Can’t decide whether to take the Foundation or Viticulture & Vinification Course? Below is a list of some basic questions that we would expect students going into our 24-week Viticulture & Vinification Course to know or at least be familiar with. If these questions are too difficult for you to answer, our 8-week Foundation Course is probably the best fit for you.
- Give the formula for fermentation.
- Name 4 stages of the vine-growing season from spring to harvest:
- List five important steps of red wine making from the time the grapes arrive in the cellar.
- Define Chaptalization.
- The large area of Beaujolais is characterized by ____________________ soil.
- Red Sancerre is be made from what grape variety?
- Name one red grape that is grown in the Jura:
- In Australia, what is currently the most widely planted white grape?
- Name a major wine region of South Africa.
- Sherry is fortified before fermentation is complete. True / False
- In Italy, wines may be named in three ways.† Name one:
- Name one (1) AVA within Sonoma:
- The soil of Champagne is composed of what primarily?
- Define the term GEBEITE.
- Name the four ingredients in making beer.
- How are sprinklers used in frost protection in the vineyards?
- Name one reason for decanting a bottle of wine.
- Name one region in Switzerland.