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Wine, spirits & sake tastings, education & events in Manchester, Liverpool and online

A range of fun tasting events, courses and gifts for the wine, spirits and Sake connoisseurs in your life.

Pursue your WSET Wines, Spirits and Sake education with our classroom, online and study-at-home options. We have also developed online versions of our Sake Sommelier Association courses.

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Please may I recommend Northern Wine School to anyone who wants to combine professional wine/whiskey/sake education with dealing with life in crazy times. Really organised, educational and allows me to drink with purpose.

We had a wonderful evening with John’s excellent wine tasting event for my Step-father’s 70th. It was a great way to spend the evening with all the family during a time when we couldn’t all be together. John was really informative and some fascinating stories and facts! Really enjoyed it. Thank you!

I am very impressed on how effective the study guide for WSET1 helped me prepare for my test in Brazil. I am almost sure I scored the 30 points and now feel much more confident to try the WSET 2 and 3 exams having the Northern Wine School study guide as an ally. Becoming familiar with the English wine terms certainly will help me if I ever reach level 4

I attended the Level 1 course in Manchester. The day was a combination of some theory and practical tasting skills. I learned about food and wine pairings, which was very useful. John made the day interesting and fun

Had a great time at the gin tasting with afternoon tea, really enjoyed it. Got chatting with all the other people who attended, as it was a small group and it was a great atmosphere.

My wife and I went on the afternoon wine tasting event. We both really enjoyed it. It was an enjoyable and relaxed way to spend a couple of hours while drinking and sampling a lovely range of wines- and actually learning something about it all along the way! John clearly also really knew his stuff. The whole thing was good fun.

We'd booked with John at Northern Wine School for a steak dinner with wine tasting at a private room in Malmaison for a stag. Room was ecellent, food was good and lots of it- John hosted the evening well. Great evening, everyone thoroughly enjoyed- would highly recommend

WSET Level 2 Spirits | Manchester

The Castlefield Hotel

This course is great if you’re new to spirits: whether for your career or just interested. More detail on types, styles and production processes than Level 1, but you do not need to have taken the Level 1 before.

£365.00

November 9, 2021

WSET Level 1 Spirits | Manchester

The Castlefield Hotel

This is a really fun day-long classroom based course run by a WSET Certified Spirits Educator (with a 100% pass rate). You will be given the WSET Level 1 Study Book containing everything you need to know and we supply the spirits samples that you will be tasting.

From: £165.00

October 19, 2021

Wine tasting masterclass: Taste wine like an expert with WSET’s Systematic Approach to Tasting

At home

Get to know the highly respected Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT) developed by the Wine and Spirits Education Trust with a collection of six fantastic wines. You will receive the wines, tasting notes and a video to accompany your tasting experience – so you can enjoy your experience at home whenever you like.

£35.00

June 14, 2021

French Wine Scholar | Manchester

The Castlefield Hotel

This course is great if you’re interested in the wines of France: whether for your career or just curious. Great for those studying, or have passed the WSET Level 2 & 3 Wines or higher- Though no prior knowledge or qualifications are required.

From: £685.00

November 21, 2021

WSET Level 1 Sake | Manchester

The Castlefield Hotel

This course is great if you’re new to Sake: whether for your career or just interested.

From: £175.00

October 26, 2021

Gin Tasting – Castlefield Hotel, Manchester

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Castlefield Hotel, Manchester

Six specially selected gins paired with some interesting mixers, topped with accompanying garnish. Welcome to the wonderful world of gin tasting, led by your friendly expert guide!

From: £40.00

September 10, 2021

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Northern Wine School

The Northern Wine School was set up to offer wine tastings in Manchester. These soon spread to Liverpool and, before long, we were offering courses too: WSET and Wine Scholar Guild. We are firm believers in the idea that more knowledge makes more love – and what’s not to love about wine, spirits and sake?

Thousands of people have enjoyed our tasting events and we have trained hundreds more helping them get qualifications and lots of knowledge too. This makes us really happy.

Keep in touch and we’ll let you know about new tasting events, gifting ideas and the training we offer: cheers!