First Wednesday of Every Month | 7–9 PM
Led by Adam Venable
Includes 6–12 wines + light food pairings

Wine School is our monthly deep dive into a single wine region, producer, grape variety, or theme—designed to make wine feel approachable, layered, and genuinely fun.

Join us on the first Wednesday of every month from 7–9pm at Burle's, where sommelier and wine educator Adam Venable leads an engaging, conversational exploration of the world's most exciting wines. Each session blends storytelling, guided tasting, and thoughtful discussion in a relaxed setting—never a lecture.

Every month features a unique lineup of wines paired with a rotating light food experience inspired by the evening's theme, creating a delicious way to explore how wine and food complement one another.

Interactive and welcoming to all experience levels, Wine School is built for curious drinkers—whether you're just beginning your wine journey or looking to deepen your knowledge.

What to Expect

- A guided tasting of 6–12 wines, depending on the month's theme

- A rotating food pairing inspired by the featured region or wines

- Insight into producers, terroir, grape varieties, and winemaking styles

- Interactive discussion and Q&A with Adam

- Practical takeaways you'll actually use when ordering, buying, and enjoying wine

Seating is intentionally limited to keep the experience intimate, interactive, and conversation-driven.

Tickets are released monthly and frequently sell out.

Join us each month as we explore a new corner of the wine world—one region, one story, and one unforgettable lineup of wines at a time.

October Wine School

Journey Through Australia: Tasmania & Beyond

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 7 - 9pm

This October, Wine School heads Down Under for a guided tasting through some of Australia’s most distinctive wine regions.

We’ll begin in Tasmania, where cool maritime conditions produce sparkling wines, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with remarkable freshness and precision. From there, we’ll travel across the mainland—from Margaret River and the Adelaide Hills to Eden Valley, Barossa and the Yarra Valley—exploring the country’s diverse landscapes, historic vineyards and evolving winemaking styles.

The evening’s lineup brings together celebrated estates and cult producers, from the refined, cool-climate wines of Jansz and Tolpuddle to benchmark bottles from Vasse Felix, Henschke and Yalumba—along with the energetic, minimal-intervention wines of Timo Mayer.

Expect an exciting progression from vintage sparkling rosé and mineral-driven whites to elegant Pinot Noir, old-vine Shiraz, Grenache and age-worthy Cabernet blends.

Featured Wines

Jansz Tasmania

Located in Tasmania’s cool Pipers River region, Jansz has helped define Australian sparkling wine. Its vineyard’s maritime climate and free-draining basalt soils allow the grapes to ripen slowly, creating wines with delicacy, intensity and freshness.

Jansz Vintage Rosé 2019

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Tolpuddle Vineyard

Established in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley in 1988, Tolpuddle is devoted entirely to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Its cool climate produces beautifully focused, expressive wines that have earned the estate recognition as one of Australia’s great single vineyards.

Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay 2023
Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

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Vasse Felix

Founded in 1967 by Dr. Tom Cullity, Vasse Felix is Margaret River’s founding wine estate. Surrounded by two oceans and rooted in ancient soils, the region has become renowned for world-class Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2023
Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

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Henschke

For more than 150 years and six generations, the Henschke family has produced wines from some of South Australia’s most historic vineyards. Mount Edelstone comes from ungrafted Shiraz vines planted in 1912 and is considered one of Australia’s great single-vineyard wines.

Henschke Peggy’s Hill Riesling 2022
Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2018

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Mayer

Bring back the funk! Timo Mayer produces small-batch, single-vineyard wines with minimal intervention. Made with 100% whole clusters and bottled unfined and unfiltered, these energetic wines offer a distinctive and transparent expression of their origins.

Mayer Dr. Mayer Pinot Noir 2024
Mayer Sangiovese 2022
Mayer Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

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Shaw + Smith

Founded in 1989 by cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith MW, Shaw + Smith produces refined, cool-climate wines exclusively from the Adelaide Hills. Its focus is on varieties especially suited to the region, including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Shiraz.

Shaw + Smith Balhannah Shiraz 2020

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Yalumba

Established in 1849, Yalumba is Australia’s most historic family-owned winery. Still fiercely independent after generations of Hill-Smith family ownership, the estate combines deep respect for its land and history with progressive, thoughtful winemaking.

Yalumba Tri-Centenary Grenache 2019
Yalumba The Caley Cabernet Sauvignon–Shiraz 2016

Reserve Your Seat

Frequently Asked Questions

Have a question before joining us? Here’s everything you need to know about how Wine School works, what’s included, and what to expect.

  • Not at all. Wine School is designed to be welcoming at every level — whether you’re just starting out or already have a well-developed palate.

  • Parking is available in the garage beneath us, with the entrance off North Angier Avenue. After parking, take the elevator to Level 1 (BeltLine level). From there, enter through The Victorian plant shop or come up the stairs to the patio. Please bring your parking ticket for validation.

  • Yes. Charcuterie from The Spotted Trotter is provided to complement the wines.

  • Wine School takes place in the lounge below Burle’s at our long table — you’ll find us there.

  • Wine School is hosted the first Wednesday of every month from 7–9pm.

  • Tickets are limited and typically non-refundable, but you’re welcome to transfer your ticket to a friend if you can’t make it.