VIEN 5610

Last Updated

  • Schedule of Classes - March 17, 2025 8:55AM EDT

VIEN 5610
Vineyard Management I

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course is designed to develop the relevant skills required for pre-harvest, harvest, and post-harvest management in a winegrape vineyard. Focused on hands-on, active learning, students will spend significant time in the Cornell University vineyards.


Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 VIEN 1104 , VIEN 2204 (or concurrent enrollment), one semester of introductory biology, and one semester of introductory chemistry. Corequisites: None.

Last 4 terms offered (None)

Outcomes REF-FA25

  • Examine the implementation and outcomes of different harvest strategies.
  • Describe the complex process of determining harvest timing.
  • Apply basic chemistry and biology principles to viticultural & enological techniques used around harvest.
  • Record and use harvest statistics.
  • Examine the effects and control strategies of key pests and diseases.
  • Assess the status of a vineyard going into dormancy.
  • Understand basic tractor operation and maintenance.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: VIEN 3610

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  7021 VIEN 5610   LEC 001

  •  
    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • D'Aversa, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Most class meetings will be hosted at the Cornell Orchards, 128 Crisp Apple Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850. Occasionally the class might meet in the assigned classroom. The instructor will provide clear instructions as to each class meeting location.

  •  7022 VIEN 5610   LAB 401

  •  
    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • D'Aversa, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught at Cornell Orchards, 128 Crisp Apple Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850.