Winegrowing operations
(
6 points,
SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)
Leader: Dr Lawrie Dooley
Offered:
Caulfield Second semester 2006 (Off-campus)
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%
