Viticulture and Enology
Viticulture and Enology
Course sheet
A.Y. 2025/2026
Bachelor
L-25 R - Scienze e tecnologie agrarie e forestali
The Degree Course in Viticulture and Enology has the main objective of training oenological technicians with adequate skills to establish and manage wineries, enhancing both the agricultural product and the wine derived from it. This objective is pursued by providing, first, adequate basic scientific and cultural knowledge, based on mathematical, physical, chemical and biological sciences and, subsequently, professionalizing skills in the wine sector, aimed at developing operational skills of an agro-technological and managerial nature as well as framing the production activity from a historical, geographical, economic and environmental point of view.
Graduates in Viticulture and Enology will, therefore, have an interdisciplinary education on the biological and technological principles related to the cultivation of vines and the production of wine and will be familiar with the political, economic, market and environmental context of the wine sector. The Degree Course in Viticulture and Enology provides interdisciplinary training on the biological and technological principles related to the cultivation of vines and the production of wine, providing professional competence to technicians destined to work in the viticulture, oenology and management sectors of wineries. The curriculum is based on a solid scientific and cultural education (with foundations in the biological, chemical and physical sciences) and on professionalizing courses, aimed at providing operational skills of an agro-technological and managerial nature.
The courses are aimed at deepening the scientific principles underlying the cultivation of vines and wine production, based on the biological, physical and chemical foundations necessary for their understanding. In this perspective, a particular style of winemaking, viticulture or a specific method of vineyard and cellar management is not emphasized, but it is preferred to opt for the achievement of a unifying methodological and scientific competence that can then favor the maturation of an independent vision and vocation.
Each student is however stimulated, through the complementary teaching offer, to deepen the most congenial applicative aspect, in the field of viticulture, rather than wine production, with particular reference to modern agronomic and vineyard protection problems related to climate change and environmental sustainability. These are flanked by aspects of the production chain of other alcoholic beverages of fermentative origin.
Graduates in Viticulture and Enology will, therefore, have an interdisciplinary education on the biological and technological principles related to the cultivation of vines and the production of wine and will be familiar with the political, economic, market and environmental context of the wine sector. The Degree Course in Viticulture and Enology provides interdisciplinary training on the biological and technological principles related to the cultivation of vines and the production of wine, providing professional competence to technicians destined to work in the viticulture, oenology and management sectors of wineries. The curriculum is based on a solid scientific and cultural education (with foundations in the biological, chemical and physical sciences) and on professionalizing courses, aimed at providing operational skills of an agro-technological and managerial nature.
The courses are aimed at deepening the scientific principles underlying the cultivation of vines and wine production, based on the biological, physical and chemical foundations necessary for their understanding. In this perspective, a particular style of winemaking, viticulture or a specific method of vineyard and cellar management is not emphasized, but it is preferred to opt for the achievement of a unifying methodological and scientific competence that can then favor the maturation of an independent vision and vocation.
Each student is however stimulated, through the complementary teaching offer, to deepen the most congenial applicative aspect, in the field of viticulture, rather than wine production, with particular reference to modern agronomic and vineyard protection problems related to climate change and environmental sustainability. These are flanked by aspects of the production chain of other alcoholic beverages of fermentative origin.
The technical skills of Viticulture and Enology graduates extend across the entire production chain, from evaluating land for vineyard establishment to vineyard management, grape processing, wine packaging, marketing, and distribution. This allows graduates to assume roles that involve managing production, operations, sales, and quality control laboratories in wineries, including medium and large-sized enterprises.
These same skills enable them to work as technical managers in production and commercial businesses that offer equipment, products, and services to the wine industry. They can also find employment within public administration, producer associations, and consortia, providing support and governance to the wine sector.
The technical expertise of Viticulture and Enology graduates allows them to support wineries as freelance professionals and to disseminate technical and scientific information through media channels.
Further career opportunities may include employment in the alcoholic beverage industry, particularly in breweries.
These same skills enable them to work as technical managers in production and commercial businesses that offer equipment, products, and services to the wine industry. They can also find employment within public administration, producer associations, and consortia, providing support and governance to the wine sector.
