Included in Tuition

Beer & Wine Training in New Orleans

Complete beer and wine certification courses at New Orleans Bartending School — included in your tuition, divided into two comprehensive programs.

The Course

Two Complete Certification Courses

As a bartender, you need to know how to mix fabulous cocktails — but also be expert in beer and wine for patrons who appreciate these beverages. The training is divided into two separate courses.

After completing both courses, you will receive a certification for each — credentials that bar managers are actively seeking.

New Orleans is unlike any other bar market in America. Bourbon Street alone employs thousands of bartenders serving millions of visitors every year. But the real money is in the craft — the French Quarter's historic hotel bars, the Magazine Street neighborhood spots, and the upscale Warehouse District venues where serious cocktail culture thrives.

What You Learn

Course Modules

Course One

Wine Training

Exploration of wine and how it is made, grape varietals and food pairing, wine regions, and the proper serving — storage, bottle presentation, opening, and the pour.

Course One

Beer Education

How beer is made, aged, and what ingredients differentiate styles. Different glassware for beer and pairing beer with certain foods.

Course Two

Distilled Spirits

Distillation process, ingredients, and regions. After completing this lesson you will be able to distinguish a liqueur from a cordial.

Course Two

Bar Equipment & Glassware

Naming your bar equipment, different glassware you will serve cocktails in, and what garnishments accompany each cocktail.

Course Two

Mixing Techniques

Different mixing techniques for rocks drinks, shooters, coffee drinks, martinis, and frozen drinks — demonstrated behind an actual bar.

Both Courses

Certification

You will receive a certification at the end of each course — credentials that all bar managers seek in a professional bartender.

New Orleans — Bartending Career Outlook

Trained for the City That Invented the Cocktail

New Orleans is unlike any other bar market in America. Bourbon Street alone employs thousands of bartenders serving millions of visitors every year. But the real money is in the craft — the French Quarter's historic hotel bars, the Magazine Street neighborhood spots, and the upscale Warehouse District venues where serious cocktail culture thrives.

Our program covers the classics New Orleans is famous for — Sazerac, Ramos Gin Fizz, Vieux Carré — alongside 125+ modern cocktails, high-volume speed service for festival crowds, and Louisiana LACT certification. Whether you're targeting Bourbon Street or a Frenchmen Street jazz bar, we prepare you for it all.

1,500+

Bars in the French Quarter Alone

19M

Annual Visitors to New Orleans

#1

US City for Cocktail History & Culture

Serving New Orleans & Surrounding Areas

French Quarter Bourbon Street Magazine Street Warehouse District Garden District Marigny Bywater Uptown Mid-City Central Business District Tremé Algiers Gentilly Lakeview Metairie Kenner Gretna Harvey Westwego Slidell Covington Mandeville Hammond Baton Rouge Zachary Baker Prairieville Denham Springs Gonzales LaPlace

Three Certifications, One Tuition

Beer & Wine certifications included with your bartending course at no extra charge.