food you prepare and provide you with a panoply of skills that will help you celebrate the ordinary in extraordinary fashion. Based in Asheville, North Carolina.
Taste Of The Grape: Offers wine tastings in your home, office or other venues. A wine expert brings everything needed, including wines. Based in London, England.
The Centre for Vine Affairs: Under the direction of sommelier John Szabo, the CVA offers a wide range of wine courses and events. The CVA also hosts private wine tastings, offering a variety of themed or custom events for wine parties or corporate gatherings.
The Cultural Kitchen: A cooking school specializing in Mexican and ethnic cookery. All workshops are hands-on and casual, with small groups. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, please call 613-834-1462 or e-mail maria@theculturalkitchen.com.
The Wine Adventure: Hosts international, UK-wide and London wine tasting and other specialist events for corporate entertainment. Based in London.
The Wine Coach: Laurie Forster combines the innovative techniques of life coaching with her extensive knowledge of wine. A certified professional with the American Sommelier Association and a member of the International Coaching Federation, Laurie's perspective on wine is unique and refreshing. Her site offers weekly e-tips, wine tours or wine tasting events. Based in Easton, Maryland.
The Wine Establishment: Offers wine courses and tasting events for the beginner to the advanced. Based in Toronto (250 The Esplanade, Courtyard Suite 104). Call 1-800-268-8418.
The Wine for Newbies Podcast: A free online wine course where wine educator Bill Wilson guides you through tasting wines, food and wine pairing, and much more. Listen on your computer or your portable mp3 player. Based in New York.
The Wine Lady of Palm Beach: Posts wine events, fundraisers, in-home wine tasting opportunities and new wine bar and shop openings in Palm Beach County, Florida.
The Wine School of Philadelphia: The Wine School of Philadelphia offers wine classes, degrees and wine tasting events.
The Wine Tutor: Offers a range of public wine education/tasting classes through local restaurants, retailers, wineries and adult education organizations. Private in-home, professional association and corporate training seminars are available, as well as support to wine importers and distributors via new product roll-out tastings at retailers, restaurants, and specific promotional events. Based in Southern Connecticut and available to travel throughout the northeast and mid-Atlantic states. Please email info@wine-tutor.com or call 203-877-2884.
Toronto Wine: A resource for the Toronto, Ontario wine lover with links to events and courses in Toronto as well as to wine bars, wine-friendly restaurants, clubs, buying and storage options plus major wine tour operators.
Tulleeho: More than 400 cocktail recipes, 200 bar reviews and lots of useful booze facts and bartending tips. Tulleeho also offers training courses in appreciation of alcoholic beverages for individuals, groups and corporations, as well as wine travel package tours to wine country in India.
Urban Element: Offers state-of-the-art facilities and kitchen equipment; and a 20-foot communal dining table to host events including sit-down dinners, corporate meetings and post-cooking class dining. Also offers cooking classes on a variety of cuisines, with the option to take just one evening course and several as part of a series. Based in Ottawa, Ontario. Please call 613-722-0885 or e-mail carley@theurbanelement.ca.
Urban Events: An event company that specializes in wine-related events, such as tastings, wine dinners, and wine and food pairings for mid-sized cities across the United States. Urban Events produces Omaha, Nebraska's annual Riverfront Wine Festival in September. Based in Omaha, Nebraska.
Vancouver City Events: Wine and food events in and around Vancouver, information on Vancouver restaurants, gourmet food and wine shopping and British Columbia wine. Please e-mail cass@hautespotsvancouver.com.
Vin Strategies: Works with individuals and groups to offer the VinSenses Wine Education Series of virtual and instructor-led seminars on a variey of wine topics. Based in Bowie, MD, please call 301-3526120 or e-mail webmaster@vinstrategies.com.
Virtuoso Wines: Sells wines and wine services, including food and wine matching events and education to the corporate market and the public. Based in Sydney, Australia.
Waiter Training: Focuses on outstanding customer service through suggestive selling techniques. Games and role-playing instill confidence in staff. On-site training and manuals are available. Based in Centennial, Colorado, please call 720-203-4615 or e-mail susie@waiter-training.com.
West Coast Wine Education: A division of Sereno Consulting & Education Inc., is a British Columbia company that offers wine and beverage education, consulting, training and event management. Services are available to both corporate and public groups in the lower mainland. Based in Port Moody, B.C., please call 604-469-1961 or e-mail carolyn@wcwed.com.
Wine at Home: Learn about free wine tasting parties and the four steps to tasting wine. Order from 100 different boutique wines from around the world. Based in O Fallon, Mo.
Wine Campus: A private wine school offering online wine courses to professionals and wine enthusiasts worldwide. Based in San Gwann, Malta.
Wine Lust: Offers wine tasting classes through the Wine School of Philadelphia
Wine Matters: Based in Oxford, UK and directed by Michael Palij MW, one of only 250 Masters of Wine in the world, Wine Matters has been running wine tuition courses since 1994. Over 500 people have already took the courses. Introductory, Advanced and Diploma level wine appreciation courses and Master classes on specific topics of interest to wine connoisseurs.
Wine Occasions: Interactive wine tastings and wine education in the Okanagan Valley, B.C for groups of all sizes. We plan private in home wine tastings, dinner parties with wine pairings, corporate wine tastings and wine education events. Please call Karin at 250-215-1368 or e-mail karin@wineoccasions.ca
Wine Savvy: Fun and friendly professional wine classes and events in the greater Sacramento area. Founder Elaine Smith is a winery consultant, competition judge and food and wine writer for a variety of publications including Sacramento Magazine. Based in Sacramento, California.
Wine School of Philadelphia: Offers wine education courses and wine tasting classes. The school has been featured in both Bon Appetit Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Based in Philadelphia, PA.
Wine Sisters USA: This unique group for wine and food enthusiasts provides the resources and suggestions to organize your own wine tasting club with friends.
Wine Tasting Association: Hosts wine events in the Washington, D.C. area. Founded by Mark Phillips, host of the PBS show, Enjoying Wine with Mark Phillips, he believes in a fun and unintimidating approach to wine.
Winebaer: Since 1995, David Baer has been teaching consumers everything from the basics of wine, to how to taste, and introducing them to new and wonderful wine-producing regions. Wine events and classes are held in the New York City metro area. For more information, call (914) 244-0404. Please call 914- 723-1770 or e-mail david@winebaer.net.
WinEsideout: Based in New York City, WinEsideout was founded in 2007 with a focus on custom wine events for both the business and private sector. Each occasion is organized by an event-planning team with more than ten years of event management experience in Fortune 500 companies. Events are delivered by wine educators, editors and other wine professionals.
Women & Wine: Women & Wine is a multi-media and events company connecting lovers of wine, food and travel online and off-line. The social networking tools on the site allow users to post their stories, photos and videos. The company has held events in 31 cities throughout the U.S. Based in Los Angeles, California.
