Oenology (
enology in
American English; pronounced ) is the science and study of all aspects of
wine and
winemaking except
vine-growing and
grape-harvesting, which form a subfield called
viticulture. "Viticulture and oenology" is a common designation for training programmes and research centres that include both the "outdoors" and "indoors" aspects of wine production. An expert in the field of oenology is known as an
oenologist. The word
oenology is derived from the
Ancient Greek word (oinos, "wine") and the suffix (-logia, "study of").