Three tiered educational formats at the Poli Schiavon distillery, from a one-hour grappa foundations tasting (EUR10) to a three-hour barrel masterclass (EUR35).
Tip: The Wood Experience is the definitive grappa education for serious spirits students - barrel-aged and single-varietal vertical tasting included.
Address: Via Marconi 46, 36060 Schiavon (VI), Italy, Veneto
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.
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).
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; tasting sessions.
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. A guided wine-history tasting programme.
Tip: The Library Experience is best booked for Cantine Aperte weekend in late May when additional vintages are opened.