The technical expertise of Viticulture and Enology graduates allows them to support wineries as freelance professionals and to disseminate technical and scientific information through media channels.
Further career opportunities may include employment in the alcoholic beverage industry, particularly in breweries.
The opportunity of studying in the framework of the Erasmus + Program, the rules for participation and the criteria for theselection of students are indicated in a specific call for applications for the Food Science Area. Mobility is provided towards 30 partner universities widely distributed in Europe, selected on the base of their teaching affinity with the course of study (degree program) and notoriety in the specific area. The areas of study that can be developed abroad include physiology, genetics and viticulture techniques, chemistry and wine microbiology, wine-making technologies, sensory analysis and marketing of the wine commerce. The learning agreement is outlined in collaboration with the person in charge for the Erasmus of the degree program, as regards both the choice of courses and the organization of the internship at the partner university. Students must obtain the formal approval of the examinations that they intend to carry out at the host university from professors who hold equivalent or similar teachings at the University of Milan before completing the learning agreement. As regards experimental activities abroad, which can constitute part or the entire program of the internship, a letter of agreement from a professor of the partner university is required, along with the formal approval on the objectives, on the program and on the term of the internship by a professor of the degree program, who will also act as supervisor. At the end of the study period abroad, students must hand in the transcript of records released by the host university and they obtain, by the approbation of the Teaching Board, credits and votes recognition on the base of a default conversion scale. The degree course offers integrated study programmes (https://www.unimi.it/en/international/study-abroad/double-degree).
Course attendance is strongly recommended.
Enrolment
Admission requirements
Applicants to the degree programme must hold a secondary-school diploma, or other equivalent qualification, and a suitable background of knowledge in scientific subjects (mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology).
Assessment of the personal qualification
Admission into this Bachelor's degree programme is capped in order to meet high-quality teaching standards relative to the available resources. There are 80 places available for enrolment in the first year, plus 5 places for non-EU students residing abroad and 4 places for Progetto Marco Polo students. Access to the programme is regulated by a compulsory, selective test to ascertain that the candidate meets admission requirements, i.e. knowledge of key science subjects as provided by secondary school, and an understanding of elementary logic. The test required for admission into the degree programme is TOLC-AV, an online test provided by the Consortium of InterUniversity Integrated Access Systems (CISIA - https://www.cisiaonline.it). For test topics and details, please review the page: https://www.cisiaonline.it/en/area-tematica-tolc-agrariaveterinaria/struttura-della-prova-e-syllabus/ You may sit for the TOLC-AV test at the University of Milan or any other member university of CISIA. The calendar with available venues and dates is posted to the page https://tolc.cisiaonline.it/calendario.php?l=gb.Registration procedures and deadlines are set out in the call for applications posted to the page: https://viticolturaenologia.cdl.unimi.it/it/iscriversi Only students high enough in the merit ranking will be eligible for enrolment.
Admission of transfer or graduate students
Transfer students from a degree programme of the University of Milan, or another university, and graduate students will be waived from the test requirement only if admitted to years subsequent to Year I. To this end, they will have to submit a specific request for prior assessment of their academic records using the online service as shown in the call for applications. These candidates must provide a full transcript of records (listing exams, subject areas, credits, grades) and attach the course syllabi. For more details and dates, please refer to the call for applications. Students admitted to the first year will be required to take the test and register for the call.
Additional learning requirements (OFA) and remedial activities
Students who are admitted with a score lower than or equal to 4 in the Mathematics section of the TOLC-AV test will have to fulfil additional learning requirements (OFA). Remedial activities will be organized for students with OFA (in the period October-December), both as online exercises on an e-learning platform and as discussion sessions with a tutor. After participating in remedial activities, new students will have to take a final assessment test. Mathematics OFA are prerequisites for all second- and third-year exams. For students who have not passed the OFA final test during the first year, passing the Mathematics exam is a prerequisite for all second- and third-year exams. Learn more at https://viticolturaenologia.cdl.unimi.it/it/studiare/le-matricole
Applicants to the degree programme must hold a secondary-school diploma, or other equivalent qualification, and a suitable background of knowledge in scientific subjects (mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology).
