Norway’s only publicly accredited vocational wine school offering sommelier education, specialist beverage programs and high-end tastings.
Norsk Vinfagskole is Norway’s only publicly accredited vocational school dedicated to professional education in wine and beverages. Based in Oslo, the school brings together hospitality professionals, sommeliers and passionate enthusiasts in a learning environment built around tasting, curiosity and deep expertise.
Our flagship Sommelier Program awards 30 ECTS credits and is among the most comprehensive wine educations in Norway. Teaching combines flexible online learning with practical tastings, seminars and workshops led by some of the country’s most respected wine educators.
In addition to wine education, Norsk Vinfagskole offers specialist programs such as Coffee Sommelier, Beer Sommelier and Spirits Sommelier, reflecting the school’s broad expertise across the beverage world. The school also hosts high-end tastings and producer masterclasses with leading wineries and experts.
Norsk Vinfagskole is proud to offer the Champagne Specialist program, bringing in-depth knowledge of Champagne to Norwegian wine professionals and enthusiasts.
- Course objectives :
- Describing and assessing Champagne wines.
- Knowing how to store and serve Champagne wines in optimal conditions.
- Being able to recommend a Champagne wine by ascertaining a customer’s expectations and requirements and then making a range of proposals suited to their request.
- Pairing food and Champagne wines
- Understanding and interpreting Champagne wine labels.
- Course advantages :
- Focus is on practice with workshops allowing students to apply the knowledge acquired.
- Develop consulting skills required for the exercise of professional activities such as recommending, serving, selling, and purchasing Champagne wines and managing a cellar.
- This program is created and certified by the Comité Champagne: the content is up to date and you are guaranteed to have a global vision of Champagne.
- Course limited to small groups to encourage interactivity and active participation.