Oriole Wine Education

Flexible Wine Training for the trade tailored to the needs of individual companies, and for the serious wine enthusiast.

News

Brief news regarding Oriole website updates, new wine tours and wine courses can be found on the News page. Links on the news page assist with quick navigation of the website.

Courses

The WSET pages give details for the Wine Appreciation Courses accredited by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. For details of costs, venue, dates and times of courses, visit the contact page for contact information and enquiry form. read more...

Introductory Wine Appreciation Courses

The Introductory Wine Appreciation Courses are held at various locations throughout the Province. Many of the Wine Appreciation courses are held at our premises in Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland. read more...

"Tour de France" Wine Courses

Explore the wine regions of France with our "Tour de France" wine courses.

Wine and Food Matching Workshops

Learn how to select the right wine for the right occasion.

Wine Study Tours

The Oriole Wine Study Tours are for both serious students of wine and amateur enthusiasts, our most popular have been walking wine tours in the Roussillon region of France. For recommended tours to Spain and Italy, go to Links.

Background

After 30 years as a lecturer in Adult Education, I have taught languages and wine education courses at all levels, from beginner to post-graduate. As a Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) certified Educator, I have delivered WSET courses from Level 1 to 3 for many years and have been course tutor for the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Northern Ireland since 2003.

Employers in both the wine retail and hospitality sectors who have invested in wine education for their employees benefit from well-trained staff who are confident in advising customers and selling or serving wines.

Oriole also attracts a growing number of people who enjoy wine, but have decided that they would like to be more adventurous. Wine education courses have enabled them to try new grape varieties and styles of wine, allowing them to build a greater knowledge of the ‘world of wine’.

After a career spanning 30 years as a lecturer in the Adult Education sector, I have experience of teaching language and wine education courses at a range of levels from beginner to Post-Graduate, and I hold the Wine and Spirit Education Trust Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits. Over the years, I have realised that flexibility is the key when it comes to offering courses to both enthusiastic adults and delivering training to employers and their staff.My experience as a tutor for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, has shown that employers who invest in wine education for their employees benefit by having well-trained staff who are confident in advising customers and selling or serving wines.I also meet a growing number of people who enjoy wine but come to the stage where they want to be more adventurous, and a wine education course enables them to try new grape varieties and new styles of wine, and so build up a knowledge of the ‘world of wine’.