Cellar and Winery Waste Management

Postgraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
WINE 5004
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Course ID
205049
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
5
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course involves teaching sessions that may be attended by both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.
Vintage planning; occupational health and safety, winery record keeping; microbial control, cellar hygiene; winery waste management, environmental management.

Course learning outcomes

  • Gain an insight into key aspects of vintage planning, logistics and scheduling and how they interrelate and their impact on productivity and wine quality
  • Understand the importance of winery record keeping and how this can be organised to meet quality control, accounting and legislative requirements
  • Have an awareness of the major potential sources of microbiological spoilage in wine, their symptoms, identification and control
  • Identify key winery waste production phases based on variation in liquid and solid waste, organic and salt loading
  • Outline major sources, environmental impacts, and management of winery waste
  • Investigate current industry best practice in waste management, reuse and environmental management
  • Ability to critically assess scientific and industry literature in relation to winery management production issues

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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