winery vineyard blog assignment s16

Winery and Vineyard Analysis Blog Assignment

Due week 14

10% of course grade

Task

Visit a vineyard with a winery in any AVA.  Explain the techniques the winery employs when making their wine. Identify and analyze the unique qualities of the wines using the following information:

• Grapes grown
• Approach to agriculture
• Vinification practices utilized
• Knowledge of tasting room personnel
• Customer service skill of tasting room personnel
• Additional comments/recommendations

Role

As a student studying wine and beverage management, you will be in the role of investigator, seeking out a better understanding of how grapes are grown, how wine is made and the various styles of wine grown in any particular AVA.
Audience

The audience of the assignment is anyone interested in visiting a winery and vineyard as well as anyone wanting to know more about vineyards, wine making and wine tasting.
Format

• Create a new post on the OpenLab for the analysis
  • Change the “category” to “winery and vineyard visit blog”
• Include six descriptive photos including at least one of each of the following: tasting room, marketing, wine making, vineyard management and life cycle of the vine.
  • For each photo, explain what is portrayed.
• Comment on at least one other student’s post

Expectations

• Analysis must include a minimum of 10 vocabulary words (bold the word)
• The photos are included in the post in a logical manner
• The analysis is approximately 450-500 words in length
• Two citations to support the analysis are included

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Communicate in diverse settings wine making methods using wine industry terminology (HMGT: Skill; Gen Ed: Skill)
2. Gather, interpret and apply information about the factors that affect the taste of wine (HMGT: Knowledge; Gen Ed: Integration)
3. Gather, interpret and apply information about the geographic regions where fermented beverages are produced (HMGT: Knowledge; Gen Ed: Integration)