Assessment of the personal qualification
Admission into this Bachelor's degree programme is capped in order to meet high-quality teaching standards relative to the available resources. There are 80 places available for enrolment in the first year, plus 5 places for non-EU students residing abroad and 4 places for Progetto Marco Polo students. Access to the programme is regulated by a compulsory, selective test to ascertain that the candidate meets admission requirements, i.e. knowledge of key science subjects as provided by secondary school, and an understanding of elementary logic. The test required for admission into the degree programme is TOLC-AV, an online test provided by the Consortium of InterUniversity Integrated Access Systems (CISIA - https://www.cisiaonline.it). For test topics and details, please review the page: https://www.cisiaonline.it/en/area-tematica-tolc-agrariaveterinaria/struttura-della-prova-e-syllabus/ You may sit for the TOLC-AV test at the University of Milan or any other member university of CISIA. The calendar with available venues and dates is posted to the page https://tolc.cisiaonline.it/calendario.php?l=gb.Registration procedures and deadlines are set out in the call for applications posted to the page: https://viticolturaenologia.cdl.unimi.it/it/iscriversi Only students high enough in the merit ranking will be eligible for enrolment.
Admission of transfer or graduate students
Transfer students from a degree programme of the University of Milan, or another university, and graduate students will be waived from the test requirement only if admitted to years subsequent to Year I. To this end, they will have to submit a specific request for prior assessment of their academic records using the online service as shown in the call for applications. These candidates must provide a full transcript of records (listing exams, subject areas, credits, grades) and attach the course syllabi. For more details and dates, please refer to the call for applications. Students admitted to the first year will be required to take the test and register for the call.
Additional learning requirements (OFA) and remedial activities
Students who are admitted with a score lower than or equal to 4 in the Mathematics section of the TOLC-AV test will have to fulfil additional learning requirements (OFA). Remedial activities will be organized for students with OFA (in the period October-December), both as online exercises on an e-learning platform and as discussion sessions with a tutor. After participating in remedial activities, new students will have to take a final assessment test. Mathematics OFA are prerequisites for all second- and third-year exams. For students who have not passed the OFA final test during the first year, passing the Mathematics exam is a prerequisite for all second- and third-year exams. Learn more at https://viticolturaenologia.cdl.unimi.it/it/studiare/le-matricole
Places available: 80 + 5 reserved for non-EU citizens + 4 reserved for students in the Marco Polo project
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Session: 1
Application for admission: from 13/03/2025 to 12/06/2025
Application for matriculation: from 18/06/2025 to 30/06/2025
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - NOTICE
The call for applications is the only official document for admission to degree programmes. Please read it carefully. If you are reading this notice is because the call is available only in Italian as the programme is offered in Italian. Students wishing to enrol must be proficient in Italian.
Session: 2
Application for admission: from 02/07/2025 to 11/09/2025
Application for matriculation: from 17/09/2025 to 24/09/2025
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - NOTICE
The call for applications is the only official document for admission to degree programmes. Please read it carefully. If you are reading this notice is because the call is available only in Italian as the programme is offered in Italian. Students wishing to enrol must be proficient in Italian.
