Oenology

Oenology (also enology; ) is the science and study of wine and winemaking. Oenology is distinct from viticulture, which is the science of the growing, cultivation, and harvesting of grapes. The English word oenology derives from the Greek word oinos (οἶνος) "wine" and the suffix –logia (-λογία) the "study of". An oenologist is an expert in the science of wine and of the arts and techniques for making wine.
Education and training
University programs in oenology and viticulture usually feature a concentration in science for the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S, B.Sc., Sc.B), and as a terminal master's degree — either in a scientific or in a research program for the degree of Master of Science (M.S., Sc.M.), e.g. the master of professional studies degree. Oenologists and viticulturalists with doctorates often have a background in horticulture, plant physiology, and microbiology.
Related to oenology are the professional titles of sommelier and master of wine, which are specific certifications in the restaurant business and in hospitality management. Occupationally, oenologists usually work as winemakers, as wine chemists in commercial laboratories, and in oenologic organisations, such as the Australian Wine Research Institute.
Australia
Schools in Australia tend to offer a "bachelor of viticulture" or "master of viticulture" degree.
Charles Sturt University - Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Curtin University of Technology - Perth, Western Australia
Melbourne Polytechnic/La Trobe University - Melbourne Australia
Queensland College of Wine Tourism - Stanthorpe, Queensland
University of Adelaide - Adelaide, South Australia
Brazil
Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul - Bento Gonçalves, Porto Alegre, Feliz, Sertão, Canoas, Porto Alegre-Restinga, Caxias do Sul, Osório, Erechim, and Rio Grande
Federal University of Pampa - Dom Pedrito Campus, Rio Grande do Sul
Canada
Brock University - St. Catharines, Ontario
France
Official National Diploma of Oenology:
Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse
Jules Guyot Institute - Dijon
University of Bordeaux - Bordeaux
University of Montpellier I - Montpellier
University of Reims - Reims
Other wine diplomas:
Université de Bourgogne - Dijon
Université du Vin - Suze-la-Rousse
Germany
Hochschule Geisenheim University - Geisenheim, Hesse
University of Hohenheim - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences – Heilbronn, Künzelsau, Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg
Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau Weinsberg – Weinsberg, Baden-Württemberg
Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau – Veitshöchheim, Bavaria
Weincampus Neustadt - Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz
Israel
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Rehovot
Italy
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - International Vintage Master - Piacenza
University of Bologna - Cesena
University of Padua - Conegliano
University of Palermo - Marsala
University of Perugia - Perugia
University of Salento - Lecce
University of Trento - Edmund Mach Foundation - Trento, San Michele all'Adige
University of Turin - Grugliasco, Alba, and Asti (as a Consortium of the Universities of Turin, Milan, Palermo, Sassari, and Foggia)
University of Udine - Udine
University of Verona - Verona
New Zealand
Eastern Institute of Technology - Hawke's Bay
Lincoln University - Christchurch
University of Auckland- Auckland
Peru
Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista - Ingeniería en Enología y Viticultura - Lima, Ica, Chincha
Portugal
Universidade do Porto - Porto
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro - Vila Real
Universidade de Évora - Évora
South Africa
University of Stellenbosch - Stellenbosch
Slovenia
University of Nova Gorica - School for viticulture and enology - Vipava
Switzerland
Changins - Nyon
Spain
Universitat Rovira i Virgili - Tarragona
Universidad de La Rioja - La Rioja
Universidad de Cádiz - Cádiz, Andalusia
Ukraine
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine - Kyiv
National University of Food Technologies - Kyiv
Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies - Odesa
United Kingdom
Plumpton College - East Sussex
United States
Allan Hancock College - Santa Maria, California
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, California
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, Colorado
Cornell University - Ithaca and Geneva, New York
Finger Lakes Community College - Canandaigua and Geneva, New York
Fresno State University - Fresno, California
Grayson College - Grayson, Texas
Kent State - Kent, Ohio
Miami University - Oxford, Ohio
Napa Valley College - Napa, California
Oregon State University - Corvallis, Oregon
Patrick & Henry Community College - Henry County, Virginia
Paul Smith's College - Paul Smiths, New York
Sonoma State University - Sonoma, California
Surry Community College - Dobson, North Carolina
University of California, Davis - Davis, California
University of Missouri - Columbia, Missouri
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) - Blacksburg, Virginia
Washington State University - Pullman, Washington
Yavapai College - Clarkdale, Arizona
Prominent oenologists
Alberto Antonini
Miguel Brascó
Cathy Corison
Tullio De Rosa
Peter Gago
Emma Gao
Hermann Jaeger
Max Léglise
Zelma Long
Justin Meyer
Hermann Müller (Thurgau)
Ottavio Ottavi
Jacques Puisais
Michel Rolland
Carol Shelton
Păstorel Teodoreanu
Miguel A. Torres
Keith Wallace
References
External links
Website of the Œnology and Viticulture department of the University of California at Davis
Oenologist.com - online resource about wine and professionals in the wine industry
VinoEnology.com - online wine-making calculators and resource about wine and professionals in the wine industry
Glossary of Terms for Enology, Viticulture and Winemaking, CCwinegroup.com, 2009 (PDF)