COURSE CONTENT:
Lecture 1
Tutored Wine Tasting
Lecture 2
Viticulture.
Seasons of the vine: how to establish a vineyard. Pests and diseases.
Wine tasting and discussion.
Lecture 3
Viticulture.
Wine growing areas of South Africa.
Wine tasting and discussion
Lecture 4
Winemaking:
from arrival at cellar till final product. Art of blending, wood treatments, innovations in winemaking.
Wine tasting and discussion
Lecture 5
Brandy
distilling. Process of production. Different styles
Wine tasting and discussion
Lecture 6
Fortified
Wines – Sherry, Port, Fortified Wines
Wine tasting and discussion
Lecture 7
Sparkling Wines – methods of production, different styles Special & Noble Late Harvest wines – definition of different styles
Wine tasting and discussion
EXAMINATIONS:
1 x Two and a half hour theory examination
and
1 x One hour tasting examination (local natural wines and single varieties
only)