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Meet the student who wants to put Scotland on the map within the world’s wine industry!

Meet the student who wants to put Scotland on the map within the world’s wine industry!

… at my local rugby team in Mudgee, New South Wales that gave me my first taste of working on a vineyard and I fell in love with the profession from that day on. I have of course been an avid consumer and…

BSc and FdSc Wine students experience the vineyard in their first year and progress to engaging in winemaking operation

BSc and FdSc Wine students experience the vineyard in their first year and progress to engaging in winemaking operation

…At Plumpton College, BSc and FdSc students spend most of their first year in the vineyard and progress to practical time in our winery with the winemaker and engage in a range of winemaking operations in their second…

Plumpton College to launch a re-training programme in response to Covid-19

Plumpton College to launch a re-training programme in response to Covid-19

… with the pilot programme due to take place early September. Next Steps... If you are a vineyard or wine business looking to recruit staff to support with harvest or more long-term requirements and…

The Impact of COVID-19 on the English and Welsh Wine Industry - Student Final Year Project

The Impact of COVID-19 on the English and Welsh Wine Industry - Student Final Year Project

… changed the way sales of English and Welsh wines (EWW) were sold and the subsequent distribution. Vineyard visitor numbers were affected, and forced periods of closures in the on-trade, also reducing sales.…

Nyetimber Work Experience for Wine Students

Nyetimber Work Experience for Wine Students

… successful applicants will have the opportunity to shadow members of the marketing, sales, vineyard and winery teams at the pioneering English winery. This is a unique chance to see the inner workings…

Virgin Money invests into Agri-Food industries with Plumpton College

Virgin Money invests into Agri-Food industries with Plumpton College

… to its Agri-focussed students. Furthermore, Plumpton is home to a multi-enterprise commercial farm, vineyard and winery, and is one of the only institutes in the world to offer viticulture degrees, all taught…

New Plumpton Estate Vineyard

New Plumpton Estate Vineyard

…Plumpton College Wine Estate team plant new vineyard in Ditchling Village

Hear from current student Callumn Fitzpatrick studying BSc Viticulture and Oenology

… at my local rugby team in Mudgee, New South Wales that gave me my first taste of working on a vineyard and I fell in love with the profession from that day on. I have of course been an avid consumer and…

Inside our BSc Viticulture and Oenology, from current student Haydon Exter

Inside our BSc Viticulture and Oenology, from current student Haydon Exter

… always liked wine – it was our drink of choice. And naturally, I’ve always liked the idea of working on a vineyard somewhere. However, the idea set in after a family reunion in Cape Town, where I visited my uncle’s…

Rapidly Expanding Wine Industry - Need for Wine Apprenticeships

Rapidly Expanding Wine Industry - Need for Wine Apprenticeships

…ine industry is rapidly expanding, in an unprecedented manner, and the need for technically trained effective vineyard operatives is at an all-time high. Plumpton College has developed this government approved new Level…