Graduate Certificate in Wine Studies

The Elizabeth Bishop Wine Resource Center was established in 1996 to promote the development of educational programs exploring all aspects of wine, including viticulture, enology, winemaking, wine history, economics, distribution and marketing, pairing with food, and the psychological, physiological, and cultural phenomena of wine consumption.

The four-course, 16-unit Graduate Certificate in Wine Studies is open to industry professionals seeking deeper expertise, students who want to explore wine in the broader cultural context of food and cuisine, and people who wish to enter the wine trade. A non-unit Professional Certificate in Wine Studies is also available.

Learning Outcomes

• Detailed knowledge of wine regions, grape varieties, and styles, and understanding of the inherent characteristics of wine.
• Refined tasting ability and ability to identify the key sensory characteristics of the world’s varietal wines.
• Understanding of the historical, cultural, genetic, viticultural, enological, and market context for the evolution of vine varieties and their wines.
• Effective communication about wine and the ability to speak and write confidently about current issues in the wine industry.

Admissions Information

For current admissions information, please visit the Metropolitan College website. To apply for the non-unit Professional Certificate in Wine Studies, please visit the Food Studies website.

Certificate Requirements

A total of four courses (16 units) is required, including:

• MET ML 652 Comprehensive Survey of Wine: Europe
• MET ML 653 Comprehensive Survey of Wine: The World
• MET ML 654 Current Topics in Wine Studies
• Plus one elective course selected from the list below:
  • MET ML 632 History of Wine
  • MET ML 649 Fundamentals of Wine
  • MET ML 657 Advanced Wine Tasting
  • MET ML 658 Introduction to Winemaking