VIEN 1105 - Introduction to Wines and Vines Laboratory

(crosslisted) FDSC 1105

Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment preference given to: Viticulture and Enology majors and minors.

K. Arnink.

Students learn in the vineyard, teaching winery, laboratory, and on a winery field trip. Includes practice of techniques relevant to growing grapes, making and evaluating wines, and writing scientific papers.

Outcome 1: Identify parts of a grapevine.

Outcome 2: Describe the process for preparing yeast & supplying proper nutrients for them during fermentations, and explain why each step is important.

Outcome 3: Demonstrate some winemaking and analytical methods.

Outcome 4: Complete a scientific research paper, demonstrating improved literature review, critical evaluation, and scientific writing skills.

Outcome 5: Write useful wine descriptions for personal wine evaluation logs and in a format for sharing with others (as an article and blog posts).