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Thursday, May 12 Service, Sales and Storage

Objective: Discuss legal and ethical issues in regard to the sale and service of alcoholic beverages

• Various service temperatures for different wines
• What is a Sommelier, What certifications of ones knowledge are available in the wine industry
• Prsenting wine
• How to open a bottle of wine
• Storing Wine
• Keeping a Cellar: Inventory, Par Stock, Maintainance
• The Wine List: Theme/style, selection, price

* Notice pages 670-671 discuss preparing for a wine tasting.  This can be useful for study groups.

*Notice pages 690-691 discuss preparing a balanced wine list. This can be valuable for the future F&B manager

Thursday, May 5, Beer

Objective: Discuss beer making methods using beer industry terminology

Identify and describe the process used to make Lager Beer

Objective: Explain the factors that affect the taste of beer

Identify the ingredients used to make beer

Identify and describe bottle conditioning

Thursday, April 21, Fortified Wine

Objective: Discuss wine making methods using wine industry terminology

Identify and explain the process used to make Ruby Port, Tawny Port, Madeira, and Sherry

Identify and explain the various styles of Ruby Port

Objective: Explain the factors that affect the taste of fermented, brewed and distilled beverages

Name the 6 dominant grape varieties use to make ruby and tawny port

Describe the aging process for various styles of ports

Identify and describe the two different effects yeast has on Sherry (types of yeast fermentation)

Objective: Identify geographical regions where Port, Madeira and Sherry originate

 

Thursday April 14, Wines of South America and Spain

Objective: Discuss wine making methods using wine industry terminology

Spain:  wine laws/designations and terms

Objective: Explain the factors that affect the taste of fermented beverages

Argentina: dominant grape varieties and laws

Chile: dominant grape varieties and laws

Spain: top two red and white grape

Objective: Identify geographical regions where fermented and distilled beverages are produced

Argentina: characteristics of the Mendoza appelation

Chile: characteristics of the Central and Rapel Valley appellations (quality producers are less important at this time)

Spain: focus on “Green Spain” and Navarra DO and Rioja DOC in the “The Ebro Valley”

Thursday, April 7, Wine of Australia, South Africa and New Zealand

Objective: Discuss wine making methods using wine industry terminology

Objective: Explain the factors that affect the taste of fermented, brewed and distilled beverages

Objective: Identify geographical regions where fermented and distilled beverages are produced

Thursday, March 31, Wine of California and North America (combined Lecture)

Objective: Explain the factors that affect the taste of fermented beverages

In America we often look to the people who influence the wine world and our own wine making history.

• Know the years of prohibition, what it is/was and legacy it left behind
• Wine labeling regulations and how to read a wine label
• Identify who the following people are and their legacy (though this list could continue with many great leaders, choose 4 from the following list)
  • Robert Mondavi, Frank Schoonmaker, Helen Turley, Robert Foley, Cesar Chavez, Randall Grahm, Brother Timothy, Gustave Niebaum, Andre Tchelistcheff, Warren Winiarski, Merry Edwards, Dr. Konstantin Frank…

Objective: Identify geographical regions where fermented and distilled beverages are produced (a map will not be on the exam)

• What is an AVA?
• California, Washington, Oregon, New York
  • Climate (can vary within the state)
  • dominant grape varieties

Thursday, March 24, Wine of Germany and Eastern Europe

• There are country specif methods used, what are they and why are they used?

• Germany
  • Grapes
  • Process
  • Styles
  • Climate
  • vineyard structure

• Review Appendix B learn how to read a German wine label

Thursday, March 17, Wine of Italy

• To discuss methods of making wine in Italy it is important to know the laws
  • VDT, IGT, DOC
    • Know what the laws mean, DO NOT try to memorize the names of the wine production areas
  • DOCG
    • As you read about the regions of Italy the important DOCG wine production areas will be highlighted. Be able to recognize the DOCGs in the areas noted below.

• Wine is made in every region of Italy, we will focus on Piedmont, Tuscany, Veneto, and Campania
  • Grapes
  • Process
  • Style of wine
  • Climate

• Identify wine regions (not appellations) on a map of Italy. The maps in the text book can get tricky, here is a simple version to look at first it also includes dominate grape varieties for all regions http://winefolly.com/review/italian-wine-regions-map/

Thursday, March 10, Wine of Alentejo *Special Guest speaker

Objective: Discuss wine making methods of Portugal’s Alentejano region using wine industry terminology

Objective: Explain the factors that affect the taste of Alentejano wines

Objective: Identify the special attributes of Alentejano’s geographical regions

Red the post about Alentejo DOC wine on the main page of the course site.Read Chapter 10 in Exploring Wine, specifically pages 447-458, 477-480

Read the Bio about our Guest Lecturer: J AFONSO BIO

Thursday, March 3, Champagne and Sparkling Wine

• Method Champagnoise (steps in the process)
• Charmat Method

• Champagne
  • Grapes
  • Process
  • Styles

• Identify wine regions (not appellations) on a map of France

Thursday, February 25, Red Wines of France

• What is the AOC?
• What do AOC laws regulate?
• What does Cru mean?

• Rhone Valley
  • Northern Rhone: grape variety, climate, soil
  • Southern Rhone: white grape variety, climate, soil
• Bordeaux
  • Medoc: grape variety, climate, soil
  • Haute Medoc: grape variety, climate, soil
  • Pomeral: grape variety, climate, soil
  • St. Emillion: grape variety, climate, soil
• Burgundy
  • Cote de Nuits: grape variety, climate, soil
  • Beaujolais: grape variety, climate, soil

• Identify wine regions (not appellations) on a map of France

 

Thursday, February 18, White Wines of France

• What makes Sauternes wines different from other white wines in Bordeaux?
• In what way are wines from Alsace unique to other French wines?
• Identify two differences between wine from Chablis and Cote d’Baume.

• Loire Valley
  • Nantes: grape variety, climate, soil
  • Central Loire: white grape varieties, climate, soil
  • Upper Loire: grape variety, climate, soil
• Alsace
  • grape varieties, climate, soil
• Bordeaux
  • Graves: grape varieties, climate, soil
  • Sauternes: grape varieties, climate, soil
• Burgundy
  • Cote de Beaune: grape variety, climate, soil
  • Chablis: grape variety, climate, soil

• Identify wine regions (not appellations) on a map of France

 

Thursday, February 11, Viticulture and Vinification

Objective: Discuss wine making methods using wine industry terminology

• Formula for fermentation
• Vinification of white wine
• Vinification of red wine
• Vinification of rose wine
• Carbonic Maceration
• Blending
• Aging
• Botrytis
• Clarification
• Phylloxera

Objective: Explain the factors that affect the taste of fermented, brewed and distilled beverages

• List 5 White Vitis Vinifera Grape Varieties
• List 5 Red Vitis Vinifera grape Varieties
• Climate
• Soil
• Viticulture practices, Trellising through harvest