University of Adelaide
Graduate Diploma in Wine Business
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
- Course Type: Graduate Diploma
This one-year degree sets you up to have a positive impact on the entire wine value chain; a capability demanded of wine business professionals worldwide.

Course overview
The Graduate Diploma in Wine Business is designed for both current and aspiring wine business owners, marketers, managers, winemakers, sommeliers, and staff.
You will be exposed to cutting-edge, wine management best practice, learn about direct wine marketing and tourism, understand how to evaluate domestic and international markets, gain skills in innovation and an enterprising mindset, and benefit from flexible study modes and industry input.
Key facts
What will you study
To completed Graduate Diploma in Wine Business, you must complete seven core courses and one elective with a combined total of not less than 24 units.
Complete all of the following:
- Marketing for Wine Business
- Growing Domestic and International Wine Markets
- Direct Wine Marketing and Cellar Door Management
- Wine Retailing
- Wine Tourism
- Entrepreneurial Concepts and Mindset
- Legal Aspects in Wine Business
Entry requirements
Higher education study
Applicants must have a completed bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Outcomes
Learening outcomes
The objective of this program is to produce graduates with specific attributes as outlined in University of Adelaide Graduate Attributes.
- Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
- Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
- Teamwork and communication skills
- Professionalism and leadership readiness
- Intercultural and ethical competency
- Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency
- Digital capabilities
- Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Career outcomes
Graduates of this program have gone on to roles such as:
- Wine marketing
- Marketing - agriculture
- Food and wine
- Retail
- Export/Import trade
- Tourism
- Hospitality
- International trade or business analyst
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual tuition fee in 2025: $41,000 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study (24 units).
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.