Accelerated Wine and Beverage Certificate Program (AWBP)

A CIA Wine Certificate Gives You the Edge

You have a passion for the world of foodservice and hospitality. You also have industry experience and a college degree. Now how can you get that extra "something" you need to stand out with employers?

Come to the Napa Valley and experience the Accelerated Wine and Beverage Certificate Program (AWBP). After just 30 weeks, you'll have specialized knowledge in your career toolkit and the CIA on your résumé.

A Wine Program Designed to Boost Your Career

The career-building benefits you'll get from the AWBP include:

• The skills employers look for in a food and beverage professional—a deep, multi-sensory understanding of wines and beverages and their practical applications in the industry

• A valuable career specialization in wine and beverage management that makes you more marketable—and promotable

• Connections with key players in the California food and wine scene

• Membership in the CIA's 40,000-strong alumni network, a group of accomplished food and beverage professionals who can help guide and advance your career

Everything You Want in a Wine and Beverage Education

You're investing 30 weeks of your valuable time. Here's what the Accelerated Wine and Beverage Certificate Program provides in return:

• A wine education center that's one of Food & Wine's "5 Best"
In the tasting theaters of our extraordinary Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies, you'll sip, pair, and analyze beverages. The Napa Valley is your classroom, too, as you walk its vineyards, explore its cellars, and experience its innovative restaurants.

• A proven approach to learning
At the center of the world-famous CIA education experience is the college's time-tested Progressive Learning Year system, where each class you take serves as the skill foundation for the ones that follow.

• A practical, hands-on curriculum
In this one-of-a-kind wine and beverage program, you will gain expertise in service, food and beverage pairing, the business of beverages, and more—skills that would otherwise take years to learn on the job. You'll hone your tasting and sensory evaluation abilities. You'll explore flavor dynamics, mixology, and cellar management. And all the while, you'll build a deep and nuanced understanding of wines, beers, spirits, specialty beverages—even coffee and tea.

• A top-shelf faculty
With its global reputation and ideal California wine country location, the CIA at Greystone attracts top-notch instructors to its food and wine education programs. In every class, you'll benefit from their expertise and far-reaching industry experience.

• A community of like-minded professionals
Not only will you study alongside classmates and instructors who share your passion, you'll be energized by the food and wine professionals who flock to campus for classes, conferences, and research retreats.