The New Zealand wine industry has grown to develop unique wine styles that other countries strive to emulate, thanks to innovative and sustainable grape growing and winemaking practices. The Graduate Diploma programme reviews the importance of the integrations of grape-growing and wine-making by covering such aspects as site selection and development, plant material and vine management alongside grape processing, fermentation and wine finishing.

Completion of an undergraduate degree from an accredited higher education institution in New Zealand, or an approved equivalent status (ad eundem statum); Proof of English proficiency; A 100 level chemistry paper from previous study or an equivalent may be taken to meet pre-requisite requirements for wine science courses; Entry to the Graduate Diploma in Viticulture and Oenology is in Semester One only