JOINED BY WINE - JOURNEY OF A CRAFT

JOINED BY WINE - JOURNEY OF A CRAFT

Project Coordinator from AVU Arad, Romania, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Claudia Mureșan

Partner Universities:

- European University "Miguel de Cervantes" Valladolid, Spain (the initiators of this project in 2021)

- University of Maia, Portugal

- IUM Academy School, Napoli, Italy

- Gal Ferenc University, Békéscsaba, Hungary


Type of participants

Learners: bachelor’s or master’s degree students in food engineering, gastronomic sciences, marketing, and management.

Professors: food engineering, gastronomic sciences, tourism, marketing, and management.

Period of virtual component: 16 March – 05 May 2026

Period of physical mobility: 20 - 24 April 2026


OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the BIP ”JOINED BY WINE – JOURNEY OF A CRAFT” involve empowering participants to understand and value the interconnection between wine production, gastronomy, culture, and heritage practices in Miniș-Măderat Vineyard, as well as exploring the potential of these elements as drivers of wine and gastronomic tourism and local development.

This BIP gives us the opportunity to collaborate in an innovative and intercultural project; exchange of experiences and knowledge in areas related to wine and networking with other universities and professionals.

The course employs a blended learning strategy, incorporating online theoretical sessions and an on-site component held in the ”Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad and Miniș-Măderat Vineyard (comprising five days of in-person engagement). After finishing both the online and on-site segments of the course, participants will earn a total of 3 ECTS credits.

Even from the preliminary online phase, which emphasizes theoretical aspects of key topics, participants will form mixed work teams, and will continue in this way to the mobility week (on-site component, between 20-24 April, 2026). Here, these teams are tasked with developing either wine and gastronomic itineraries, menus featuring local ingredients and wines, wine-pairing menus.

At the end of the week, each group will showcase their work and results.