Global Utilities

La Trobe University
Department of Agricultural Sciences

Postgraduate Diploma in Wine Production

Course description

This course offers professional and industry-relevant training in wine production techniques, technologies and issues.

(Not available to international students)

For more information about the course, including course structure, visit the University Handbook.

Employment prospects

It is expected that graduates will be employed within a wide range of positions in the grape and wine industries.

Pre-requisites

Potential students will have completed a degree in viticulture or wine science. Applicants with a suitable science degree (including, for example, a significant chemistry component) and relevant wine industry experience will be considered.

Industry experience

Students will be expected to undertake significant full-time winery work experience (at least four months) particularly through the vintage period, including a northern hemisphere vintage placement.

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Lecturer (Lindsay Corby) preparing a fining trial for assessment.