Introduction to winemaking (8 sessions)

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting Tuesday, 15th October, 6.30-9.30pm.

The topics to be covered will include: wine styles and grape composition; sanitation; crushing and pressing operations; basic juice and wine analyses; fermentation and alcohol production; sulphur dioxide and other gases; basic tastes and assessing wine quality; wine faults; fining; oak use; and filtration and bottling. You will produce an individual small batch of wine from either fresh grapes or grape concentrate.

Organised by Melbourne Polytechnic.