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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!

• Georgian Archbishop takes top Masi prize
  A Georgian archbishop has been awarded the Masi International Wine Prize for his services to the country's wine industry.
• Rain finally falls on Bordeaux (includes Mouton video interview)
  Much-needed rain arrived in Bordeaux this week, although winemakers played down its importance to the 2010 harvest.
• Kanonkop releases world's most expensive Pinotage - again
  The second vintage of the world's most expensive Pinotage has been launched this week.
• Bisol ready to pick first grapes from Venetian island
  Prosecco producer Bisol will pick the first commercial vintage at its property in the Venetian lagoon this week.
• Rare Lafite library collection in Sotheby's Hong Kong auction
  A massive collection of Chateau Lafite dating back to 1869 comes under the hammer at Sotheby’s Hong Kong next month.
• McGovern resigns as head of Wine Australia UK
  Lisa McGovern, the regional director of Wine Australia for the UK, Ireland and Europe, has resigned.
• Sherry bodegas fined: correction
  On 9 August we published an article entitled 'Nine sherry bodegas fined €7m for breaching competition rules'. We would like to correct certain misleading statements in the story.
• Thierry Manoncourt of Chateau Figeac: obituary
  Over 1000 mourners attended the funeral of Thierry Manoncourt of Chateau Figeac, who has died aged 92.
• Boissenot: danger of unripe wines if no rain
  If Bordeaux does not have rain by 10 September, top consultant Jacques Boissenot may advise clients to pick at less than full phenolic maturity â€" causing a risk of greenness in the wines.
• Chamarre rescued by Alain Dominique Perrin
  Failed French wine brand Chamarre has been given a lifeline in the form of former Cartier president Alain Dominique Perrin.