About Us

We are an independent wine education business, and by not selling wine, we offer unbias advice on which wines represent the best value, and where to buy them. We teach people about wine by concentrating on the flavours and aromas of the wines. We focus on the taste profile of each wine explaining the characteristics of the grape variety, the climate, and the winemaking, and show you with maps and photos where they came from and how they are made. We explain why they taste like they do and ask and listen to what you think about the wines. 

The evenings are, above all, fun & entertaining with a relaxed atmosphere - no previous wine tasting experience is required. The best & most enjoyable way to learn about wine is comparing the tastes of different wines side-by-side.

We also always focus on food & wine matches, and explain what type of foods would go with the chosen wines, and more importantly - why! We talk about aromas, tastes, and flavours rather than technical winemaking details.

As we do not sell wine - we can show you where to buy the best wines locally and at the best prices. We work closely with local independent wine merchants to bring you the best tasting & most interesting wines they have to offer.

Our guests come by themselves, in couples, and in larger groups, everybody is welcome. It is also a great way to meet people with the same interest in tasting & learning about wine.

 Whilst all our tutors are WSET-qualified (up to at least Advanced standard) and have extensive experience of wine, they more importantly have an infectious enthusiasm for their subject and are able to communicate this to their audience without the use of confusing (& boring!) technical facts.

Rob Price. With wine his passion and spending many happy hours visiting vineyards around the world, he put his passion to good use and set up Milton Keynes Wine School. Rob has the WSET Diploma, is a certified wine educator for the WSET, and accredited to run Bordeaux Ecole du vin courses. Rob is proud to have joined the AWE, Association of Wine Educators in May 2011.

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• Ancient Vin Jaune fetches $49k
  A 240-year-old bottle of Vin Jaune has been sold at Christie's for just under US$50,000.
• Shipwreck Champagne to be auctioned
  A cache of 200-year-old bottles of Champagne discovered at the bottom the Baltic is to be auctioned next month.
• Bordeaux 2011 - Super Tuesday: Over 40 releases overwhelm negociants, merchants
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• Champagne 'capsule thieves' arrested
  Police in Champagne have arrested 15 individuals under suspicion of stealing thousands of official ‘CRD’ capsule stickers.
• Bordeaux 2011: Margaux, Palmer and Lynch Bages release
  The Bordeaux campaign has stuttered to life again with price releases from Chateau Margaux, Chateau Palmer, Chateau Lynch Bages and some two dozen smaller properties.
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• Bordeaux 2011: Price drops boost campaign
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