Program Description
As a Winery and Viticulture Technician graduate, students are a key member of the winery management team with the expertise required to develop, plant and maintain a commercial vineyard; manage daily operations; and sell and market wine.
Highlights:
- The Canadian Food and Wine Institute at Niagara College is renowned for its outstanding reputation with graduates, employers and industry partners.
- The Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake is located in the heart of Ontario’s thriving wine and hospitality industries and includes a 40-acre vineyard and the Niagara College Teaching Winery, Canada’s first and only commercial teaching winery with state-of-the-art facilities including an analysis lab and winemaking pilot systems.
- Unmatched hands-on learning environment, including Benchmark, a student-led restaurant, Teaching Brewery, Teaching Distillery, Greenhouse/Nursery, hop yard, an apiary and world-class faculty.
- Extensive applied learning in the form of a major project working with industry partners and opportunities to work at special functions held on and off campus.
- Graduates can further their learning with NC’s Wine Business Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management or International Business Management programs.
