Southern Oregon Wine Institute

Your Gateway to the Umpqua Valley Wine Industry

SOWI Provides the community with:

Popup wine experiences
held throughout the
year View Events

Equipment & Bonded
Space for winemaking
- ideal for startups

Event Venue Rentals:
meetings, parties, special
gatherings and more

Get qualified for various positions in the wine industry and learn:

✔ Wine Marketing

✔ Wine Production

✔ Viticulture

Get the latest on events and what's happening at SOWI:

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UCC SOWI Education & Training Pathways

Transfer to a University with a 4-year Degree

One-year credit credential with occupational skills training

Continuing Education for the wine & Hospitality industry

Enrichment Classes for the wine enthusiast

Career Opportunities

Head Winemaker
Vineyard Manager
Tasting Room Manager
Wholesale Distributor

Processing Grapes

History

The Southern Oregon Wine Institute (SOWI) was established in 2008 at Umpqua Community College. With a mission to serve the wineries of Southern Oregon as a resource for skilled winery workers, the Danny Lang Teaching, Learning & Event Center was created. The SOWI facilities are accessible to the wine industry community and continue to raise the profile of the wine-growing regions that surround it.

This state-of-the-art facility includes a living laboratory of student-cultivated vineyards, a well-designed gravity flow crush pad, a temperature controlled cellar (ideal for barrel aging) and essential equipment needed for transferring, filtering and packaging wine. All of this is included in SOWI’s incubator program, which allows start-up wineries to produce high quality wines, while putting their start-up capital where it is really needed. Besides serving as a venue to pour SOWI’s award winning wines, the SOWI tasting room offers amazing views, and space available to the public to rent for special events.

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Phone: 541-440-4629