Wine and Viticulture Technology Associate in Applied Science

Why study wine and viticulture technology at LMC?

From ground to glass. You’ll learn all aspects of the wine industry, studying everything from the soil to the tasting room. We’ll cover marketing, sensory and chemical analysis, distribution and compliance.

Savor hands-on experience. Our program was hand-crafted by industry experts, led by program director Michael Moyer. You’ll learn from innovators in the field, surrounded by Southwest Michigan’s best wineries.

Raise a glass to your future. You can finish the wine and viticulture technology program in as little as a year. And, you’ll have the chance to intern with local and national winemakers.

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Viticulturists and vineyard managers
Winemakers and enologists
Tasting room managers and event coordinators
Equipment sales, barrels sales, and other suppliers
Equipment manufacturing and metal fabrication
Custom crush
Bulk wine sales and brokering
Warehousing and logistics
Wine distribution and sales

General Education Requirements	Credit Hours
Chemistry 104, Fundamentals of General, Organic & Biochemistry, or Chemistry 111, General Chemistry or Agriculture 110, Agriculture Chemistry	4
English 101, English Composition	3
English 102, English Composition, or English 103, Technical Writing, or Communication 101, Introduction to Public Speaking	3
Humanities/Fine Arts	3
Mathematics 123, Quantitative Reasoning	4
Social Sciences	3

Major Requirements	Credit Hours
Biology 120, Plant Biology	4
Business 101 Business Accounting, Business 207, Entrepreneurship or Business 208, Advertising and Sales Promotion	3
Enology 101, Winemaking and Fermentation	3
Enology 105, Wines of the World I	1
Enology 106, Wines of the World II	1
Enology 111, Winery Hospitality Co-Op	2
Enology 190, Enology Co-Op I	1
Enology 191, Enology Co-Op II	1
Enology 210, Wine Analysis and Quality Control	4
Enology 220, Winery Operations Management	3
Enology 290, Enology Co-Op III	4
Viticulture 110, Establishing a Vineyard	3
Viticulture 120, Maintaining a Vineyard	3
Viticulture 220, Vineyard Diseases and Insects	3
Viticulture 291, Viticulture Co-Op	2

If you already have a college degree or college credits, you may be able to earn your Associate in Applied Science in Wine & Viticulture Technology in one year (three semesters), plus a capstone fall co-op, which can be at any winery in the world. The full two-year track course sequence includes general education courses.

Fall First Year
Course	Credit Hours
ENOL 101 Winemaking and Fermentation	3
VITI 110 Establishing a Vineyard	3
ENOL 105 Wines of the World I	1
AGRI 110 or CHEM 104 or CHEM 111 Chemistry	4
ENOL 190 Enology Co-op I	2
ENOL 110 Winery Hospitality Co-Op I	1

Spring First Year
Course	Credit Hours
BIOL 120 Plant Biology	4
VITI 120 Maintaining a Vineyard	3
ENOL 220 Winery Operations Management	3
BUSA 208 Advertising, Sales, and Promotion**	3
ENOL 191 Enology Co-Op II	2
ENOL 106 Wines of the World II	1

**BUSA 207 Small Business Management could be substituted

Summer First Year
Course	Credit Hours
VITI 220 Vineyard Diseases & Insects	3
VITI 291 Viticulture Co-op	2
ENOL 210 Wine Analysis and Quality Control	4
ENOL 111 Winery Hospitality Co-Op II.	1

Fall Second Year
Course	Credit Hours
ENOL 290 Enology Co-op III	4

Lake Michigan Vintners is the Midwest's first and only teaching winery and tasting room. LM Vintners works in partnership with Lake Michigan College to provide students with practical, hands-on experience in every aspect of winemaking and vineyard management. Visit the Lake Michigan Vintners website to learn more and plan a trip to the LMV tasting room in the Welch Center on LMC's Benton Harbor Campus.