Module 3: From Vineyard to Bottle

In the Vineyard

About 25 minutesEssentials and Professional Edition

In this lesson you will

  • Explain what a vine needs and how grapes change from unripe to extra-ripe through the growing season
  • Describe how latitude, altitude, slope, aspect, soil, water, fog and cloud affect climate and style, and name the main weather hazards
  • Explain the main vineyard choices (training, pruning, irrigation, pest and disease control, yield) and the three ways growers concentrate sugar for sweet wine

The full lesson, its five-question quiz and the rest of the course are open to enrolled learners.