Wine and Beverage Programs

Take Your Career to the Next Level with Wine Education
Set yourself apart in the eyes of employers with the CIA's Accelerated Wine and Beverage Certificate Program (AWBP), where you'll gain specialized expertise in wine and beverage management. Designed for graduates of hospitality management and culinary arts management degree programs—as well as others with qualified industry experience—the AWBP takes a multi-sensory approach to the study of wines, spirits, and specialty beverages.

In this comprehensive wine program, you will:

• Gain practical skills, a deep understanding of wine, and professional credentials from the leader in food and wine education.
• Learn how to expertly pair beverages with world cuisines.
• Develop an understanding of how to maximize the guest experience and make an immediate impact on the profitability of a business.

You'll complete your wine education in just 30 weeks, surrounded by the lush vineyards and amazing wineries of one the world's most renowned regions for food and wine—California's Napa Valley.

Plus, our wine program features amazing facilities like the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies, the ultimate setting to evaluate, appreciate, and communicate about wine. Every detail of the Rudd Center, from its 4,500-bottle wine cellar to its choice of wine glasses, was designed to provide you with an amazing learning experience.

With the wine education you receive from the AWBP, you can pursue such positions as retail wine and beverage buyer, specialty tasting room associate, or wine steward in fine dining and multi-unit restaurants.

Bijou Robertson'02 Co-owner Zhoo Zhoo Wines When Stephen Robertson '72, owner of Hells Canyon Winery in Idaho, told his daughter Bijou "making wine is all about being able to taste, and to really taste you have to learn to cook," she took his words to heart. She arrived at the CIA armed with a desire to learn all she could about food and wine. Food is Life. Hear it from our Alumni >