Napa Valley Students Don't Just Study Wine, They Sell It

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 23rd 2006 at 5:01PM

College students in Napa can get a real education in winemaking. We've mentioned the UC Davis wine program before and now Napa Valley College has their own winery. The St. Helena Star reports on the first ever winery for a community college. The Napa Valley College program takes the students through the entire process of creating wine from taking care of the vines to marketing the finished product. The students work on a six-acre vineyard and there will be a 1500-case winery and cellar. The plan is to sell 500 cases per year, 100 each of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Syrah and a Bordeaux blend. Dr. Stephen Krebs, a three-time graduate of the Davis program, is the man behind the program which offers a complete two-year, Associate of Science degree in viticulture and winery technology. The program trains 1,200 students a year. In order to make and sell the wine, the school had to get approval from the California government. The first wine to be released will be their Sauvignon Blanc in 2007.

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Duarte Da Silva Feb 23rd 2006 6:31PM

In Canada, The Niagara-on-the-Lake wine region has the Niagara College Teaching Winery (http://www.nctwinery.ca/)which is the only fully licensed teaching winery in Canada. Many of the student produced wines have gone on to win numerous awards.