Study Wine Science
- Learn how fruit is processed
- Understand the science of wine
- Learn to produce whites, reds, rose, spirits
COURSE CONTENT
There are 10 lessons in this course as outlined below
1. Scope and Nature of Oenology
Introduction
Global Wine Production
Global Wine Consumption
What Is Involved in Winemaking
Wine Making Terminology
Testing, Tasting and Monitoring
What Can Go Wrong In Winemaking
Alcohol And Health
2, Fermentation Science
Fermentation
Carbohydrates
Microbiology
Enzymes
Quality control
Malolactic fermentation
Secondary fermentation
3. The Winemaking Process
Outline of the winemaking process
Clarification and Stabilisation
Preservation
Methods to determine sugar and sulphur dioxide levels
4. Factors affecting Grape Characteristics
Fruit characteristics affecting wine
Fermentation preparation
Effects of yeasts in winemaking
Managing yeasts
Methods to determine alcohol content, chemical and microbial stability
Determine pH
Inoculum of yeast
5. Wine Classification
Types of wines
Selecting wine grapes
Varieties
6. Sensory Science & Evaluation
Wine sensory science
Determine consumer preference
Types of senses
Wine evaluation
Wine food interaction
7. Production of White Wine and Sparkling Wines
Harvesting Grapes
Crushing the Grapes
Managing the Must
Sparkling Wines
The Champenois Method
8. Production of Red Wines and Rosé Wines
Harvesting and Crushing for Reds
Fermentation
Extracting Colour
Thermovinification
Getting a Wood Flavour
9. Production of Spirits
Introduction to Distillation
Classification of Spirits
Spirit Groups
Liqueur and Liqueur Groups
Aperitifs
Sherry and Types of Sherry
Vermouth
Port and Types of Port
10. Storage and Aging of Wines
Different Storage Methods
Maturation
Causes of Spoilage
Alcoholic beverages have been produced for thousands of years, commonly from grapes.
There are many subtle, well developed techniques that can be applied to produce different results in the finished product which can provide a great variety of different characteristics. Studying this course provides a fundamental understanding of the different techniques applied by a wine maker, to achieve differing results, I
By studying this course you will increase the depth and breadth of understanding of wine and how it is produced.
How this Course might be used
- Vineyard workers seeking to expand their knowledge
- Vineyard Owners seeking a fundamental understanding of wine making
- Farmers looking to diversify
- Retailers or traders seeking a deeper understanding of wines
- Aspiring wine makers - this can be an ideal first step toward building knowledge and experience of what can be a fascinating, but also complex subject.
- Anyone with a desire to make wine or spirits on any scale.
