FDSC 2205

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  • Schedule of Classes - September 7, 2025 7:07PM EDT

FDSC 2205
Growing Grapes and Making Wines Laboratory

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Field trips, vineyard and winery work provide opportunities for application of knowledge gained in Grapes to Wines lecture course. Students will produce a wine, from grape harvest determination to cold stabilization. Some winery activities between laboratory sessions plus a two-day field trip expected.


Prerequisites VIEN 1105. Prerequisite or Corequisite: VIEN 2204.

Enrollment Information Enrollment preference given to: Viticulture and Enology majors and minors.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate wine analytical techniques.
  • Identify different grapevine species and cultivars in the vineyard.
  • Assess fruit ripening and make good decisions about harvest time.
  • Explain each step in winemaking process, including typical procedures used and the scientific rationale for choosing a particular technique from alternatives at each step.
  • Produce wines from grape harvest to cold stabilized products.
  • Demonstrate wine flavor evaluation and appreciation techniques.

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FDSC 5205, VIEN 2205, VIEN 5205

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  1300 FDSC 2205   LAB 401

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Arnink, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: VIEN 1104, Chemistry, Biology. Corequisite: VIEN 2204.

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