AAS Viticulture and Enology

Program Overview

The Viticulture and Enology curriculum is designed to provide a multifaceted education of the wine business. The Colorado wine industry is made up of boutique size wineries. Owners, managers, and key employees need to have a strong knowledge of all aspects of the business to aid in their success including grape growing, wine production and sales/marketing.

Graduates from the Associate of Applied Science in Viticulture and Enology have the knowledge and skills to start their own winery or begin a variety of careers in viticulture or the wine business. Emphasis is placed on entrepreneurial and practical field training.

For more information on what you can do with this major, visit WCCC's Programs of Study page.

All CMU/WCCC associate graduates are expected to demonstrate proficiency in specialized knowledge/applied learning, quantitative fluency, communication fluency, critical thinking, personal and social responsibility, and information literacy. In addition to these campus‐wide student learning outcomes, graduates of this major will be able to: