Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences [Dept. of Entomology]

Wine Insights

Offered every spring and fall semester as 11-015-273 under

Agriculture and Environmental Science Special Topics; 1 credit; only for 21 year old seniors.

THURSDAY 5:35 - ABOUT 6:35, 206 THOMPSON HALL

Instructor: Dr Lena B. Brattsten, phone: 932-9459; fax: 932-7229
e-mail: brattsten@aesop.rutgers.edu
Entomology Office: Rm 107, Thompson Hall, 96 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

The first learning objective of this course is:

WHAT IS WINE?

  • the components of wine, how to make sense of wine,

  • wine tasting techniques and sensory physiology,

  • who drinks wine, when, how much, health effects of wine

  • how to make wines, fermentation

  • the viticulture/enology connection

  • grape varieties, where they grow etc...

The second learning objective is:

WHICH WINES ARE THERE TO CHOSE FROM?

  • European wines -- French, Italian, German, Spanish

  • North American -- California, Pacific Northwest, East Coast

  • Other wine-producing areas -- Australia, South America

There are many bonus point opportunities including invited wine tastings in this course!
If you are currently in the course, go to
http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~brattste/winelock/wineinsight.htm

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