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Wine Enthusiast: David Glancy, MS, CWE Nominated for Wine Star Award's Inaugural Educator of the Year

Wine Enthusiast: David Glancy, MS, CWE Nominated for Wine Star Award's Inaugural Educator of the Year

San Francisco Wine School Founder, David Glancy, MS, CWE was nominated for Wine Enthusiast’s Annual Wine Star Awards' Wine Educator of the Year!

MS David Glancy Provides Answers for "Ask Decanter"

MS David Glancy Provides Answers for "Ask Decanter"

We love “Ask Decanter” around here, with its pithy answers to intriguing questions about wine. We are especially proud when our own MS David Glancy appears as a featured expert. In March, one of D...

San Francisco Wine School and Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Unite for Corporate Education

San Francisco Wine School and Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Unite for Corporate Education

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the leading wine and spirits distributor in the US, has chosen the San Francisco Wine School to be an external education provider in California, with the first...

San Francisco Wine School Celebrates Anniversary & Launches Glancy Wine Education Fund Saturday, November 5th

San Francisco Wine School Celebrates Anniversary & Launches Glancy Wine Education Fund Saturday, November 5th While San Francisco Wine School’s 5-year journey to becoming the largest wine sch...

Foodie Fridays Start With a Bang!

Foodie Fridays Start With a Bang!

The summer's first Foodie Friday, Foods & Wines of France, was a huge success. This wine "playing" dinner brought together students, wine enthusiasts, and professionals to celebrate all that Fr...

Explore the Cradle of Wine Civilization: March 13, San Francisco

Explore the Cradle of Wine Civilization: March 13, San Francisco

No single characteristic of a wine lover proves more important in the long run than curiosity. If you love wine, but aren't curious, you'll never truly experience the wonders of what the wine world...

THE ORIGINS OF WINE CIVILIZATION: An Exploration of Ancient Wines and Their Evolution

THE ORIGINS OF WINE CIVILIZATION: An Exploration of Ancient Wines and Their Evolution

On Sunday, March 13th from 10am to 5:30pm, San Francisco Wine School opened the doors of its new Wine Education Center for the first of its kind event exploring these ancient wines and their modern...

For Immediate Release: San Francisco Wine School Grand Opening!

For Immediate Release: San Francisco Wine School Grand Opening! San Francisco, California (Oct. 14, 2015) Since 2011, San Francisco Wine School has been helping people of all levels break into the...

San Francisco Wine School Opens Doors to Cutting-Edge Wine Education Center

San Francisco Wine School Opens Doors to Cutting-Edge Wine Education Center

With the opening of its new space San Francisco Wine School is now the largest wine school in the U.S. After months of careful planning and renovations, the 4,000 sq ft, top floor Wine Education Ce...

Global Wine is the Subject of New, Cutting-Edge Online Course from San Francisco Wine School

Global Wine is the Subject of New, Cutting-Edge Online Course from San Francisco Wine School

San Francisco Wine School announces the debut of CSW Online, a brand new format for its much-lauded Certified Specialist of Wine credential preparation program. Developed by San Francisco Wine Scho...

Malibu Coast Becomes an AVA

Malibu Coast Becomes an AVA

The 46 mile long and 8 mile wide Malibu Coast, with glitzy beachfront mansions and celebrity-filled Starbucks, is now an official American Viticultural Area, or American wine appellation. This is i...

San Francisco Wine School Debuts "Somm Essentials" On Summer Schedule

San Francisco Wine School Debuts "Somm Essentials" On Summer Schedule

San Francisco, Calif. (May 28, 2014) In San Francisco Wine School’s summer schedule, David Glancy unveils his newest certification, the highly anticipated Somm Essentials. This two-week intensive p...

2 New Viticultural Areas Approved in Lake County

2 New Viticultural Areas Approved in Lake County

For many, the trip up Highway 29 ends at Calistoga. Yet if you continue about another 20 minutes up and over the grade, traversing Mt. St. Helena, you’ll end up in Middletown, at the base of Clear...

Press Release: San Francisco Wine School CEO Elected to Society of Wine Educators’ Board of Directors

San Francisco, CA, August 29, 2013 – The membership of the Washington, DC based Society of Wine Educators has elected San Francisco Wine School’s founder and CEO, David Glancy, to their Board of Di...

Press Release – San Francisco Wine School Offers Online Program

Press Release – San Francisco Wine School Offers Online Program The San Francisco Wine School is excited to announce the launch of its first online wine education program. The California Wine Appe...

Press Release – New Certified Specialist of Wine Program

Press Release – New Certified Specialist of Wine Program San Francisco, CA, January 17, 2013- The San Francisco Wine School now offers a comprehensive preparation course for the prestigious Certifi...