Learn about winemaking- the science and horticultural secrets behind oenology.
More than helping students understand the fermentation and winemaking process that goes into making wine, this course will help you understand the global wine markets, this course delves into different types of wines as well as fortified wine products such as liquors and ports.
If you want to start your career as an Oenologist, this course is for you, you will understand what you will need to know to start out in winemaking.
This couse covers the following lessons:
Lesson 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
Lesson 2: Fermentation Science
Fermentation
Carbohydrates
Microbiology
Enzymes
Quality control
Malolactic fermentation
Secondary fermentation
Lesson 3: The Winemaking Process
Outline of the winemaking process
Clarification and Stabalisation
Preservation
Methods to determine sugar and sulphur dioxide levels
Lesson 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
Lesson 5: Wine Classification
Types of wines
Selecting wine grapes
Varieties
Lesson 6: Sensory Science & Evaluation
Wine sensory science
Determine consumer preference
Types of senses
Wine evaluation
Wine food interaction
Lesson 7: Production of White Wine and Sparkling Wines
Harvesting Grapes
Crushing the Grapes
Managing the Must
Sparkling Wines
The Champenois Method
Lesson 8: Production of Red Wines and Rosé Wines
Harvesting and Crushing for Reds
Fermentation
Extracting Colour
Thermovinification
Getting a Wood Flavour
Lesson 9: Production of Spirits
Introduction to Distillation
Clasification of Spirits
Spirit Groups
Liquers and Liquer Groups
Aperitifs
Sherry and Types of Sherry
Vermouth
Port and Types of Port
Lesson 10: Storage and Aging of Wines
Different Storage Methods
Maturation
Causes of Spoilage