AHIVOY Educational Programs
Wine Industry Educational Program
This program offers opportunities to acquire additional technical knowledge and skills in the vineyard while connecting students to the broader wine industry through field trips, classroom learning, and training.
Mentorship
Program
This new program connects wine industry leaders with graduates of AHIVOY to provide further professional development in a specific area of focus.
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Why Apply For An AHIVOY Educational Opportunity?
Alex Camarillo,
Results Partners
4th AHIVOY Cohort
Wine Industry Educational Program (WIP)
The wine industry professional training program is a weekly educational program for vineyard stewards in the Willamette Valley, connecting them with the broader wine industry and sharpening their technical knowledge and skills in the vineyard.
This annual program integrates multiple topics to give students a well-rounded view of the Oregon Wine industry.
Important Dates:
Applications Due: November 15th, 2025
Scholarship Announced: December 15th, 2025
The Program Begins: January 7th, 2026
Classes are held every Wednesday from January to April, from 9am-2:30pm.
Aplicación para el Programa de Entrenamiento Profesional de la Industria del Vino
To apply for the Wine Industry Professional Training Program (WIP), complete an application and submit to AHIVOY no later than Saturday, November 15th, 2025. There are multiple ways to complete the application below. Choose what works best for you.
Mail in Application (PDF)
Complete and mail application to AHIVOY: PO Box 155 Dundee, OR 97115
Online Application (PDF)
Complete and submit electronically through Google Forms.*
*If you are submitting your application electronically, your employer needs to complete the Employer Support Form (below) for your application to be considered.
Employer Support Form
Employers must complete this form for the vineyard stewards application to be considered.
To Learn More About The Program Read Our Frequently Asked Questions
For Questions About The Application Process, Contact Our Team
Sample Schedule
Wine Industry Professional Training
The Wine Industry Professional training program is designed to further technical knowledge and skills in the vineyard and create a greater awareness of how vineyard operations connect to the finished wine. The program integrates classroom learning, field trips, industry panel discussions, as well as wine industry credential training.
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Week 1
Registration/Orientation, ResourcesWeek 2
Vine anatomy, overview of growing season, key growth stages
Vineyard health and safetyWeek 3
Vineyard management decisions at key growth stages
Vineyard economicsWeek 4
Vineyard management decisions at key growth stages
Vineyard economics -
Week 5
Organic, biodynamic, sustainable vineyard practices
Wine industry panel discussion: Farming PracticesWeek 6
Winemaking 101: how wine is made, practices harvest to bottle
Fruit and berry composition, how vineyard work connects to fruit composition
Week 7
Oregon Wine SymposiumWeek 8
Winery equipment, winery cleaning and sanitation
Winery health and safety -
Week 9
Winery operations, logistics, timelines
Roles of winery employeesWeek 10
Wine industry panel discussion: History of Oregon Wine
vineyard and winery business structure and complianceWeek 11
OLCC servers training and certificationWeek 12
How to open, pour, serve, and talk about wine
Wine customer service and hospitality -
Week 13
Wine sales models
Field trip
Week 14
Wine marketing modelsField trip
Week 15
WSET Level 1 training and certificationWeek 16
Latinx/Hispanic leadership in the Oregon Wine IndustryField trip
Week 17
Wine industry panel discussion: Career Opportunities in WineCompletion Celebration