Wine School of Philadelphia Named Silver Winner Trade School as Keith Wallace Discusses Vineyard Frost Damage and Wine’s Religious Roots Keith Wallace hosts an episode of After Wine School, noting Alanna Zerbi is teaching upstairs, and thanks The Philadelphia Inquirer for naming the Wine School of Philadelphia the silver winner for top trade school in the 2020 Philly Favorites, highlighting reader and student voting and quoting the magazine’s praise for open, anti-snob wine education. He explains the school’s state-recognized professional certifications are authorized through Vermont’s National Wine School and contrasts this with unregulated international trade certificates, arguing wine education should provide entry to the industry without four- or six-year degrees. He then describes severe East Coast vineyard losses from early bud break followed by an April freeze, including reported 80% losses in Pennsylvania and 100% bud loss at Maryland’s Black Ankle Vineyards, and similar frost damage in Hungary, offering mitigation ideas like delayed/double pruning and sprinkler protection. Wallace closes with cultural anthropology on wine’s role in ancient rituals and how Roman destruction of the temple system influenced communion, and mentions teaching a fall course on modern wine history. 00:00 Big Inquirer Win 01:16 Reading the Praise 02:30 Why Trade School Matters 03:01 Certifications and Regulation 05:14 East Coast Vineyard Freeze 06:20 How Bud Break Works 08:02 Damage Reports and Stakes 09:29 Support Local Wineries 09:49 Global Frost in Hungary 11:38 Frost Protection Strategies 14:23 Wine and Communion Origins 17:05 Romans and Ritual Shift 18:38 Closing and Future Classes 👉 Free wine class + resources: https://wineschool.us/hub