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The Lancashire Wine School

All our Lancashire Wine School Wine Courses & Tastings are based in Preston at the beautifully renovated City Business Centre  - located at 13 Winckley Street, Preston, PR1 2AA.  For details of Courses see below or please Contact Us .

All our Weekday courses take place in the evening from 7.00pm until 9.00pm. All our Saturday Courses run from 11.00 am until 4.00pm & include a Champagne tasting & a delicious lunch.

Starting from as little as £20 - One Evening Wine Tastings provide the opportunity to try a tasting with no previous experience. Its also a great way to meet people who share your passion for wine - do try one - we are sure you will enjoy it! 

The price for all One Evening Wine tastings includes: minimum 6 wines, tasting food, comprehensive tasting notes on the selected wines, plus a tutored tasting - with Digital projection equipment & DVDs/Maps/Slides. Professional ISO tasting glasses will also be provided.

All our Lancashire Wine School Courses & Tastings can also be purchased as Gift Vouchers - they make a great Present for any occasion!

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  Constellation is axing 40 jobs in Australia as part of plans to bottle more of its wine in the UK.
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  Laithwaites has opened its flagship store at Vinopolis in London with the avowed aim of taking a stake in the fine wine sector.
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  Robert Parker's Wine Advocate has offered a ringing endorsement of the 2007 Port vintage, with 40 out of 59 wines tasted awarded 90 or more points.
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  NuKorc, the world's second biggest synthetic cork maker, has filed for bankruptcy with estimated debts of AUS$4m.
• Dealcoholised wine launched to combat alcohol abuse
  A new dealcoholised wine has been launched onto the Italian market, in an effort to combat alcohol abuse.