Viticulture and Winemaking

Turn your passion for wine into a fulfilling career. Melbourne Polytechnic offers practical, hands-on viticulture and winemaking courses taught at our own vineyard and winemaking facilities.

Melbourne Polytechnic boasts world-class facilities, including a fully operational award-winning 100-tonne winery and over 40 hectares of vineyards located in Ararat, the Yarra Valley and Eden Park. We also run a training vineyard at the Growling Frog Golf Course at Yan Yean.

Our programs are designed and taught by industry experts and equip you with the knowledge to work in various roles in the wine industry including as a vineyard or winery manager, laboratory technician, wine retailer or wine exporter.

As a student, you’ll harvest different varieties of grape, then make and test wine which will go on to be served in real restaurants.