Wine Business Summer Program – Program Content

Discover the French wine industry!

  • Format

    2 weeks

  • Languages

    English

  • Location

    Paris – FRANCE

  • Fees

    €2,950

  • Intake

    July

  • Credits

    6 ECTS

Accreditations

PROGRAM

The Wine Business Summer Program is giving basic knowledge on French wine industry for students that want to acquire first reflexes about this topic: from the product side to the business side. The program can develop appetence for continuing their studies in this track and why not working into this exciting industry. This program will deal with natural wines that are wines of the future.

Each module contains a mix of lectures from both academics and professionals in the field.

Learning Objectives

During two weeks, students will have the opportunity to study wine as part of the French business and as part of the French culture.

COURSE CONTENT

  • 2 intensive courses taught in English, 40 contact hours
  • Input from companies
  • 6 ECTS

ECTS

French Wine & Champagne: a focus on the product (16 contact hours)

3

Description

3

French Wine & Champagne: a focus on the product, Romain VESSE-LETOFFE

At the end of this module, students should be able to:

Know wine basics information

Know the French wine regions and main grapes varieties

Know how wine is made

Get knowledge on the new trend of natural wines

Identify good wines with its subjective approach

Know how wine is chosen by consumers

Know how to taste wine

Link wine with the gastronomy

French Wine & Champagne: a focus on the ecosystem (16 contact hours)

3

Description

3

French wine & Champagne: a focus on the ecosystem, Romain VESSE-LETOFFE

At the end of this module, students should be able to:

Know French wine industry organization

Know wine marketing

Know how to sell wines

Know general legislation about wine.

Corporate Sessions (10 – 12 contacts hours)

Description (subject to change upon arrival)

The program is co-branded with Wepicurien.

Corporate talk (e.g.): Talk with a Wholesaler & Exporter

Workshop: Advanced Wine Tasting

Corporate talk: Winemaker conference

Potential corporate visits (e.g.): visit of Cité du Vin in Bordeaux, 2CV rally in the vineyards and visit of Château Mangot

Grades and Credits

Students’ work is graded out of 20 points, the lowest passing grade is 10/20. Grades may be awarded for final examinations, individual and/or group papers and reports, and class participation. Most grades are a mix of several of these types of assessment.

Grades and Credits, Transcription and Credit Transfer

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