Pagus Wine Tours' educational arm offers wine club courses and tasting workshops as extensions of their guided tour programme. Veneto wine fundamentals, Amarone masterclasses, and Prosecco DOCG deep-dives available for individuals and small groups. Tel +39 327 7965380.
Tip: The Amarone masterclass pairs five producers side by side - the most efficient way to understand sub-zone differences within a half-day.
Address: Via della Valverde 75, 37122 Verona (VR), Italy, Veneto
WSET-approved provider based at Veronafiere's wine2digital space in Verona. Offers WSET Level 1, 2, and 3 in Italian and English; also the Champagne Specialist Course (launched 2025). Courses run in January, February, and November. Strong partnership with AIS Veneto for member discounts.
Tip: The partnership with AIS Veneto gives members reduced fees - worth joining AIS first if doing WSET Level 3.
AIS Veneto offers three-level sommelier certification covering enology, viticulture, enography, and food-wine pairing with tasting practice and cellar visits. 32 courses across the Veneto region in 2026. WSET partnership enables members to access WSET courses at reduced cost.
Tip: Level 1 in Italian runs in autumn at multiple Veneto locations - Verona, Treviso, Vicenza, and Padua all host sessions.
VIA delivers the Italian Wine Ambassador certification course annually at Veronafiere. Structured in two modules: online theory plus four in-person days with lectures, masterclasses, and tasting sessions. Registration EUR1,500 (new), EUR800 (returning). 2025 edition marked the academy's 10th anniversary.
Tip: The course is taught entirely in English and targets wine trade professionals seeking deep Italian expertise.
Bertani's Grezzana cellars host two educational tasting formats: the Valpolicella Classica Experience (EUR70) and the Library Experience (EUR200), which explores 45 vintages of Amarone from 1958 to 2015. Among the most educational wine-history experiences in Veneto.
Tip: The Library Experience is best booked for Cantine Aperte weekend in late May when additional vintages are opened.
Three tiered educational formats at the Poli Schiavon distillery, from a one-hour grappa foundations tasting (EUR10) to a three-hour barrel masterclass (EUR35). The only school-format grappa education in Veneto available in five languages. Mon-Sat 9:00-18:00.
Tip: The Wood Experience is the definitive grappa education for serious spirits students - barrel-aged and single-varietal vertical tasting included.
