East London Wine School
East London Wine School
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About
We are an independent Wine School offering tastings and courses for all levels, located ONLINE and in the heart of the City of London, Canary Wharf, Hoxton and Wanstead. Our style is informal, unstuffy, relaxed, and our customers learn while enjoying themselves and having a lovely social experience. We also specialise in corporate events, private tastings and team events to suit your own requirements.
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Neighbourhood: City of London
From its ancient past as a Roman trading outpost to its 21st century status as the wealthiest square mile in the world, the financial district known simply as “The City” is one of London's most historic and fascinating neighbourhoods. Here high rise office towers such as Norman Foster’s Gherkin mingle with Roman ruins and architectural marvels from virtually every era in between, including Christopher Wren's glorious St.Paul's Cathedral, and John Soane's dauntingly classicist Bank of England. This neighbourhood is also home to some of the finest restaurants and plushest hotels in Europe, in addition to an assortment of of watering holes, upscale shops, and Tube stations. During the week, the City is abuzz with white collar workers going about their business; the weekend sees this area turn into a quiet haven for sightseers.
How to get there
  • Tower Gateway • 3 min walk
  • Aldgate • 3 min walk
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  • Sarah C
    1 contribution
    Great experience!
    Such a great experience with the East London Wine School - really detailed, informative content across three in person sessions that didn’t feel rushed or bland. Got to taste some great wines and Tim took us through the course and the tastings with lots of humour and interesting anecdotes. Sam and Tim also provided really helpful exam prep questions which were fantastic in learning and remembering the course.
    Visited October 2022
    Travelled solo
    Written 7 December 2022
  • AnitaP
    Worthing, United Kingdom40 contributions
    WSET - amazing experience!
    I've done now 2 WSET courses with Sam and what a joy Sam is. Sam's passion for all related to wine will transport you into a world of knowledge and fun facts. I had the best time learning and also met really lovely people as the lessons are very interactive. Absolutely loved it and looking forward to starting my level 3 lessons soon! Thank you so much, Sam!
    Visited December 2022
    Travelled solo
    Written 22 December 2022
  • Michael W
    12 contributions
    Igniting a passion for wine
    My wife and I have now completed 8 classes with the East London Wine School and will continue to return. We have tried many different wine classes/tastings from other organisations and these are the best. The instructor, Sam, is bubbly and down to earth whilst also being knowledgable and infectiously enthusiastic about wine. The classes are very relaxed and accessible to people of all experience levels, and the wine samples are very generous. Sam also always has great recommendations for places to buy wine and has introduced us to many grapes/styles of wine that we had never heard of (and are delicious!). Thank you, Sam, for genuinely igniting a passion for learning about wine!
    Visited March 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 15 April 2023
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Michael W
London12 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
My wife and I have now completed 8 classes with the East London Wine School and will continue to return. We have tried many different wine classes/tastings from other organisations and these are the best. The instructor, Sam, is bubbly and down to earth whilst also being knowledgable and infectiously enthusiastic about wine. The classes are very relaxed and accessible to people of all experience levels, and the wine samples are very generous. Sam also always has great recommendations for places to buy wine and has introduced us to many grapes/styles of wine that we had never heard of (and are delicious!). Thank you, Sam, for genuinely igniting a passion for learning about wine!
Written 15 April 2023
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Débora N
1 contribution
Sep 2022 • Solo
I did the level 3 back in September and did my exam in nov with Samantha.
She is definitely the best teacher ever!
Thank you so much
Written 5 January 2023
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AnitaP
Worthing, UK40 contributions
Dec 2022 • Solo
I've done now 2 WSET courses with Sam and what a joy Sam is. Sam's passion for all related to wine will transport you into a world of knowledge and fun facts. I had the best time learning and also met really lovely people as the lessons are very interactive. Absolutely loved it and looking forward to starting my level 3 lessons soon!

Thank you so much, Sam!
Written 22 December 2022
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Samontour11
London, UK3 contributions
Oct 2022 • Solo
I just completed my Level 2 and the course was amazing. Tim was a knowledgeable and engaging teacher and Sam was very responsive and helpful with practice questions ahead of the exam.
Written 7 December 2022
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Sarah C
1 contribution
Oct 2022 • Solo
Such a great experience with the East London Wine School - really detailed, informative content across three in person sessions that didn’t feel rushed or bland. Got to taste some great wines and Tim took us through the course and the tastings with lots of humour and interesting anecdotes. Sam and Tim also provided really helpful exam prep questions which were fantastic in learning and remembering the course.
Written 7 December 2022
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Ugo Z
London, UK102 contributions
Sep 2022 • Solo
Did my WSET level 1 with Terry and it was an enjoyable experience. Had a 93% exam score and now look forward to doing the next level here too.
Written 10 October 2022
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Rebecca O
1 contribution
Feb 2022
I've taken all 3 level wine exams here and have passed with flying colours each time - which is definitely down to the great teachers and support I received throughout! The most recent level 3 was taught excellently, with enough information to bolster the information from the study book and the wine tasting was also excellent experience. I would definitely recommend studying here if you were considering studying for any of the levels.
Written 21 June 2022
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FerrisB
London4 contributions
Feb 2022
I recently completed the WSET Level 2 at East London Wine School with a merit score. This result is a reflection of the excellent teacher we had for the course. Terry, our wine educator, has a great teaching style and the seemingly long days absolutely flew by. Terry guided us through many tastings and taught us how to rate the wines. We also learnt a great deal about geography, climate and geology. His tips on exams technique were spot on. I will be looking to do my Level 3 with ELWS in the autumn. I highly recommend the school for wine education as the classes are well taught, informative and fun. A huge thank you to Terry for his brilliant tution
Written 15 March 2022
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Stephen G
Greater London, UK6 contributions
Feb 2022
My wife and I attended a 4 week World of Wines course.

A very enjoyable to way to spend 4 consecutive Wednesday evenings.

Sam and Joanna were excellent and we will certainly use the skills and techniques they imparted when choosing and tasting wines in the future.
Written 10 March 2022
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Diana Bele
1 contribution
Nov 2021 • Solo
Sam’s wine school is great, I loved all the wine tastings that we did these past 3 months. Good stuff
Written 5 December 2021
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