American Wine School was founded in 2001 by Marianne Frantz. Since then, more than 35,000 wine enthusiasts have attended American Wine School classes, educational events and tastings across seven states.
Whether you know a little or a lot about wine, American Wine School provides a systematic approach that can help you build your wine knowledge. For consumers and professionals alike, American Wine School offers an internationally recognized program of study through its affiliation with the prestigious Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). Currently, Levels 1, 2 & 3 of this program are offered in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Chicago. Based in Chicago, American Wine School is the first and only mid-west APP for WSET level 4 Diploma in Wines.
Additionally, AWS offers a series of leisure classes designed to help wine lovers and novice sippers alike understand the styles of wines they like and how best to select those wines from a retail shelf. Our programs help wine-savvy consumers build better cellars case by case.