agr1iws international wine styles
INTERNATIONAL WINE STYLES
AGR1IWS
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject builds on the knowledge of wine tasting developed in Wine Evaluation I and the knowledge of Australian grape varieties and styles developed during the course. The practical aim of the subject is to provide students with hands-on experience in tasting international wine styles so that they can identify by taste major regional wine styles and winemaking practices. To this end the subject will include an overview of Old and New World winemaking regions, an analysis of production practices and an examination of major international wine styles. In addition, the subject will include some discussion of the relationship between culture and wine preferences.
FacultyFaculty of Science, Tech & Engineering
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPeter Sale
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Admission into SBATE
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Classic Wine Library series | Recommended | N/A | MITCHELL BEAZLEY, LONDON |
Readings | Grapes and wines: a comprehensive guide to varieties and flavours | Recommended | Clarke, O & Rand, M 2003 | WEBSTERS/TIME WARNER, LONDON |
Readings | Le nez du vin: grand edition (the scent of wine) | Recommended | Lenior, J & Sutcliffe, S 2000 | EDITIONS JEAN LENIOR, PROVENCE |
Readings | Le nez du vin: les defauts (the scent of wine: faults in wine) | Recommended | Lenior, J & Sutcliffe, S 2006 | EDITIONS JEAN LENIOR, PROVENCE |
Readings | Le nez du vin: les vins blancs (the scent of wine: white wine) | Recommended | Lenior, J & Sutcliffe, S 2006 | EDITIONS JEAN LENIOR, PROVENCE |
Readings | Le nez du vin: les vins rouges (the scent of wine: red wine) | Recommended | Lenior, J & Sutcliffe, S 2006 | EDITIONS JEAN LENIOR, PROVENCE |
Readings | Oz Clarke's wine atlas: wines and wine regions of the world | Recommended | Clarke, O 2007 | PAVILLON, LONDON |
Readings | The Oxford companion to wine | Recommended | Robinson, J 2006 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD |
Readings | The art and science of wine | Recommended | Halliday, J & Johnson, H 2006 | HARDIE GRANT, MELBOURNE |
Readings | The geography of wine | Recommended | Sommers, BJ 2008 | PENGUIN, USA |
Readings | The new Southeby's wine encyclopaedia: a comprehensive reference to the wines of the world | Recommended | Stevenson, T 2007 | 4TH EDN, DORLING KINDERSLEY, LONDON |
Readings | Wine Tasting: a professional handbook | Recommended | Jackson, R 2009 | 2ND EDN, ACADEMIC PRESS, SAN DIEGO |
Readings | Wines Made Easy Series | Recommended | N/A | MITCHELL BEAZLEY, LONDON |
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