FDSC 5205
Growing Grapes and Making Wines Graduate Laboratory
Field trips, vineyard and winery work provide opportunities for application of knowledge gained in Grapes to Wines lecture course. Students will produce a wine, from grape harvest determination to cold stabilization. Some winery activities between laboratory sessions plus a two-day field trip expected.
Topics
- Demonstrate wine analytical techniques.
- Identify different grapevine species and cultivers in the vineyard.
- Assess fruit ripening and make good decisions about harvest time.
- Explain each step in winemaking process, including typical procedures used and the scientific rationale for choosing a particular technique from alternatives at each step.
- Produce wines from grape harvest to cold stabilized products 6- demonstrate wine flavor evaluation and appreciation techniques.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027