Course information
The course will start with the first block 
sessions for D 1 and D 2 in September
and November 2025 at the Campus
of Geisenheim University, the leading
university in the area of viticulture and
vinification. The September session will
include a study trip to wine regions
of Germany as well as a regional VDP
tasting.
During the November session in the
Rheingau the first exam (D 1) will
take place and Diploma students
have the opportunity to visit other
Rheingau wineries and attend the
annual Weinakademiker graduation
ceremony at Schloss Johannisberg.
These sessions will be followed by
D 3 in spring 2026, where students
will have the possibility to explore the
wines and wine regions of Austria and
Alto Adige. The first block session of
D 3 will take place in the unique and
picturesque environment of Austrian
Wine Academy’s campus in Rust
surrounded by renowned wineries. A
study trip will focus on international
and indigenous varieties as well as noble sweet wines in the manifold wine growing
regions of Burgenland.
The second block session of D 3 will
be held at the Kloster Neustift in Alto
Adige, surrounded by vineyards, the
mountains and a great monasterial
ambience. On a study trip Diploma
students will also get to know the
different wine styles of Alto Adige,
from fresh Alpine white wines in the
north to fruity and elegant red wines
in the south.
The third D 3 block session will take
place again at the Austrian Wine
Academy‘s campus in Rust. A special
study trip will take students to
fantastic Steiermark wine regions at
the Slovenian border. In addition Swiss
Wine will organize a fully paid study
trip to Swiss wine regions in June.
The final courses D 4 - 7 will be
held in August 2026 at the Austrian
Wine Academy‘s campus in Rust also
surrounded by a wine study trip to
Wachau and the Danube valley wine
regions.
The wine study trips and tastings are included in the course fee, accommodation is not included.
Course dates 2025/2026
Course place
Geisenheim University, Von-Lade-Strasse 1, D 65366 Geisenheim
Weinakademie Österreich, Seehof, A 7071 Rust
Kloster Neustift, Stiftstrasse 1, I 39040 Neustift/Brixen
Course fee
The course fee for D 1 and D 2 is EUR 2220.-, for
D 3 EUR 3260.- and
for D 4-7 EUR 2440.- (total EUR 7920.-). If you register for D
1-3 for EUR
5410.- and afterwards for D 4-7 for EUR 2440.- the total course fee comes
to EUR
7850.-. By booking D 1-7 the course fee accounts for EUR 7770.-.
Bursaries
For more information please visit:
www.weinakademie.at/Diploma_Bursary_Scheme25.pdf
Registration deadline Friday, 25 July 2025
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