LAW School

ABOUT LAW SCHOOL

While we have fun with the name, LAW SCHOOL is a serious and fun way to change and improve your life!  Reprogrammed for 2026 and beyond, LAW SCHOOL is the structured wine class you’re looking for! Textbook driven, tasting a large number of reference wines, and detailed conversations that help us all "connect the dots”.  We are not just here to teach you how to pass an exam… we are here to make you conversational about wine and to attain World Wine Competency. You will pass this class if you apply yourself, read and participate. We have graduated over 1200 students and they have gone on to be our biggest supporters and huge building blocks towards the future of fine wine.

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    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).
    (Buy Here or Buy Here from Amazon)

    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.