Wine Studies

Wine Studies at SRJC Is For You!

In the world of wine, Sonoma County ranks among the premier wine production locations in the world.  Sonoma County's winemakers and their products have dazzled consumers in the United States and around the globe as the wine industry has rapidly flourished in Sonoma County's renowned and spectacular wine country merely 50 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

There's no further locale for students to immerse themselves in wine studies than at Santa Rosa Junior College, situated in near famous vineyards and wine businesses that stretch over rolling hills and forests near rivers and the Pacific Ocean.  Opening in Fall 2006, Wine Studies students will enjoy hands-on learning in the state of the art wine laboratory and Sonoma County Wineries and Grape Growers Association Conference and Learning Center located in the Warren G. Dutton Jr. Agriculture Pavilion on SRJC's Shone Farm, which also includes 365 acres of vineyards, orchards, and flower and vegetable gardens that create a stunning outside laboratory.

To support Sonoma County's vital and successful wine industry, SRJC has developed a first class Wine Studies Program, delivered by highly skilled and well-known members of the wine industry.  The cornerstone of SRJC's Wine Studies Program is a two-year Wine Studies Major that allows students to focus on one of four areas of concentration:

Two-Year Certificate or Degree
Students can earn a Career Certificate in Wine Studies by taking core courses along with one of the concentration areas or earn an associate in science degree by adding transferable general education classes for a total of at least 60 units.

The Wine Studies Program at SRJC is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in the wine and wine-related industries and to increase career advancement opportunities for individuals already employed in the industry.  A broad range of employment opportunities include:

A Taste Of Wine Industry Opportunities!
The first year of SRJC's two-year Wine Studies Program includes core courses that give students foundational knowledge and skills in world viticulture and wine styles, wine component tasting, and professional wine judging.  Students round out the first year of study with a course in winery operations or enology.

In the second year of the program students select an area of specialization from either Wine Business and Marketing, Wine Evaluation and Service, Enology , or Wine and Vines.

Industry Endorsed
SRJC's Wine Studies Program is actively supported, endorsed, and guided by the College's Agribusiness and Wine Education Advisory Committee, which is made up of prominent local representatives from the agribusiness and wine industries.

Many SRJC Wine Studies courses are articulated with UC/CSU viticulture and enology programs.