ASC5727

Winegrowing 2

(BUS)

Dr Mary Cole

6 points + Second Semester + Peninsula + 5-day residential block and OCDL + Peninsula + Prerequisites: ASC4717, ASC5716

Synopsis: Soil management: amelioration, cultivation, herbicides, sod culture, cover crops, frost control, nutrition; Pruning: methods, alternatives, demonstration, and assessment of pruning level; Pests and Disease: identification, effect on wine quality, ideal conditions for, and control of; Operation and maintenance of equipment; Wine characteristics: type, flavour profiling, smell, climate influence, varietal characteristics, faults and their causes and prevention; Vineyeard tour and inspection; Health and legal issues associated with alcohol consumption.

Assessment: Examination (2 hours): 40% + Two Assignments (2000 words each): 20% each + Practicals: 10% + Tour report: 10%