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Master winemaker examination; registration

Registration for school attendance and the master winemaker examination must be made at the Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture.

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Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau

Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau

Street address

An der Steige 15
97209 Veitshöchheim

Postal address

Postfach 1140

97205 Veitshöchheim

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Procedure details

Master winemakers generally run their winery independently. They are responsible for carrying out work in the vineyard and cellar, for marketing and training.

Training to become a master winemaker is a further vocational training course in accordance with the Vocational Training Act (BBiG), which requires training in the recognized training occupation of winemaker or another agricultural training occupation with several years of professional experience.

Preparation for the master winemaker examination can take place as follows: The Staatliche Fach- und Technikerschule für Agrarwirtschaft Veitshöchheim offers a one-year advanced training course to become a state-certified economist for viticulture and oenology. Students can also use this further training to prepare for the master craftsman's examination in viticulture. Part of the final examinations at the end of the first year (vocational training and employee management, project work, sensory analysis) are recognized for the master craftsman examination. The other examinations for the master craftsman's examination are taken in the following year in which the master craftsman candidates work in the company.

The master craftsman examination can also be started without attending school.

Admission to the master craftsman examination is granted to those who can provide evidence of 24 months of professional practice following the final vocational examination.

  • Registration form
  • Certificate of the final practical vocational examination in an agricultural apprenticeship trade
  • personal data sheet
  • Photo
  • Proof of health insurance during the practice period after the final examination

350 Euro examination fee

Registration for school attendance (business school) by April 1 at the latest at the Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture

Registration for the master winemaker examination by December 1 of the respective calendar year at the latest

(Optional) appeal procedure
  • Appeal procedure (optional); lodging an appeal

    If the objection has no suspensive effect, an application for suspension of enforcement can be made to the original authority or the objection authority in accordance with Section 80 (4) VwGO. Instead, an application for an order or restoration of the suspensive effect of the objection can be made to the competent Bavarian Administrative Court in accordance with Section 80 (5) VwGO.

    Please note: If it concerns the demand for public charges and costs (§ 80 Para. 2 Sentence 1 No. 1 VwGO), an application to the court is generally only admissible if the authority has previously rejected an application for suspension of enforcement (§ 80 Para. 6 VwGO).

  • Viticulture; adult education
    Full-time or part-time winegrowers without vocational training as winegrowers can acquire knowledge and skills in the field of viticulture and cellar management. Applicants must have professional experience and be the owner of a winery or an employee.
  • Winegrower; information on vocational training
    The field of activity of the winemaker extends to environmentally friendly and quality-oriented viticulture, vinification and wine marketing. In all this work, the routine handling and use of machines and equipment is a matter of course.
Status: 06.11.2024
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau
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