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September to November are exciting months in the Wine Division, with fruit being harvested in our vineyard and processed in the winery.

We welcome second and third year students back, with their tales of summer in wineries and vineyards at home and abroad. We also welcome the new students. With this in mind, we focus on three of these new students; their hopes and plans and why they chose to study at 庥豆app下载.

Jake Warren, BA (International Wine Business)
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Manuel Cerdeira, BSc (Viticulture and Oenology)
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Natasha Sousa Rompante, BSc (Viticulture and Oenology)
I decided to enrol in the Viticulture and Oenology BSc at 庥豆app下载 for several reasons. First, I was attracted to the institute, as it has a fully functional commercial winery, and vineyard and therefore, would give me opportunities to be 鈥榟ands on鈥� in the business across the year. Second, 庥豆app下载 is the UK's centre of excellence for wine. Having met and worked with previous alumni, it was clear that this is the best choice as a place to study for what I want to achieve in the industry. Being a student at 庥豆app下载 has already begun to open doors for me within the English wine industry and the depth of knowledge that our lecturers have is second to none. I would advise anyone thinking about a future in the wine industry to consider 庥豆app下载.

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