OENOLOGY AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES II

Course Information
TitleΟΙΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΟΙΝΟΠΝΕΥΜΑΤΩΔΗ ΠΟΤΑ ΙΙ / OENOLOGY AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES II
CodeΝ329Ε
FacultyAgriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
SchoolAgriculture
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600017715

Programme of Study: PPS Geōponías (2019-sīmera)

Registered students: 35
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses belonging to the otherWinter-5
FYTIKĪS PARAGŌGĪSElective Courses belonging to the otherWinter-5
ZŌIKĪS PARAGŌGĪSElective Courses belonging to the otherWinter-5
AGROTIKĪS OIKONOMIASElective Courses belonging to the otherWinter-5
EGGEIŌN VELTIŌSEŌN, EDAFOLOGIAS KAI GEŌRGIKĪS MĪCΗANIKĪSElective Courses belonging to the otherWinter-5
EPISTĪMĪS KAI TECΗNOLOGIAS TROFIMŌNElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)Winter-5

Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600275245
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will: 1. gain knowledge on must, wine and spirits chemistry 2. gain knowledge on production of wines and by-products 3. gain hands-on experience in laboratory practices for must, wines and spirits
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Check ripeness of grapes, maturity index, instruments of sugar mesurements , harvest wine grapes, white wine experimental, experimental red wine, grape and wine composition, origin and formation mechanisms of various components. Methods for analysis of musts, sampling - maintenance, reliability of analytical methods, expression of results, expression of concentration of solutions . Acidity wine, methods for measuring total and volatile acidity, content of wine alcohol, measuring alcohol, reducing sugars with reaction Fehling, method of determining LUFF-SCHOORL, sucrose , checking adulteration, sulfur dioxide, determination of sulphates in wine, measurement of phenolic compounds Index FOLIN-CIOCALTEU, index total phenols, spectroscopy and ultraviolet visible spectrophotometers, fluorescence spectroscopy, detection and identification of diglycoside of malvidin . Clarity wine - haze prevention to avoid future blurring, determination of iron chelation, paper chromatography, thin layer chromatography, wine treatments, additional theoretical knowledge for the completion of theoretical training and better comprehension of the subject. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of alcoholic beverages.
Keywords
Chemistry and microbiology of wine, wine making, quality control of must and wine and other alcoholic beverages, sensory analysis of wine and spirits.
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
  • X
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Teaching and Lab Software: powerpoint slides, excel sheets
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures26
Laboratory Work26
Reading Assigment13
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities3
Project6
Written assigments26
Exams40
Total140
Student Assessment
Description
70% written exams 30% evaluation in the laboratory (personal reports, project)
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
  • Report (Formative, Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • x
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
(κωδικός Εύδοξος:6460) Ευάγγελος Ηρ. Σουφλερός, 2012. Οίνος και αποστάγματα, μέθοδοι ανάλυσης (κωδικός Εύδοξος: 94688938) Andrew L. Waterhouse, Gavin L. Sacks, David W. Jeffery, ΧΗΜΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΒΙΟΧΗΜΕΙΑ- ΩΡΙΜΑΝΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΒΕΛΤΙΩΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΟΙΝΩΝ (Ελλην. μετράφραση 1/2021)
Additional bibliography for study
(κωδικός Εύδοξος:50657990) Ευάγγελος Ηρ. Σουφλερός, 2015. Οινολογία, Επιστήμη και Τεχνογνωσία (κωδικός Εύδοξος: 94688936) Andrew L. Waterhouse, Gavin L. Sacks, David W. Jeffery, Χημεία και Βιοχημεία Οίνου - Οινοποίηση (Ελλην. μετάφραση 1/2021)
Last Update
21-09-2025