Major in Wine & Viticulture (Enology)
In the spring of 2004 Cal Poly announced the addition of a new bachelor's degree in Wine and Viticulture. The new major is the first interdisciplinary program in the College of Agriculture. Enology, the science of winemaking; viticulture, the science of grape growing; and wine business, the business of wine-marketing, constitute the three concentrations managed by three departments in the College of Agriculture. After a survey course studying each concentration, you will decide what area best matches your career interests.
The major focuses on a degree program aimed at producing graduates ready to step right into careers in California's multibillion-dollar wine industry.
Students in the major have the unique advantage of having internships, fieldwork, and senior project opportunities in area wineries and vineyards. The Wine and Viticulture curriculum includes a mandatory internship, which promotes Cal Poly's "learn-by-doing" philosophy.
The enology concentration is a science-based curriculum designed to provide students with the chemistry, packaging, and regulatory knowledge to enter the wine industry as skilled winemakers. Our new enology teaching lab will soon be the site at which you will learn fermentation and analysis of the wines you study.