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Welcome to Birmingham Wine School

A warm welcome to Birmingham Wine School - an independent wine education company. We run wine tasting and wine courses for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more about it. No previous wine tasting experience is necessary. Wine tasting for everyone, right in the heart of Birmingham. 

Our wine courses and wine tastings focus on enjoying wine and learning more in a relaxed and informal setting, with friendly people. We help people enjoy wine that little drop more. If you know what you like and want to find out why, our courses provide the answer.

Our wine courses suit all levels of wine knowledge and experience, and we offer a range of courses for you to enjoy. The 8 week introductory world tour course provides a great introduction to wine covering a wide range of topics in our virtual journey to 12 different countries. Our short courses enable you to sample different countries and grapes allowing you to gain a deeper insight into a country or specific region, while our Saturday course is a great way of just sipping back over 12 delicious wines. Or try our one evening tastings, there are many to choose from, and as with all of our wine courses - no previous wine knowledge is required.

All our tastings & courses are also available as Gift Vouchers for that perfect Gift.

Wine tasting Birmingham? Why book a Birmingham Wine School course? Well the feedback from satisfied customers says it all! 100% of our customers would recommend our courses. 100% rated the wines as excellent or good. 100% said the course offered good or excellent value for money, 100% rated the overall course as excellent or good, and 100% thought the quality of teaching was excellent or good.  

And as we are not affiliated to any wine merchants or retailers we offer unbiased and independent advice on your wine needs. Wine tasting in the West Midlands. We also offer wine courses, and wine events for private and corporate customers at evenings and weekends.

I hope to be welcoming you soon on a Birmingham Wine School course - Rob Price. 

Venue and Times

Birmingham wine tasting and Birmingham wine courses are run at The Old Joint Stock Theatre, in the heart of the city. The Old Joint Stock, as well as hosting a small, but beautifully formed, theatre also has an excellent pub. It is located opposite the main entrance of St Philip's Cathederal, just off Colmore Row. 4 Temple Row West, B2 5NY. Just 5 minutes walk from Snow Hill and less than 8 minutes from New Street.

Birmingham Wine School is located in the function room on the first floor.

Need Help?

Don't know which course to select? Please call Rob Price on 01295 679 313 or 07785 22 66 97. Rob will be delighted to guide you through all our courses and help you make the right selection.

Or send us a note via the Contact Us page, with your query. We will be happy to help.

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Our wine courses and wine tasting in Birmingham, West Midlands, are suitable for everyone. They make a unique wine gift and wine present. We run many wine courses from one evening wine tastings to eight week wine courses. The feedback from our wine courses has been excellent. 100% of people said they would recommend our wine courses. Birmingham Wine School for wine courses and wine tasting in the Midlands.

WINE TASTING FOR EVERYONE IN THE MIDLANDS!

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