Whether or not you are a professional within the business or an aspiring winemaker, you’ll benefit from UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education’s world-class Winemaking Program. Courses can be found on-line and in person. For more info or to enroll, visit their website.
- OIV Wine Marketing Program Online: Learn from leading industry experts how to successfully brand, market and sell wine in the United States. Gain real-world knowledge and data that can be applied immediately and take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to expand your network. The program features experienced wine industry professionals, sommeliers, distributors, brand managers, analysts, PR strategists and experts from UC Davis; visit our speakers page to see a list of past speakers. Enroll in the entire weeklong program or register by the day.
July 18-22 • $1,400 for the week or $325 per day
- NEW! Tools to Adjust Wine Chemistry and Stability: Learn how to use enhanced technology to gain insight into agents that produce the finest wine—from proteins to synthetic materials—how they are applied and the criteria that determine the most promising treatment. Through lectures, tasting samples and further sensory examinations, this course is designed for wine aficionados looking to grow their appreciation or individuals with at least foundational experience and knowledge from general winery operations.
May 23-24 • $475
- Step by Step Winemaking Part 1: Gear up for this year’s autumnal varietal harvest by sharpening your winemaking skills. Designed for small-scale winemakers and novice home winemakers, this two-part series examines all practical aspects of the winemaking process. Learn tips and techniques by watching UC Davis instructors and presenters produce wine during real-time demonstrations and videos. The first part of this series will walk you through the main steps of winemaking: juice and yeast preparation, fermentation, filtration and aging.
June 6 • $310
- Step-by-Step Winemaking Part 2: The second part of this series dives deeper into the topics covered in Part 1. You will expand your foundational winemaking knowledge by exploring yeast selection, enzymes, color and phenolics extraction, tannins, oak barrels, micro-oxygenation, filtration, closures and bottling.
June 8-9 • $475
- Wine Microbiology Workshop: Explore the microscopic world at work when grapes become wine. During this intensive two-day class, members of the wine industry will receive microscope training and practical exercises for identifying wine microorganisms. Lecture topics will include yeast and malolactic bacteria strains, inoculation practices, fermentation and winery sanitation. Enrollment is limited due to restrictions on lab space. Early enrollment is encouraged!
June 13-14 • $525
- Introduction to Wine and Winemaking Online: Access top-quality, college-level course material in an interactive, web-based setting and learn from industry experts and UC Davis faculty. Explore the history of wine and the fundamentals of the winemaking process. This course can be taken as a stand-alone course or as the first course in the Winemaking Certificate Program.
June 27-September 19 • $685
- Basic Chemistry for Winemakers Online: Has your lack of chemistry and science background kept you from pursuing your path to becoming a winemaker? Or did you take chemistry so long ago that your science training is only a distant memory? Then this course is for you. Designed as a prerequisite for our Winemaking Certificate Program, it introduces the basic tenets of general, organic and biological chemistry. It serves as a foundation for understanding the science behind the winemaking process.
September 19 – December 19 • $599
- Successful Home Winemaking: UC Davis is widely known as a leader in viticulture and enology education–so why not learn from the best? Whether you are a wine connoisseur or just curious about the science of winemaking, this course is an ideal opportunity to take your curiosity to the next level. By the end of the class, you will be well-versed in all phases of home wine production, fermentation theory, and the sanitation procedures and equipment necessary for small-scale wine production.
July 21 • $310
To see all available courses in viticulture and enology, wine business and sensory evaluation, or for information on our Winemaking Certificate Program, visit the UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education’s Winemaking website.
About UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
For more than 60 years, the UC Davis Division of Continuing and Professional Education has blended the distinctive academic expertise of UC Davis with practical training that immediately improves capability and job performance. This “Career Curriculum” supports working professionals as they refresh and expand job skills over the course of their careers.
With nearly 50,000 annual enrollments in professional, academic and enrichment courses and more than 2 million enrollments on Coursera, UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education serves lifelong learners in the growing Sacramento region, all 50 states and more than 100 countries.
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