LAW School

ABOUT LAW SCHOOL

 I created Learnaboutwine School in 2006, we saw a need for the City of Los Angeles to have a credential program.  WSET came in shortly afterward with a brilliant nationwide effort that inspired amazing growth in the industry.  In 2010, I was accepted to sit and study with the Masters of Wine - out of London.  I had not taken or completed the WSET program and that showed in my exam results in 2014.  So I had gone back and started to accumulate various credentials, to help me better prepare students for the CSW, WSET and Advanced Sommelier programs.  In 2026 - we will relaunch the LAW SCHOOL product as we see a more defined lane that this program can provide.  More in depth about the primary regions of the world - a step that can help you fill the gap between WSET 2 and 3 - for consumers - this may be all you need as we provide world wine comprehensive knowledge... and use our time in class tasting and discussing.  We also taste and discuss blind tasting which is required for many of the advanced exams.  LearnAboutWine school will still lean on the textbook, but we have added more granular information and believe we keep the program fun, and entertaining at the same time.  Join us for LAW SCHOOL - aka Learnaboutwine School.  If you pass our BAR exam (the Beverage Aptitude Review) you will receive your J.W.E credential / Junior Wine Enthusiast Certification.  Over 1200 students have graduated from Learnaboutwine over the past 20 years with a pass rate over 90%. 

Students can attend one session per week: Saturday 11AM or Monday 630PM sessions each week (not both). 

This will allow students some flexibility. This program includes one VIDEO meeting via ZOOM (week one) to talk about the program and then 5 LIVE sessions.

MONDAY OUTLINE/DATES AT 6:30PM

Week One: September 14, 2026 (Remote Video)
Week Two: September 21, 2026
Week Three: September 28, 2026
Week Four: October 5, 2026
Week Five: October 12, 2026
Week Six: October 26, 2026 (Exam)

SATURDAY OUTLINE/DATES AT 11AM

Week One: September 12, 2026 (Remote Video)
Week Two: September 19, 2026
Week Three: September 26, 2026
Week Four: October 3, 2026
Week Five: October 10, 2026
Week Six: October 24, 2026 (Exam)

Prerequisites

While little wine knowledge is required to start, we will ask that you have completed our Wine Camp program prior to beginning LAW SCHOOL.  Additionally, reading the materials prior to each week's program is necessary to keep up with this program.  Those with less knowledge will want to read ahead prior to the start of the program. We will provide a detailed path. All students must be registered for this program 10 days prior to its first session.  

Class Includes

- Hands-on tasting and instruction
- An introduction and exploration of tasting skills as we discuss 12-20 wines per week x 4 weeks (approx 60-80 wines)  
- Each student participates in our wine purchasing project (each student buys 3 bottles that are assigned on week one as a homework project).  Our wine school provides additional wines to support the needs of this comprehensive class.   
- Weekly Wine Quizzes    
- Varietal descriptions  
- Wine laws and history, pulled from our selected text book.
- A Credential Exam (The Beverage Aptitude Review), J.W.E. Credential Certification awarded upon successful completion.
- Successful Certification includes: Wall Certificate, J.W.E. Credentials and a handsome lapel pin to tell the world of your accomplishments. 

Required Materials

NO PRIOR WINE KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED; WE HAVE A CURRICULUM TO GET STARTED NOW.

Textbook (Not Included): Culinary Institute of America’s Exploring Wine textbook, 3rd Edition(You may purchase this from us - and we can have it delivered or you may source your own copy of the current edition from Amazon).
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NOTE:  At any time, this book may move to a new edition. The 3rd Edition will be the source for all our quizzes and the final exam for this session.  The answers are inside the book.  Any answers found on Google or other reference will not usurp the answers found in this time tested guide. 

Click Here for Our Curriculum

About

The Junior Wine Executive (J.W.E.) credential includes a wall certificate, and recognized credentials that are helpful in the application process for future wine industry job placement; or just to impress and educate your family and friends around the dinner table. Perhaps best of all, you’ll be in the upper 10% in wine knowledge and comfortably conversational in wine at all future work and social occasions.... prepare to have the wine list handed in your direction.