Best (cost-efficient) wine-tasting course in Manhattan?

[tgeisenheimer]

I enjoy wine, but outside of understanding a few details about vintages/regions I'm fairly ignorant. I'd love to learn more, perhaps through a beginner's wine-tasting course. I don't mind spending a little money on a course or a series of courses, but I'm not really sure where to start. Could someone provide me some advice on where I can cut my teeth and learn the basics?

Thanks!

[ChefJune]

I think Kevin Zraly's course is still the best.

[craig_g]

The International Wine Center offers courses at all levels from beginner on up and is affiliated with the WSET, the organization that also runs the Master of Wine program (super-serious--it's modeled on PhD programs). Tasting World has a number of introductory courses of varying intensity, www.tastingworld.com; you can expect that to be less formal, but also quite serious.

[tgeisenheimer]

Thanks, tastingworld's Wine 101 looks promising.

[choclitarian]

I took Tasting World's wine 101 course it was awesome, I learned so much...I highly recommend.