Learning Outcomes
After the successful attendance of the course the students are expected to be familiar with the process of grape maturation and composition, harvest and pre-fermentation treatments, control of alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation, wine chemistry and composition, wine aging as well as the use of Sulfur Dioxide in Must and Wine Treatment
Winery visits are expected to provide the students with the opportunity to become familiar with practical aspects of the wine production process
Course Content (Syllabus)
Grape maturation and composition
Harvest and Pre-Fermentation Treatments
Alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation
wine chemistry and composition, wine aging
Use of Sulfur Dioxide in Must and Wine Treatment
winery visits
Keywords
grape, grape must, wine, alcoholic fermentation, SO2
Additional bibliography for study
Handbook of Enology, 2nd Edition, Volume 1, The Microbiology of Wine and vinifications
by Pascal Ribereau-Gayon (Editor), Denis Dubourdieu (Editor), B. Doneche (editor), A. Lonvaud (Editor)