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| AGWS: Enology Certificate |
Agriculture & Natural Resources |
Total Units: 23 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2026
Description:
The Wine Studies: Enology Certificate of Achievement emphasis, the study of winemaking, offers students an intense, hands-on, experience in fall and spring winery operations and essential introduction to chemistry, organic chemistry, and wine lab analysis. Santa Rosa Junior College’s Enology concentration is an interdisciplinary academic/occupational program between the College’s outstanding Chemistry and Agriculture/Natural Resources Departments.
The Enology emphasis prepares students for entry-level positions as winery laboratory assistants, cellar masters, assistant winemakers, winery education directors, wine quality control specialists, and sensory evaluation personnel.
For students interested in an Associate degree, a Wine Studies: Enology major is available.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of winemaking and wine cellar practices including product evaluation; and
- Demonstrate knowledge of general chemistry principles, wine microbiology fundamentals, and wine laboratory techniques; and
- Demonstrate practices of wine analysis methods during cellaring operations.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the AGWS: Enology Certificate program are:
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Complete 23 units from
- Wine Studies Core Requirements
- Wine Studies: Enology Emphasis Requirements
| Wine Studies Core Requirements - complete 18.00 units |
| WINE 1 | Introduction to Viticulture, Winemaking, Wines of the World | 3.00 |
| WINE 3 | Introduction to Enology | 4.00 |
| WINE 42.1 | Fall Winery Operations | 2.00 |
| WINE 42.2 | Spring Winery Operations | 2.00 |
| WINE 70 | Beginning Wine Sensory Analysis | 1.50 |
| WINE 110 | Advanced Wine Sensory Analysis | 1.50 |
| CHEM 42 | Introductory General Chemistry | 4.00 |
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| Wine Studies: Enology Emphasis Requirements - complete 5.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 5.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| AGBU 2 | Agricultural Computer Applications | 3.00 |
| CHEM 3A | General Chemistry Part 1: Lecture | 3.00 |
| CHEM 3AL | General Chemistry Part 1: Lab | 2.00 |
| CHEM 8 | Introductory Organic Chemistry | 5.00 |
| VIT 55 | Basic Wine Grape Viticulture | 3.00 |
| WINE 55 | Lab Analysis of Wines | 3.00 |
| AGRI 99I | Agriculture Internship | 0.50-8.00 |
| WEE 99I | Internship Work Experience Education | 0.50-8.00 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2026
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.
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Notes:
Note: Students taking AGRI 99i or WEE 99i should focus on the Viticulture/Wine industry.
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