Facts:
MV0221 Viticulture, 7.5 credits
Application code: SLU-10299
Course period: 31 Aug - 1 Nov 2020
Language: English
Location: The Department of Soil and Environment in Uppsala
The Department of Soil and Environment is part of the Soil-Water-Environment cluster at SLU and belongs to both the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences and the Faculty of Forest Sciences.
We offer courses at basic and advanced level in Soil science, Biology and Environmental science and PhD training in Soil Science.
We research soil science that is a multi-and interdisciplinary subject and covers the interaction between biological, chemical and physical processes and properties of the soil environment.
The Department of Soil and Environment carries out monitoring and assessment in agricultural landscapes and forests. We also investigate agricultural impact of eutrophication.
Field trials are conducted as a part of our applied rearch. Most of them are located to our field stations Lanna Research station outside Skara and Ekhaga outside Uppsala.
Here you will learn about the biological conditions for wine production with a European perspective. The prerequisites for cultivating vine are presented. Cultivation measures affecting the quantity and quality of wine is discussed. You will present an individual essay on an own chosen topic.
The course also includes practical quality assessments. The course is given during the autumn with physical meetings approximately every second week at the Department of Soil and Environment in Uppsala.
The course deals with wine growing and winemaking in a general perspective. Through examples from different wine-producing areas, the conditions for viticulture are discussed. The course presents prerequisites for grape production and its environmental interactions. Current cultivation and winemaking technology are discussed.
Furthermore, the influence of different cultivation systems and production methods on the quality and quantity of wine is introduced. Attention is also given to the economic and social aspects of vine cultivation sustainability. The course comprises lectures, literature studies, individual thesis work based on a personal choice, wine quality assessments and a study visit.
Application code: SLU-10299
Course period: 31 Aug - 1 Nov 2020
Language: English
Location: The Department of Soil and Environment in Uppsala
anna.martensson@slu.se, 018-671222