Workshop: Critical Sensory Evaluation of Wines
Date/Time: | Monday, 23 Oct 2017 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
---|---|
Location: | 1951 Food Sciences Building |
Cost: | $50 |
URL: | www.aep.iastate.edu/wine |
Contact: | Lani McKinney, |
Phone: | 515-294-3308 |
Channel: | Research |
Categories: | Conferences |
Actions: | Download iCal/vCal | Email Reminder |
Participants will learn a variety of skills in wine evaluation to become proficient in tasting wines critically. The workshop begins with the major components in wine including sugars, acids, alcohols and tannins. Exercises will be completed in white and red wine aroma identification, varietal identification, wine flaws and faults, wine scoring methods and regional wine variation.
Hosted by the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
Program
Monday, Oct. 23
5:45 p.m., Registration and check-in
6 p.m., Welcome and introductions
-- How senses work presentation
-- Components in wine
-- Aroma descriptors - White
-- Varietal recognition - White
-- Aroma descriptors - Red
-- Varietal recognition - Red
9 p.m., Adjourn for the evening
Tuesday, Oct. 24
6 p.m., Wine faults
-- Wine faults aromas
-- Varietal recognition and short term memory
-- Wine scoring methods
-- Regional varietal variation: White and red
9 p.m., Closing comments and adjourn