oenology is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking but does not include vine-growing and grape-harvesting. among the long list of my academic achievements that remain just that - "academic achievements" for none of it has ever proved useful in the long term in so far as the economy of my life is concerned, is a certificate in oenology, a first step towards a bachelor to oenology proper.
disclosure: the background is not my photo but was grabbed from the portals of the worldwide web.
