Program Description As a winery and viticulture technician, you 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. Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus is located in the heart of Ontario’s thriving wine and hospitality industries and includes a 40-acre vineyard and the NC 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.
