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Italy

Wine Business in Italy (BUS 396W & 597W)

Term To Study: Summer 2024
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2024
Program Starts: Jun 02, 2024
Program Ends: Jun 17, 2024
Major 1: Business
Subject 1:
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $5,760
Program Locations: Catania, Rome, Sicily
Contact Phone: 7076642582
Contact Name: Hope Ortiz
Contact Email: hope.ortiz@sonoma.edu
What is Included: Program fee includes:
- Summer tuition fees ($1,590)
- 14 nights accommodation in Italy, including WiFi access
- 23 meals included in the program
- Transportation throughout the program, including to various wineries across Southern Italy as well as to and from the airport in Rome
- City tours and cultural visits
- 12 winery tours/tastings, plus a visit to a cheese factory and a pizza-making class.
What is not Included: Meals not included in the program, roundtrip airfare, and other personal expenses.
Estimated Costs: Program fee: $4,150
Tuition and fees: $1,610
Round trip airfare: $1,300
Total: $7,040
*Does not include additional meals and personal expenses.

$622.50 deposit is due March 4.
Total program cost is due April 18.

*Please note that the listed price is a not-to-exceed estimate. The overall cost could be lower as additional students register for the program.
Program Description

Experience the wine industry while traveling through Southern Italy! This survey course will provide an overview of the global wine industry, focusing on the wine business industry in Europe and specifically on Southern Italy. Topics include the analysis of global trends affecting wineries, the nature of international wine, international business partnerships, and foreign sources of equipment, materials, and products. This course will focus on 6 Italian wine regions in Southern Italy: Lazio, Sicily, Basilicata, Calabria, Puglia, and Molise. This program will run with an undergraduate and graduate cohort simultaneously.

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Population: 61261254
Capital: Rome
Per-capita GDP: $ 30900
Size: 301340 km2
Time Zone: (GMT + 01:00 hour) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

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