Event Details
Date
January 26 - January 27, 2021
Time
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Online
Host
Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
Cortni Stahl
email Cortni Stahl
EnoCert 101: Intro to Viticulture & Enology
January 26 - January 27, 2021Overview
This course will cover the basics of grape growing from the ground up. Through live interactive lectures, participants will understand how vineyard site, climate, and trellising systems impact grape production and quality. Participants will also expand their understanding of production steps for specific wine types. Upon completing this course, attendees will learn how different wine types (white, red, ros?, sparkling) are produced, and the key decisions that need to be made to influence wine style.
Learning Objectives
1. To understand the components of a vineyard site that impact grape production.
2. To become familiar with the most important wine grapes in New York.
3. To be able to describe parts of a grape vine and their primary function.
4. To be able to describe the parts of a trellis system and some major trellising types.
5. To understand the major threats to wine grape production.
6. To be able to create a winemaking outline for white, red, and ros? wine production.
7. To understand and articulate the primary decisions that must be made during wine production.
8. To understand how changes in key variables (grapes, yeast, additives, fermentation temperature, fermentation vessels) will change wine characteristics.
These courses will be fully online. The content will be available to you before a live session with the instructors on the above dates (synchronous session runs from about 9:00 am - 12:00 pm). Registration closes on January 22nd.
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program - Cornell Cooperative Extension