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Programme description and courses list
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Elements of Economics | 6 | 64 | Italian | AGR/01 |
| General and Inorganic Chemistry | 6 | 60 | Italian | CHIM/03 |
| Mathematics | 6 | 68 | Italian | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/05 |
| Plant Biology | 8 | 64 | Italian | BIO/01 BIO/03 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Agronomy | 6 | 56 | Italian | AGR/02 |
| Organic Chemistry | 6 | 56 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
| Physics | 6 | 64 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/03 FIS/07 |
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| English Assessment B1 (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | English | |
be activated by the A.Y. 2026/2027
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Enology 1 | 11 | 104 | Italian | AGR/15 |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Agricultural Chemistry | 10 | 80 | Italian | AGR/13 |
| - Biochimica e fisiologia vegetale | 6 | |||
| - Chimica del suolo | 4 | |||
| Enological and Fermentations Chemistry | 6 | 52 | Italian | CHIM/11 |
| Microbiology | 6 | 56 | Italian | AGR/16 |
| Optional | ||||
| Applied Agrometeorology in a Changing Climate | 4 | 38 | Italian | AGR/03 |
| Brewing and Spirits Technology | 4 | 32 | Italian | AGR/15 |
| Cultivation of Plants for Beer, Liqueurs and Spirits Production | 4 | 32 | Italian | AGR/04 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biology and Genetics of Grapevines | 8 | 72 | Italian | AGR/03 |
| Computer Skills, Statistics and Data Management in the Winery | 9 | 88 | Italian | |
| Enochemical Analysis | 6 | 64 | Italian | AGR/15 |
| Optional | ||||
| Cereals for Malts and Other Semi-Finished Products Preparation | 4 | 32 | Italian | AGR/15 |
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Stage | 10 | 0 | Italian | |
be activated by the A.Y. 2027/2028
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Vineyard Protection | 11 | 104 | Italian | AGR/11 AGR/12 |
| - Entomologia | 5 | |||
| - Patologia vegetale | 6 | |||
| Viticultural and Enological Engineering | 11 | 112 | Italian | AGR/09 |
| Optional | ||||
| Viticultural Practices | 4 | 64 | Italian | AGR/03 AGR/09 AGR/12 AGR/15 |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Enological Microbiology | 6 | 56 | Italian | AGR/16 |
| Management of Vinicultural Firm and Marketing Elements | 8 | 72 | Italian | AGR/01 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Enology 2 | 10 | 84 | Italian | AGR/15 |
| - Analisi sensoriale | 5 | |||
| - Tecnologie e processi enologici | 5 | |||
| Viticulture: Cultivation Techniques | 6 | 64 | Italian | AGR/03 |
| Optional | ||||
| Sustainable Management of Fungal Diseases of Grapevine | 4 | 40 | Italian | AGR/12 |
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 3 | 0 | Italian | |
Study plan rules
- The student must acquire 12 CFU by selecting any of the courses offered by the University of Milan, provided that they are coherent with their educational plan. The Didactic Board of Viticulture and Enology proposes, in the table below, some training activities. See also the paragraph Structure of the course - Presentation of the study plan. As part of the free-choice activities, the opportunity to carry out a second internship is offered, also possibly with an external company, in accordance with the University's procedures. In this case, the activities to be carried out during the internship will be under the direct responsibility of a university tutor and should not be considered a mere repetition of those carried out during the first one. The second internship will lead to the acquisition of 4 CFU.
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viticultural Practices | 4 | 64 | Italian | year | AGR/03 AGR/09 AGR/12 AGR/15 |
| Applied Agrometeorology in a Changing Climate | 4 | 38 | Italian | First semester | AGR/03 |
| Brewing and Spirits Technology | 4 | 32 | Italian | First semester | AGR/15 |
| Cultivation of Plants for Beer, Liqueurs and Spirits Production | 4 | 32 | Italian | First semester | AGR/04 |
| Cereals for Malts and Other Semi-Finished Products Preparation | 4 | 32 | Italian | Second semester | AGR/15 |
| Sustainable Management of Fungal Diseases of Grapevine | 4 | 40 | Italian | Second semester | AGR/12 |
Prescribed foundation courses
| Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Chemistry | Organic Chemistry (compulsory) |
| Biology and Genetics of Grapevines | Agricultural Chemistry (compulsory), Plant Biology (compulsory) |
| Enochemical Analysis | Organic Chemistry (compulsory) |
| Enological Microbiology | Microbiology (compulsory) |
| Enological and Fermentations Chemistry | Organic Chemistry (compulsory) |
| Enology 1 | Enological and Fermentations Chemistry (compulsory), Physics (compulsory) |
| Enology 2 | Enology 1 (compulsory) |
| Microbiology | Plant Biology (compulsory) |
| Organic Chemistry | General and Inorganic Chemistry (compulsory) |
| Viticulture: Cultivation Techniques | Agronomy (compulsory), Biology and Genetics of Grapevines (compulsory) |
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