"In today's global market, it's imperative every wine send a clear message to its buyer. Sometimes, the story behind the bottle is more important than what exists inside. The Oregon story is about high quality, sustainable agriculture and true stewardship of the land. This message is paramount to Oregon's positioning in the global wine marketplace. The LIVE certification emphasizes this point and creates a brand position that most other wine regions simply don't have - it's Oregon's edge on the competition. To be able to say your winery and vineyards have achieved the highest certification in the world for sustainable viticulture, now that's pretty powerful."
Maria Ponzi Fogelstrom
Sales and Marketing Director,
Ponzi Vineyards
LIVE Supporters
The Southern Oregon Wine Institute is a division of Umpqua Community College (Roseburg, Oregon) that is engaged in developing and delivering an instructional program in Viticulture and Enology to serve students from a seven county area in southern Oregon. We serve Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Coos, Curry, Klamath and southern Lane counties. Students are taught in an Online/Hybrid method with lecture components delivered at a distance in on-demand, web-based formats while the laboratory components are delivered in face-to-face sessions at UCC and local vineyards and wineries.
In addition to our educational mission, the Southern Oregon Wine Institute provides service to southern Oregon through economic development initiatives that promote the growth and development of the grape and wine industries.
The Southern Oregon Wine Institute's mission is to Create Sustainable Careers, Partnerships, Industry Support, and Economic Development within the Southern Oregon Wine Business Cluster through Education and Training.