The Wine Education Centre (WEC) is the prime provider of wine education for consumers and trade in Western Australia and the educational arm of Wines of Western Australia
Workshops
Our workshops are designed to deepen your understanding and appreciation of wine in a fun, interactive and approachable way.
White Burgundy VS Margaret River – Battle of the Chardonnay
Venue: By Old Bridge Cellars North Fremantle
Date: 21st July 2026
Price: $130
Chardonnay is one of the most thrilling and complex varieties in the world and gives the winemaker the opportunity to stamp their trademark style in the winery.
Join the Wine Education Centre’s Blair Hill and Old Bridge Cellars proprietor Jay Beeson for an educational and entertaining evening as they go head-to-head, pitching Chardonnay’s from these iconic regions against each other across four different price brackets to see which will reign supreme.
Jancis Robinson recently tasted the best of the best from Margaret River and was quoted as saying
“but all I can say is that the results are thrilling. The Cullens, Kevin John Flower Day wine had all the intensity you would expect of a top Grand Cru White Burgundy.” Blair will introduce Burgundy and Jay Margaret River, before the first bracket, setting the stage for a fascinating tasting journey.
Across the night, you’ll taste eight wines – two per bracket – with the final round showcasing bottles worth over $300 RRP. Between brackets, enjoy a grazing board designed to complement the richness and structure of Chardonnay
Wine Essentials Course – June 2026
Venue: By Old Bridge Cellars North Fremantle
Date: Commences Tuesday 2nd June – 23rd June, 2026, 6.30PM – 8.30PM (four weeks – two hours per week)
Price: $395 pp (15% off for WoWA Members and their staff)
The Wine Essentials Course is held over four consecutive weeks, the course covers six wines per session.
The course provides the necessary information for all wine enthusiasts who are looking to increase their wine knowledge and approach to tasting. It is also an appropriate course for those about to enter or are in the wine trade.
- Week One – Learn how to taste and assess a range of wine styles and understand the wine show system in Australia.
- Week Two – White wine production, styles and botrytis cinerea (noble rot).
- Week Three – Red wine production, styles, importance of oak and cellaring potential of wine.
- Week Four – Food and wine matching to be held at Samsons Paddock restaurant, Mosman Park.
- Plus a Saturday vineyard visit to the Swan Valley or Perth Hills and the Essential Wine Tasting Guide.
Contact Person: Blair Hill
Telephone: 0417 987 461
Email enquiries: [email protected]
Wine Essentials Course – September 2026
Venue: By Old Bridge Cellars North Fremantle
Date: Commences Tuesday 2nd September – 22nd September, 2026
6.30PM – 8.30PM (four weeks – two hours per week)
Price: $395 pp (15% off for WoWA Members and their staff)
The Wine Essentials Course is held over four consecutive weeks, the course covers six wines per session.
The course provides the necessary information for all wine enthusiasts who are looking to increase their wine knowledge and approach to tasting. It is also an appropriate course for those about to enter or are in the wine trade.
- Week One – Learn how to taste and assess a range of wine styles and understand the wine show system in Australia.
- Week Two – White wine production, styles and botrytis cinerea (noble rot).
- Week Three – Red wine production, styles, importance of oak and cellaring potential of wine.
- Week Four – Food and wine matching to be held at Samsons Paddock restaurant, Mosman Park.
- Plus a Saturday vineyard visit to the Swan Valley or Perth Hills and the Essential Wine Tasting Guide.
Contact Person: Blair Hill
Telephone: 0417 987 461
Email enquiries: [email protected]
Sparkling Wines of the World
Venue: By Old Bridge Cellars North Fremantle
Date: Tuesday 24th November 2026, 6.30 – 8.30pm
Price: $99 pp
Contact: Blair Hill 0417987461 [email protected]
Explore the wonderful world of sparkling wines. You will be guided through a range of the world’s best sparkling wine styles including Champagne, Cava, Prosecco and others.
Blair Hill DipWSET will discuss the regions of origin and the methods of production for each of the styles. There will be up to eight wines tasted throughout the two hour session and some premium cheese plates provided.
Proudly supported by
Blair Hill – Wine Educator
BPE, DIP ED (UWA), GRAD DIP BUS
(MARKETING) (ECU) DIP WSET (WSET-UK)
In his ‘day job’, Blair consults to a number of Western Australian boutique wineries in strategic sales, marketing and business development across domestic and international wine markets. He is a Director of Vintage Fine Wine Distributors (VFWD), which imports and distributes exclusive French, Italian, South African and ultra-premium Australian wines of provenance and regionality.
Blair has been the wine reviewer for ABC 720 radio’s ‘Afternoons’ for ten years, for which he won the Court Wine Bar/Wine Press Club Media Award. He has judged at a number of regional wine shows including the Geographe, Swan Valley, Perth Hills and the WA Boutique Single Vineyard Wine Shows.