Featured Courses

Introduction to Wine Chemistry
Designed for individuals with a winemaking background but no formal training in chemistry, this weekend program provides insights into the interplay of chemical reactions that occur in wine and in winemaking. Understanding these reactions is crucial to making informed decisions on wine processing.

OIV Wine Marketing Program
Study the structure of the California wine industry, how wine is marketed and how brands are established, as well as the profitability of grape growing and winemaking in this unique intensive program. The program speaker list reads like a "Who's Who" of the American wine industry.

Step by Step Winemaking
Learn winemaking by producing wine at the UC Davis enology cellar. This hands-on class is designed to give novice home and small scale winemakers experience before the varietal harvest. Work with incoming fruit, crush red and white grapes and press juice with other class participants using traditional and non-traditional methods.

Winegrapes: Identification and Use
Receive an introduction to about 40 white and red winegrape varieties in this workshop designed for the viticulturist, nursery employee, grape grower and wine maker. Spend each morning in the field learning how to identify the winegrapes by their leaves, clusters and berries.