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Undergraduate – Admissions

The undergraduate programs in Viticulture and Enology are currently offered through the Department of Horticulture and the Department of Food Science. For admissions please contact Wendy Wirth in Horticulture or Janette Robbins in Food Science.

Why study at Cornell?

  • Regional focus specifically designed to meet the shortage of vineyard managers and winemakers in New York and cool-climate areas worldwide.
  • Flexibility to focus in Food Science or Plant Science, and to add electives from the Department of Applied Economics and Management, the School of Hotel Administration, and other Cornell units.
  • Cornell is the Ivy League ag school. We grow the ivy - or in this case the vines - and make the wine as well. The Plant Science and Food Science faculty are world class.
  • In addition, the program draws on the resources of Cornell's Geneva Campus at the New York State Agriculture Experiment Station. The Station includes the USDA-ARS germplasm repository for cool-climate grapes and Cornell's state-of-the-art vinification and brewing technology laboratory.
  • Hands-on teaching vineyards in and around the Ithaca and Geneva campuses.
  • In New York State alone, more than 220 wineries and 600 vineyards are enthusiastic about working with students and hosting interns.
  • Cornell has world-renowned enology and viticulture research programs. Faculty with active research programs teach the courses.

For More Information, Please Contact:

For More Information

Viticulture Option
Wendy Wirth
hortundergrad@cornell.edu
607-255-4568

Enology Option
Janette Robbins
jmr65@cornell.edu
607-255-7637

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Viticulture and Enology at Cornell University