Agribusiness: Enology/Viticulture
Associate in Arts Viticulture and Enology · Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Award Type: Associate in Arts
The associate degree program is designed to prepare students for upper division course work leading to a baccalaureate degree in enology or viticulture. The curriculum prepares students for entry level and advanced positions in the wine industry including wine production, quality assurance and control, cellar supervision, vineyard management, research, and grape production.
The graduate of the Associate in Arts in Agribusiness: Enology/Viticulture will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the yearly cycle in the vineyard.
- Describe and demonstrate proficiency in pruning, irrigation, canopy management, pest and disease control, fruit quality assessment and determining time of optimal harvest.
- Demonstrate the ability to make sound viticultural decisions during the entire year to ensure quality fruit and healthy vines.
- Make appropriate additions to maintain wine stability and to determine the optimum time to bottle and release the wine.
- Make sound enological decisions during the course of the entire year (or years to bottling) to ensure wine quality and a clean, safe winery workplace.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A major of 22 units is required for the degree. | ||
| Required core courses (14 units): | 14 | |
| VEN 101 | Introduction to Winemaking/Enology | 3 |
| VEN 102 | Introduction to Viticulture | 3 |
| VEN 310 | Winemaking Operations I | 2 |
| VEN 311 | Winemaking Operations II | 2 |
| CHEM 120 | Introductory Chemistry | 4 |
| Plus a minimum of 8 units selected from the following: | 8 | |
| VEN 103 | Sensory Evaluation of Wine | 3 |
| VEN 114 | Wine Business | 3 |
| AG 125 | Introduction to Soil Science | 4 |
| VEN 135 | Grapevine Physiology | 1 |
| AG 126 | Fertilizers & Plant Nutrition | 4 |
| BIOL 128 | Microbiology | 4.5 |
| BIOL 154 | General Botany | 5 |
| BUS 121 | Business Economics | 3 |
| ECON 121 | Business Economics | 3 |
| CHEM 140 | Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 150 | General Chemistry 1 | 5 |
| CHEM 151 | General Chemistry 2 | 5 |
| MATH 135 | Calculus with Applications | 4 |
| MATH C2210 | Calculus I: Early Transcendentals | 4 |
| MATH C2220 | Calculus II: Early Transcendentals | 4 |
| PHYS 141 | General Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 142 | General Physics 2 | 4 |
| General Education | ||
| In addition to completing the program requirements, students are also required to complete general education courses. Students may follow the AHC GE or the Cal-GETC pathways to meet these requirements. Students intending to transfer to a four-year university should use the Cal-GETC GE pathway. To see what major courses and general education requirements you need to fulfill, visit your myHancock account and select the DegreeWorks button in the Academic Profile widget. For more information and guidance, and to receive a detailed education plan, make an appointment with an academic counselor. | ||
| Total | 22 | |