Wine Business Institute
Reaching to be the global leader in wine business education
Located in the heart of California wine country and created through a partnership between the university and the wine industry, this is the first and only program in the United States to focus exclusively on the business aspects of the wine industry.
The Wine Business Institute operates within the University's School of Business & Economics; a fully accredited AACSB institution. Sonoma State's program offers a specialized curriculum targeted at the business challengers of the wine industry. Courses are offered in Wine Marketing, Wine Finance and Accounting, Human Resource Management, Wine Business Strategies and Wine Production, Operations & Distribution.
We invite you to explore our programs, meet our community, view our faculty research, and - of course - to join us in our work.
Professional Development Seminars
Professional Development Seminars from Sonoma State's Wine Business Institute will nurture your wine business and your career. You may take the entire series and earn a Certificate in Tasting Room Management, or simply take individual courses according to your interests.
Tasting Room Management Certificate
The Tasting Room Management Certificate helps prepare you for more responsibility - you'll take courses in direct shipping, staffing, marketing, wine club management, database management, sales, budgeting, and customer relationship management.
Wine Business Management Certificate (online)
The Wine Business Institute is pleased to announce the latest addition to its wine education programs - the Wine Business Management Certificate, an online program with a global perspective.
Wine Entrepreneurship 2012
This course will take a systematic look at the different components of a successful wine brand and assist students in creating a plan for a profitable business in this new environment.
Please contact us with your ideas and questions:
Shalyn Eyer - Program Coordinator, 707-664-2260
Ray Johnson - Program Director, 707-664-3071
Email - winebiz@sonoma.edu
www.sonoma.edu/sbe/wine-business-institute