École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques

Thematic areas and programme content

The study program focuses on three main thematic areas.

Vineyard and Winery Management


TU 2 - Fundamentals of Viticulture and Enology:

  • Vine Physiology, ecophysiology and morphology. Ampelography
  • Training systems and vineyard floor management
  • Technical practices in viticulture (basic)
  • Development & composition of the fruit
  • Wine Making Process
  • Aging- Wine preservation
  • Introduction to sensory analysis


TU 5 - Study visit


TU 7 - Seasonal vineyard practices and management at different scales

  • Soils, nutrients, climate and water status management
  • Phenology and plant material, vine balance
  • Large scale viticulture


TU 8 - Enology and Winery Technology

  • Wine biotechnology
  • Enological practices and products
  • Production pathways
  • Analyses of wines and musts


TU 11- Technical Evaluation - Vineyard and Winery

  • Case Study


TU 15 - World Viticulture / CAPM

  • International terroirs and world ampelography
  • Terroir and vineyard management
  • Computer assisted production management in wine industry


TU 16 - Specific Vinification and aging

  • Wine Making in different world wine regions
  • Sensory analysis: a tool for monitoring winemaking
  • Winery design

Business Management


TU 3 - Wine Economy and Policy

Wine Economy and Policy


TU 4 - Basics in wine economy and estate management

  • International benchmarking of different wine branches
  • General accounting : fundamentals - comparing french & anglo-saxon methodologies
  • Analytic accounting: cost control as a tool for diagnosis and decision-making


TU 10 - Cost and Profitability - Wine estate audit

  • Introduction to auditing an to accounting documents
  • Data and data processing
  • Results and diagnosis
  • Wine estate cost audit


TU 12 - Financial management

  • Comprehending and using financial information
  • Monitoring and financial strategy
  • Establishing financial security
  • Wine State Financial auditing Audit


TU 18 - Business plan for wine estate in a international context

  • Strategic guidelines in an international scenario
  • Adapting the management practices to the local context
  • A comparative approach to French and Anglo-Saxon accounting
  • Building a international business plan

Wine Industry Branch Organization


TU 9 - Marketing Supply Chain and Distribution

Marketing Supply Chain and Distribution


TU 17 - International business development strategies

  • Joint venture, property acquisition and vineyard creation
  • Cultures’ approach to negotiation

Interdisciplinary Courses and Languages


Interdisciplinary Courses

  • TU 14 - First year Internship (Harvesting or problem solving training program)
  • TU 19 - Global audit (In the optic of the business plan)
  • TU 20 - Study Field Trip (international)
  • TU 22 - Final internship (Thesis, presentation)


Languages & French Culture

  • TU 1 - Immersion internship /French culture and society
  • TU 6 - Official languages of the OIV
  • TU 13 - Official languages of the OIV
  • TU 21 - Official languages of the OIV

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