Oenology
| Title | ΟΙΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Oenology |
| Code | ΕΧΤ485 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Chemistry |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001045 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600124248
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600124248
- At the Website of the School: http://www.chem.auth.gr/index.php?rm=6&mn=667
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
- French (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
Growth and composition of grapes, Grape harvesting, transportation to winery and mechanical processing. Composition, examination and processing of must. Alcoholic and other fermentations. Composition, examination, treatments, maturation and ageing of wine. Sulphur dioxide in wine-making. Educational visits to wineries.
Keywords
grapes, chemical composition, vinification, wine, ageing
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | ✓ | ||||
| Written assigments | ✓ | ||||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Handbook of Enology, 2nd Edition, Volume 2, The Chemistry of Wine: Stabilization and Treatments
by Pascal Ribereau-Gayon (Editor), Y. Glories (Editor), A. Maujean (Editor), Denis Dubourdieu (Editor)
Oxidation mechanisms occurring in wines (review) Carla Maria Oliveira, António César Silva Ferreira, Victor De Freitas, Artur M.S. Silva,Food Research International, Volume 44, Issue 5, June 2011, Pages 1115–1126
Last Update
18-05-2017
