Bordeaux Winemaking Specificities
Short courses for professionals
Master the art of Bordeaux winemaking with hands-on training, wine tastings, and a visit to a Grand Cru estate, designed to enhance your expertise in red and white wine production.
Training
As a public institution under the authority of the French Ministry of Agriculture, Bordeaux Sciences Agro collaborates with various institutions in France and abroad through a network of higher agronomic institutes and has developed close partnerships with the university and scientific campuses in Bordeaux (the University of Bordeaux, INRAe, CNRS, INSERM, etc.).
For 60 years, Bordeaux Sciences Agro has been able to forge privileged relationships with wine companies. These ties supplement the courses taught by the school by helping increase the professionalism of the curriculum and by fostering the future professional careers of the graduates by ensuring thatthe courses are suited to the real world.
Bordeaux wines are among the most famous of the world. This is not due to chance but to the implementation of adapted techniques which lead to the Bordeaux style. This course aims to help you update your knowledge regarding winemaking processes, used for Bordeaux red and white wines. The course includes various wine tastings and a visit to a “Grand Cru”.
Who is it for?
- Students
- Wine estate managers
- Consultants in enology and vineyard management
- International wine consultants
- Wine company directors
- Enology lab directors
- Researchers
Content & goal
Goals of the training
- Updating your knowledge on Bordeaux winemaking techniques
- Adjusting your enological practices according to the wine characteristics
- Illustrating the sensory impact of key practices
Training content
- Day 1
– Bordeaux white wines elaboration
– Wines from noble rot - Day 2
– Bordeaux red wines elaboration
– Wine and wood
– Estate visit - Day 3
– Management of red wines ageing
– Red wines blending
Technical details
Rue de Compostelle, Gradignan
Educational methods
Teachers
- BARBE Jean-Christophe
- Professor of Enology
- MASNEUF-POMAREDE Isabelle
- Professor of Enology
- Dr. Hervé Romat
- Consulting enologist
- Dr. Marie-Laure Badet-Murat
- Consulting enologist
Contact & registration
Practical informations
Accommodation
Participants will have to book and pay for their own accommodation. We will provide a list of nearby hotels.
Terms and conditions
- The number of participants is limited; enrollments will be processed on a first-come/first-served basis.
- Registration will be validated after confirmation of your payment.
- Information collected via this application form will be kept in a secure manner and used only in the framework of the current registration process.
Educational Contact
Prof. Jean-Christophe BARBE
- Teaching manager
- +33 (0)5 57 35 38 73
- jean-christophe.barbe@agro-bordeaux.fr