The National Wine School (NWS) is the only sommelier accreditation agency founded in the United States. Based in Vermont, NWS offers professional certification and credentials for sommeliers, winemakers, brewers, and beverage managers.

The National Wine School offers online sommelier certification programs in tandem with the best wine schools and universities in the world.
Our programs range from Level One wine certification to Master-Level Sommelier Certifications. We also offer winemaking and beer brewing certifications.

There are two ways to attend a wine course. The first is to register for a sommelier program at your local wine school or community college. Just ask if they offer NWS certification. Local schools can offer in-class, online, and hybrid programs using our programming.

The second way to register for a wine course is to enroll directly from our site. These programs are strictly online and do not have an in-class component.

We recommend beginning with the Level One Sommelier program.