Internships and study trips
Many and varied internships and professional practice
During the 2 years of the curricula, you will have continuous opportunities of practical work. Each university has facilities in order to teach wine sensory analysis, chemistry, or plant biology. Research labs are also available for experimentations.
Thanks to the large Vinifera international network you will have plenty of offers of internships.
First year
Semester 1
- One week at INRAe Pech Rouge during the orientation week: you will harvest with the researchers and Vinifera teachers. You will work in the cellar in order to acquire some basic professional skills. Activities are organised to help you get to know the other students in a friendly atmosphere.
- A one-day Terroir field trip organised by the “Syndicat de l’AOP” Languedoc in order to discover the wines of the Montpellier region
- Visits to the IFV research centre and Vassal grape variety collection during the Vine Biology module
- A one-day trip in Roussillon to study “Fortified Wines VDN” during the Economics module
- Visit to the international SITEVI exhibition in Montpellier (every 2 years)…
- Time free in the timetable to visit Prowein in Germany
Semester 2
- One-day wine-making field trip during the Wine Processing module (visit to Pera company at Pézenas)
- A one- day visit at Domaine du Chapitre, an estate belonging to Montpellier SupAgro
-participation in the international tasting competition of the CGA Paris (module of Wine Analysis) - A one-week study trip to discover one specific European vineyard (Burgundy, Cognac, Champagne, Cava and Priorat, Porto …)
Between the year 1 and 2
- One-day wine-making field trip during the Wine Processing module (visit to Pera company at Pézenas)
- A one- day visit at Domaine du Chapitre, an estate belonging to Montpellier SupAgro
-participation in the international tasting competition of the CGA Paris (module of Wine Analysis) - A one-week study trip to discover one specific European vineyard (Burgundy, Cognac, Champagne, Cava and Priorat, Porto …)
Second year
Semester 3
- During the first semester at your M2 university, you will follow academic courses. The exception is for the University of Turin where the academic semester begins in January. You will therefore need to prepare your Master thesis in the six months before arriving in Turin. You can choose to complete a 6-month internship in a lab, a company or a winery, in Italy, in Europe or in any wine region in the world, under the supervision of your Italian tutor.
Semester 4
- During the second semester of your M2 (except in Torino where it is inversed), you will have to do your Master thesis. You will complete a 6-month internship in a lab, a company or a winery, in Italy, in Europe or in any wine region in the world, under the supervision of your M2 university tutor.
