Flatiron Wines & Spirits NY

Beginner or expert, you’ll learn a lot: we pride ourselves on an incredibly diverse array of class themes, wine styles and regions, and levels of technicality from Wine 101 to masterclasses. You don’t need prior knowledge to attend many of our classes, but if your goal is to be a wine connoisseur, we’d love to help you get there.

Teachers who love to teach: Sure, many of us have prestigious credentials from certification courses like WSET, CSW and CS (and have even taught them!). But we also have the school-of-hard-knocks bona fides: years of experience working across the wine industry, from cellar rat gigs to fine wine appraisal and everything in between. What brings us here is a love of communicating that knowledge, sharing what we think is cool, and getting questions from our students that constantly challenge us. The best thing about wine is that you can never really know it all––but that doesn’t stop us from trying.

Incredible wine: We get a lot of compliments on our incredible global selection of wine. For our classes, we pull out all the stops to show you classics, under-the-radar gems, everyday values and very special treats. And if you taste something you like, wines shown in classes are usually discounted for attendees, so it’s a great chance to stock up.

Classes grouped under Wine 101 on this page assume no prior knowledge of the topic at hand. For Deep Dives we recommend basic wine knowledge, since they focus on a specific topic in greater detail. Masterclasses are taught by guest speakers who are completely immersed in the given topic, so we encourage them to get pretty geeky. All classes are designated with a difficulty level that will be included in the class description. We encourage you to use your best judgment, but feel free to push yourself––every class leaves time for questions, and they’re often the best part of the class.

Normally Flatiron Wine School classes feature wines taken off our shelves and an instructor from our team. Sometimes one of our suppliers or event partners is providing the wine and instruction––so we can pass the savings on to you, with a less expensive class ticket that can often be converted to store credit.

And some topics just necessitate a higher price tag (like a Burgundy or classed-growth Bordeaux deep dive). Varying the pricing based on our costs allows us to deliver great value to you with every class.

Most events at Flatiron Wines start at 6pm, but always check the event description––if there’s a different start time we’ll make it really clear. Run time is about 90 minutes for all classes.

All our classes are up the stairs on the mezzanine level at our 873 Broadway location.

They sound awesome. Email Julia Burke and if we can make space for them to sit in, we will.

Just let us know as soon as possible. With at least 48 hours’ notice, we can refund your ticket. With at least 24 hours’ notice, a class ticket can be transferred to a future class credit. And you can always transfer your ticket to a friend taking your place—just let us know their name and email. No-shows or cancellations within 24 hours of the start of class will still get a store credit for events where tickets convert to gift cards, and will still have access to discounted pricing on the wine used in class, but cannot be refunded.

Call the shop to let us know––Julia may not be checking her email while setting up the class. We’ll save your spot, but please note many of our events and classes have a wait list, and be courteous. If we haven’t heard from you and you aren’t in your seat 15 minutes after the start of class, we may give your spot to someone on the waiting list. If you’re so late you can’t make it at all, see above.

Sweet, email Julia.

If enough people are interested, sure. Email Julia of your interest.

Yes! We’d love to host your group or conduct a class at your space. Email Julia of your interest.

At this time we’re not certified as a provider for professional wine certifications (though two of our instructors have them, and can point you in the right direction). Never say never, but we like being able to create our own curriculum and tailor our classes to the students in front of us.

We want emails from us to always be exciting, and never annoying. Out of respect for your inbox, we don't use third-party automated services to email our guests about upcoming classes, so you won't get frequent reminders like you might from a doctors' office. We usually send out a reminder email the day before or morning of a class, but we highly recommend that when you buy a ticket for an event, you make note of it in your own calendar or planner so you don't forget!