Specialization – VitiManager (in English)

Diplôme d'ingénieur

Managing vineyards and wineries within a global economy. The Vitimanager specialization provides advanced training in the specific areas of vineyard and winery management, wine business organizational structure and management. It provides a depth of knowledge and a breath of experiences in the wine industry through graduate courses, seminars, study visits, workshops and internships.

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Specialization – VitiManager (in English)

Presentation

The Vitimanager specialization provides advanced training in the specific areas of vineyard and winery management, wine business organizational structure and management. It provides a depth of knowledge and a breath of experiences in the wine industry through graduate courses, seminars, study visits, workshops and internships. The focus of the track is for 60% wine estate business administration, wine economics and marketing and 40% technical viticulture and enology.

Highlights of the training program

  • Balanced content between wine economics, business administration and viticultural and enological techniques
  • Track entirely in English
  • Students follow a common track with international students from the Master of Science in Vineyard and Winery Management
  • International academic staff
  • Extensive international professional network of the pedagogical staff

Course content

Skills & professionnal expertise

  • Business administration
  • Marketing
  • Global wine economy and markets
  • Company auditing
  • Vineyard establishment
  • Viticultural techniques
  • Winemaking
  • Sensory analysis

Educational track

First semester: from January to October

Students from the Vitimanager specialization join the cohort of students from the Master of Science in first semester, which corresponds to the second semester of the Master of Science Vineyard and Winery Management, for preparatory work & specific modules.

  • Viticulture
  • Enology
  • Financial management
  • Global wine economics
  • Technical and production cost audit
  • Viticulture and enology training period

Second semester: from November to March

Students from the Vitimanager specialization join the cohort of students from the Master of Science Vineyard and Winery Management, and learn about Wine production in a global economy.

  • World wine productions and specific vinifications
  • International wine markets
  • International development strategies
  • Specific marketing for wine estates and international project management
  • A global audit will focus on interrelations between all aspects related to the global management of a wine estate

Third semester: from April to September – Internship

A professional project which will focus on a topic related to an international company or a global market

Employment sectors and job types

Employment sectors

  • International companies
  • Joint ventures of French multinationals
  • International regulation bodies (OIV…)
  • Companies linked to the supply chain
  • In developing wine producing countries

Job types

  • Management
  • Technical management
  • Consultancy
  • Human resources
  • Auditing

Métiers

Directeur technique
Directeur technique

Le Directeur technique en viticulture pilote l’ensemble des activités liées à la production dans un domaine viticole ou (…)

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Gestionnaire de domaine viticole
Gestionnaire de domaine viticole

Le Gestionnaire de domaine viticole supervise l’ensemble des activités techniques, économiques et humaines d’un vignoble (…)

Vigne & Vin

Enseignants