Update: We have a Winner!
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Answer the quiz, win two seats to Friday’s Pre-Prohibition Cocktail class!
Question: Why are mixed drinks called cocktails?
To win, just answer in the comment section of this post!
We have a Winner!
Ed R won two tickets to this week’s cocktail class.
The answer: No one really knows why they are called cocktails!
Sneaky, I know 
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Weekly Wine Quiz Winners
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Win two seats to this Wednesday’s Corked & Forked cooking class!
Just answer this question: in what country was pasta invented? Answer: China!
To win, be the first to post the correct answer in the comment section!
Update: Congrats to DJ and Louis for answering correctly!
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Corked & Forked: Italian Cooking & Wine Pairing Class
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- Braised escarole with pumpkin, basil and pine nuts.
- Smoked Porcini Ragu with Fresh Pappardelle
- Budino Di Rissotto with Salted Caramel.
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First Friday!
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This Friday, join the Wine School for flights of our favorite wines for Autumn & Winter!
Friday, November 4th from 6:30-9:30pm $30 at the door. Cash only. No Reservations Required.
More info here: First Fridays at the Wine School.
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Wine School Tour
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For our student, readers, and fans who haven’t had a chance to take a class at our Rittenhouse location yet, feast your eyes on this!
Starting in February of 2011, the Wine School team was fast at work designing and renovating our new home at 127 S. 22nd Street. It took us about three months of back-breaking labor, double shifts, and a few sleepless night, but we did it!
It’s been about six months that we have been in our new home, and it’s about time we uploaded the results of our efforts. I hope you enjoy! Along with the move and renovations, we are expanding what we offer at the Wine School.
More Classes
Of course, we still offer our award-wining wine classes, but we now offer cooking, food & wine pairing, beer, spirits, and cocktail classes, too!
Private Events
We have expanded our private event options to include priceless cellar-selections from my private wine cellar, plus food and wine pairing events.
Academic Programs
Our certified and professional programs will soon include culinary, beer, spirits, and cocktail certification. Everything an inspiring butler needs to succeed.
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Sauced Education with Jason Wilson
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We added a new series of classes, Sauced Education, featuring Jason Wilson. He’s pretty much the food & beverage equivalent of a rock star: he wrote the bestselling book Boozehound, he is the Washington Post’s spirits columnist, and the restaurant critic for the Philadelphia Daily News. His next class is XO: Luxury Cognac and Brandy. I highly recommend checking it out.
Here is the tasting sheet for his previous class, Whiskey & Beyond
Sauced Education with Jason Wilson: The Whiskey Class
First Flight
1. XXX Shine white whiskey, Philadelphia (44.4% abv)
2. Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Kentucky (45% abv)
3. Russell’s Reserve 6-year-old Rye, Kentucky (45% abv)
Second Flight
1. Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon, Kentucky (50% abv)
2. Van Winkle 12-year-old Special Reserve, Kentucky (45.2% abv)
Third Flight
1. Jameson 12-year-old Special Reserve, Ireland (40% abv)
2. Johnnie Walker Double Black, Scotland (40% abv)
Fourth Flight
1. The Balvenie, 15-year old Single Barrel, Speyside single-malt Scotch (47.8% abv)
2. Laphroaig Quarter Cask, Islay single-malt Scotch (48% abv)
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Corked & Forked: The Private Event
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A new private event offering we have at the Wine School is a Food & Wine Pairing event, in which I create a custom menu and wine pairing for a private group. It’s been a huge hit. This is the menu from a recent one:
- Artisanal Cheese Tray with Savory Fig Preserves and Quince Jam
- Smoked Sturgeon with Horseradish and Green Onions
- Lobster Minestrone Soup
- Fresh Cavatelli Pasta with White Truffles
- New Jersey Caprese Salad
- Charcuterie of Traditional Italian Meats
- Caramelized Oyster Mushrooms with Hazelnut Accented Greens
- Country Pâté with Pepper Jam and Housemade Ketchup
This is great for bigger groups (14-20 people), since it’s a set price for the event, rather than being per-person. For more info: Corked & Forked. Even better, if you purchase everyone a copy of my bestselling cookbook, I’ll make sure to sign the books and give everyone a free gift certificate to the Wine School!
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First day of the semester at the wine school
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First day of the semester at the wine school
Sansom St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Five seats just opened up for tomorrow’s…
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Five seats just opened up for tomorrow's Sommelier Smackdown featuring the amazing Danya Henninger of Zagat and The Drink Nation.
Wine Education & Tastings at the Wine School of Philadelphia
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Vacation in Jamonlandia
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The wine school’s management staff is on vacation in Spain until September 12th. A week in Rioja, and then a week in Barcelona. Why are we here? The wine & the iberico ham of course!
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