17 Oenology Masters Degree Programs

The Master’s degree explores understanding, management, promotion, and protection of high-value food products. The Italian food production system serves as a model to identify the specific elements outlining the unique value of food products, which are inextricably linked to place (terroir) through historical, social, and cultural ties. This background couples with the most recent developments in technology, nutrition, food safety, diet and health, and sensory science, core elements of a growing international demand for terroir-related high-value foods.

Complex problem solving skills in managing local viticulture and oenology production systems play a leading role among the courses taught and are developed taking into consideration both the environmental and the socio-economical aspects. Moreover, graduates will be able to master innovative work methods and meticulous work procedures.

The Master’s in Viticulture, Enology and Wine Marketing provides advanced training in grape cultivation, winemaking, quality control, and global wine economics. Taught in English across leading Italian universities, the program prepares graduates to manage the entire wine production chain, apply innovative and sustainable practices, and navigate international wine markets.

The Máster Universitario en Enología at the Polytechnic University of Valencia is aimed at training professionals in wine production and processing, technicians and managers of companies in the sector, and future researchers and specialists in wine technology and innovation.

Management Gastronomy and Oenology was designed for students passionate about gastronomy and oenology who wish to develop their expertise in these areas while acquiring management and business management skills.

The main objectives of the master's degree in Oenology and Viticulture are: Advanced training, complementing and innovating the first cycle; Development of scientific, technological and professional skills of excellence; Improvement of the intervention capacity in the wine sector; Ability to plan, innovate and evaluate new techniques and processes or improve procedures in use; Mechanisms for critical analysis based on the vitivinicultural context; Progression in the formation and updating of knowledge and skills.

The II Level Master Course in Italian Cuisine and Oenology , lasting 180 days, is set out in two parts: the first, with a 55-day length, of theoretical-practical lessons at the ICIF headquarters, supplemented with educational field trips; the second consists in a 120-day professional internship (optional, not included in the subscription cost), at restaurants selected by the school.

The Master aims to provide technical-scientific skills related to the organoleptic qualities of products, skills that focus on the techniques and technologies of transformation of wine and food products. To complete the course, theoretical and practical in-depth studies are foreseen with internships, on the aspects of catering and hospitality. Finally, a dedicated and specific space is provided for the acquisition of textual skills and abilities, aimed at ensuring full familiarity in interpreting and producing texts of different styles and aimed at different audiences.

The MSc Viticulture and Oenology equips students with an in-depth, critical understanding of viticulture and oenology, an awareness of current research and advanced scholarship, and an ability to apply their knowledge to complex decisions unpredictable circumstances.

STUDY UNDER TRUE ALSACE WINE EXPERTS AND MASTERFUL INSTRUCTORS... Thierry MeyerDelve into Alsace with the insight of Alsace expert and resident, Thierry Meyer, lead-instructor. Learn from a prestigious panel of guest instructors including: Olivier Humbrecht, Master of Wine, owner and manager of Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Etienne Hugel (DEC), former owner and manager of Hugel & Fils Thierry Fritsch, Education Director for the Alsace Wine Council (CIVA) David Schildknecht, former critic at the Wine Advocate for the wines of Alsace, Burgundy, the Loire Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon, Champagne, Germany, Austria, Eastern Europe, America’s Eastern & Midwestern wineries, New Zealand and South Africa. Sue Style, Alsace resident, food & wine blogger and instructor Andrew Jefford, wine writer, author of "The New France"

After graduation of this program, with the acquired knowledge and awarded qualification, person will be able to work in private sector, governmental and nongovernmental organizations such as wine companies, grape growing companies, sparkling wine and distilled beverages enterprises, laboratories, tasting commissions, associations working in the field of viticulture and enology, Ministry of Agriculture and its affiliated agencies.

The Master SVV VE course trains the next generation of skilled executives in the fields of wine advice, wine legislation and research to optimize sustainable viticulture. This training responds to the current challenges of the wine industry, which strives to optimize cultivation practices that are more respectful of the environment.

A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE STUDY AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ON THE WINES OF BORDEAUX! The Bordeaux Master-level program is an official course of study designed for wine trade and serious students of wine. It has been created by the Wine Scholar Guild and lead instructor Jane Anson, Bordeaux correspondent and columnist for Decanter magazine and author of “Bordeaux Legends, The 1855 First Growth Wines”. A dream team of Bordeaux experts from all over the world is providing a unique and dynamic learning experience via web-based teaching technology coupled with an optional immersion trip to the region itself. Earn the Bordeaux Master-level certificate through 9 weeks of self-study fully supported by 15 recorded webinars, a comprehensive study manual, an interactive preparatory e-learning module and quizzes for self-evaluation.

The specialization in International Wine & Spirits Management is aimed at students who wish to integrate hotel and gastronomic establishments where wine is an important element, develop their professional career in the world of wines and spirits, or improve their knowledge with a personal goal. Around specialists of very high levels, the specialization is based on the technical knowledge of wines and spirits, the management of wine-making activities and a strong anchor in the professional world.

A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY & CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ON THE WINES OF CHAMPAGNE This is an in-depth course of study conducted at the master-level and is designed for all committed students of wine whether wine professionals or serious wine hobbyists. A dream team of Champagne experts from all over the world is providing a unique and dynamic learning experience on the wines of Champagne via web-based teaching technology. Champagne captures the hearts, minds and palates of wine lovers around the world like no other wine. It is one of the strongest territorial wine brands in the world, and no wine specialist can consider their education complete without having in-depth knowledge of this fascinating region.