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AdelaideX: World of Wine: From Grape to Glass by Edx
Learn about the principles and practices of how grapes are grown and wine is made. Whether you’re a wine novice or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll learn to confidently describe wine appearance, aroma, flavour and taste.
Course Highlights
- Evaluate and communicate the various sensory attributes of wine using formal descriptive language
- Explain the structure, growth and development of grapevines and objectives of different vineyard management practices
- Contrast the different winemaking techniques employed in the production of different styles of wine
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
6 Topics
Explain the classification of wine wine styles and wine regions
Describe the basic sensory processes and their application to wine evaluation
Describe the key components of wine and their influence on wine appearance aroma flavour taste and/or mouth feel properties
Explain the Odour Activity Value and how it can be used to determine the impact of volatile compounds on wine aroma
Describe and compare the varietal characteristics of different white and red cultivars
Evaluate and communicate the sensory attributes of wine using appropriate descriptive terminology.
5 Topics
Describe the structure growth and development of grapevines
Identify the different structural components of shoots leaves and bunches
Explain the seasonal cycle of growth of the grapevine
Explain the factors which influence crop yield
Identify the important factors to consider when selecting a site to grow grapevines.
6 Topics
Explain the objectives of key vineyard management practices
Understand the differences between spur and cane pruning
Describe the physical and compositional changes that occur during berry development and ripening
Explain how and why we undertake maturity and quality assessment during the ripening period
Compare the advantages/disadvantages of hand vs. mechanical harvesting
Describe ways in which vine performance is measured.
8 Topics
Describe the processes involved in making different styles of wine
Explain the objectives of pressing crushing and draining processes
Contrast the different winemaking techniques employed in the production of red and white wines
Explain the impact of skin contact during red winemaking
Describe what happens during alcoholic (primary) and malolactic (secondary) fermentation
Recall the parameters that need to be monitored during fermentation
Discuss the origin of different classes of wine components and their impact on the appearance aroma flavour taste and/or mouthfeel properties of wine
Understand the objectives of clarification and stabilisation processes.
6 Topics
Outline how wine maturation can be undertaken
Explain the purpose of blending wine
Describe the processes involved in bottling wine
Explain the influence of different packaging materials of wine quality
Identify the ways in which oak components are incorporated into the winemaking process
Outline the various sources of taint compounds in wine and their sensory impact.
2 Topics
Demonstrate an understanding of how research can be used to solve or address issues of interest or concern to grape growers and/or winemakers
Describe the facilities and functions with a commercial winery.
AdelaideX: World of Wine: From Grape to Glass
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