Wine Transfer and Blending Techniques Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the ability to plan and prepare for wine transfer and blending operations, including selecting appropriate equipment and materials.
• Apply correct techniques for wine transfer between vessels, ensuring minimal oxidation and contamination.
• Analyze wine samples to determine sensory characteristics and suitability for blending.
• Design a blending trial to achieve desired wine style and quality specifications.
• Implement blending procedures, accurately measuring and combining wine components.
• Evaluate the final blended product against quality standards and document the process.

Target Audience

Cellar workers, winemakers, and production supervisors who are responsible for wine transfer and blending operations in a winery or wine production facility.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals are essential to develop competence in wine transfer and blending. Learners will operate equipment, conduct blending trials, and apply quality control procedures under supervision.

Practical Activities

• Wine Transfer Operations — Learners set up and perform racking and pumping operations using winery equipment, focusing on technique and safety. (4h)
• Blending Trials and Sensory Evaluation — Learners conduct bench blending trials, calculate blend ratios, and evaluate sensory attributes to achieve a target profile. (4h)
• Final Blend Preparation and Quality Check — Learners scale up a selected blend, perform transfer to blending tank, and conduct quality assurance tests. (4h)

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.