Examine the basics of wine analysis for commercial and advanced home wine production. Designed for serious winemakers, winery lab employees and small commercial winemakers, this one-day class combines a short lecture and hands-on experience. Gain practice with, and examine the limitations of, each type of analysis. Work in small groups with university wines to gain familiarity with these common lab analyses: free and total SO2 by Ripper, volatile acidity distillation, titratable acidity, pH and malolactic paper chromatography. Some aspects of wine chemistry will be reviewed as they pertain to each analysis.
Course Code
217080