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    Apr 15, 2025  
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VIEN 5205 - Growing Grapes and Making Wines Graduate Laboratory

(crosslisted) FDSC 5205  
     
Fall. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Corequisite: VIEN 5204 . Permission of instructor required. Primarily for: graduate students. This course requires attendance at field/outreach events not held during course lecture time. Co-meets with FDSC 2205 /VIEN 2205 .

K. Arnink.

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.

Outcome 1: Demonstrate wine analytical techniques.

Outcome 2: Identify different grapevine species and cultivers in the vineyard.

Outcome 3: Assess fruit ripening and make good decisions about harvest time.

Outcome 4: Explain each step in winemaking process, including typical procedures used and the scientific rationale for choosing a particular technique from alternatives at each step.

Outcome 5: Produce wines from grape harvest to cold stabilized products 6- demonstrate wine flavor evaluation and appreciation techniques.



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