Wine Production

This two-year, full-time foundation degree offers a quick route into the wine industry by pairing vineyard and winery training with business and marketing. Blended delivery comes in blocks timed to the harvest season, so students experience real working conditions from the very start. Study covers growing grapes, making wine and managing a commercial vineyard, using the college's vineyards and on-site winery. One of these, the Centenary Vineyard, focuses on precision winemaking and agricultural technology. An industry placement of 150 hours forms part of the course. Year one has modules in vineyard management, wine science with sensory analysis, business management, and practical and academic skills. Year two includes sustainable wine business, industry placement and sparkling and cool climate wine, then a choice of options toward either a business or a production specialism. Alignment with the national competency framework for wine, backed by WineGB as well as the Vintners' Company, means graduates meet recognised industry standards and can aim to run a vineyard or work as a winemaker.