Cellar and Winery Waste Management

Postgraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
WINE 5004
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Course ID
205049
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Campus
Waite Campus
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Ag, Food and Wine
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Richard Muhlack
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Course level
5
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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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
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

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

Availability

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Census date
Fri 03/07/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 19/06/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 17/07/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 31/07/2026

Class details

Waite Campus

Class number
Class number 40027
Section
Section FW01
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Jun - 3 Jun Wednesday 9:10am - 5pm Waite Campus ,
Class number
Class number 40028
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
10 Apr - 17 Apr Friday 12:10pm - 2pm Waite Campus Charles Hawker Building, 130
8 May - 29 May Friday 12:10pm - 2pm Waite Campus Charles Hawker Building, 130
Class number
Class number 40029
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
17 Apr - 17 Apr Friday 9:10am - 12pm Waite Campus Wine Innovation East, 113
8 May - 22 May Friday 9:10am - 12pm Waite Campus Wine Innovation East, 113

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed WINE5005 Introductory Winemaking

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed OENOLOGY7022WT Cellar and Winery Waste Management at the University of Adelaide

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