Wine Stabilisation Procedures for Wineries Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the correct procedures for cold stabilisation of wine to prevent tartrate precipitation.
• Apply protein stabilisation techniques using bentonite and other fining agents.
• Implement microbiological stabilisation methods, including sterile filtration and SO2 management.
• Evaluate wine stability through appropriate laboratory tests and interpret results.
• Comply with health, safety, and environmental regulations during stabilisation operations.

Target Audience

This course is designed for cellar workers, laboratory technicians, and production supervisors currently employed in wineries or wine production facilities who are responsible for or involved in wine stabilisation processes.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should be employed in or have access to a winery environment for practical application.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are essential for learners to apply stabilisation theory in a real winery setting. Hands-on exercises include conducting cold stabilisation trials, fining bench tests, and operating stabilisation equipment under supervision.

Practical Activities

• Cold Stabilisation Trial — Learners set up a cold stabilisation trial using a chiller and seeding with cream of tartar, monitor temperature and tartrate precipitation, and interpret results. (3h)
• Fining Bench Trials — Learners prepare fining agent solutions, conduct bench trials on wine samples to determine optimal dosage, and evaluate clarity and stability. (3h)
• Stability Testing and Quality Control — Learners perform heat and cold stability tests on stabilised wine samples, conduct microbiological plating, and assess results against quality standards. (3h)
• Equipment Operation and Troubleshooting — Learners operate a plate heat exchanger and filter system, simulate common faults (e.g., blockage, temperature fluctuation), and apply corrective measures. (3h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.