About the degree
This degree is designed to provide the knowledge and training needed to manage a wine company, wine estate or winery in an international context. Whether your previous experiences have focused on the commercial, managerial or viticultural aspects of the industry, the program seeks to complement your knowledge base with a solid, practice-oriented curriculum.
Career Opportunities
Courses are designed to put knowledge into practice and lay the foundations for a successful career in the vine and wine industry, with many job prospects including:
- Wine estate manager
- Cellar manager
- Vineyard manager
- Consultant in viticulture and enology
- Consultant in wine trading and/or distribution
- Research and developement in the wine industry
- Educator
- Etc.
Learning Outcomes
Vineyard Management and Wine Production
- Analyze the interactions between soil/climate/vine.
- Manage the vineyard from plantation to harvest.
- Understand the science-based fundamentals of terroir, choice of plant material and canopy management through practical experience.
- Acquire and develop knowledge of enology and winery technology.
- Study the chemical composition of wine and understand its origins and development through winemaking processes.
- Perform sensory analysis of wine to evaluate its flavor, aroma, texture, and overall quality.
- Conduct winery evaluations focused on aligning wine production with the commercial objectives.
International Business and Performance Management
- Design and implement a business plan (i.e. operating statement, choice of actions, etc.).
- Structure the legal and/or financial framework of the project.
- Strategically set priorities and monitor accomplishment of business objectives.
- Link sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) to stakeholder claims.
Commercialization
- Price the product according to economic and technical criteria.
- Conduct commercial analyses and carry out a cost accounting.
- Understand product innovation, brand management, and distribution channels.
- Forecast sales and revenues.
Study program
Semester 1
- Immersion Week
- Bibliographic Research, Synthesis, and Presentation (TU1)
- Vine and Wine Data Analysis and Visualization (TU2)
- Introduction to the Wine Industry (TU3)
- Wines & Spirits: International Markets & Clusters (TU4)
- Basics in Wine Estate Management (TU5)
- Fundamentals of Viticulture and Enology (TU6)
- Wine Policies and Fundamentals of Microeconomics (TU7)
- Study Trip (Mediterranean/Atlantic Terroir)
Semester 2
- Open Unit 1 – Sensory Training
- Seasonal Vineyard Practices and Management (TU8)
- Enology and Winery Technology (TU9)
- Marketing, Supply Chain, and Distribution (TU10)
- Cost and Profitability (TU11)
- Technical Audit – Vineyard and Winery (TU12)
- Financial Management (TU13)
- First-Year Practical Internship – Part 1 (TU14)
Semester 3
- First-Year Practical Internship – Part 2 (TU15)
- Open Unit 2 – Winery Design and Equipment
- World Viticulture (TU16)
- Specific Vinification and Aging (TU17)
- International Business and Development Strategies (TU18)
- Business Plan for Wine Estate (TU19)
- Leadership and Project Management (TU20)
- Global audit (TU21)
Semester 4
- Final Internship – Part 2 (TU22)
Internships
The program is built around two internship experiences where students will have real professional experiences in vineyard and winery operations and the associated business.
The internships take place during the summers after the first and second years of study.
Application requirement
Candidates are required to have an undergraduate degree of at least 3 years (i.e. bachelor’s degree, or the equivalent) from an accredited college or university, in one of the closely related fields:
- Agronomy/Agricultural Sciences
- Food/Plant Sciences & Technologies
- Business, Management or Economics
The tuition fees for the Master’s degree are 11,000 € per year
Dates
| October 1st | Online application opens (first call) |
| Mars 15th | Deadline for first call applicants |
| April | The decisions of the Jury of eligibility for first call applicants By the end of the month, preselected applicants will be interviewed via Zoom and students will be advised of acceptance |
| April 1st | Second call for application is open |
| July 1st | Deadline for the second call applications |
| June-July | Second call preselected applicants will be interviewed via Zoom and students will be advised of acceptance |
Contacts
General Enquiries
- master.science@agro-bordeaux.fr