introduction to winemaking - info session
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UC DAVIS STUDY ABROADSummer Abroad Greece,
“Travelers in Greece”Summer 2015
July 5– July 31, 2015
Summer Abroad Greece, “Travelers in Greece”
Summer Abroad France, “Introduction to Winemaking”
Summer 2015July 5– July 35
Summer 2015July 5 – July 31, 2015
Courses VEN 3 and 198
Instructor Doug Adams [email protected]
Location Dijon France
Ven3 Summer AbroadInformation Session
Program Dates
• Check in/start date*: July 4, 2015
• On-Site Orientation: TBA
• First day of class: Monday, July 5, 2015
• Last day of class: Friday, July 31, 2015
• Check out/end date*: August 1, 2015
Required Texts Lonely Planet Guide (provided by Summer Abroad)
Course Reader (provided by Summer Abroad)No additional costs for texts
Course Outline and Structure
First half of the course is the technology of winemakingMidterm Exam
Second half of the course covers world wine regionsFinal Exam
Topical Outline of Course Material(First half of the course)
Sensory evaluation of wines
Wine and health
Technology of WinemakingTypes of grapes used for wineGrowing wine grapesWine microbes and fermentationMaking white winesMaking red winesMaking sparkling wines
Topical Outline of Course Material(Second half of the course)
Important wine regions of the worldThe wines of France (two lectures)The wines of Italy and SpainThe wines of Germany and PortugalWine regions of the southern hemisphere
Australia/New ZealandChile/ArgentinaSouth Africa
Wines of North America (U.S.)Wines of California
FRANCE
Orientation to the city of Dijon
How to find your way around
How to use the bus system
How to use the light rail
Historical tour of the city
One of the churches in Dijon
Wine theme fountainin the central marketDijon
Central ‘square’ in Dijon
Our on sight coordinator – Professor Pascal Durand
Descriptions and explanations of winery equipment to go alongwith the lecture material from classroom.
We meet well knownwinemakers and tastetheir wines as partof the field trips.
Day trips by bus to local wineries
Overnight trips to other wine regions close to Dijon
Visits to vineyards, of course.
Vineyard visits to explain how vines are grown in France
Old wine press in the city of Beaune
Some of the winery visits take place in small villages
Health and Safety Issues
Alcohol and personal conduct
Expected attention as guests on field trips
Group photograph from the 2009 Ven3 Summer Abroad Class
Lunch in Germany
Villages in Alsace surrounded by vineyards
Class of 2009 evaluating German Riesling in Germany
Ven3 Summer Abroad Class - 2013
Comfortable transportation for field trips and overnight trips
Meals on field tripsare included in the cost of the class.
Don’t worry if you don’tSpeak French – BurgundyIs a tourist destination.
Not everything is winery or vineyard related
The Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Visit to a small family winery
A visit to a very large winery in Germany
Visit to the Southern Rhone Region
“Working lunch” at a winery in the Southern Rhone
Intimidating dessert atthe working lunch.
Exposure to the wine andfood culture of France canbe the beginning of aserious academic interest.
It is important to see the grape varieties grown in different regions.
This is a real classwith real assignments.
The combination of lecture material with winery and vineyardvisits is what makes thecourse unique.
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