Australia in the Wine World
Subject AGRI10039 (2014)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.
| Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level: | 1 (Undergraduate) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2014: February, Dookie - Taught on campus.
July, Dookie - Taught on campus.
One-week intensive block. Additionally, students are required to undertake studying readings prior to attending the block, take an online quiz due at the start of the teaching block based on prereading, and complete 2 online quizzes, (one each weekend per fortnight following the teaching block). The theory and practical examinations are held during the teaching block.
Full delivery and subject details can be found at: Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: One-week intensive block - including the Tuesday and Wednesday evening Total Time Commitment: One-week intensive block. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
Students must attend and participate in all aspects of the week long teaching block. Note - wine tasting is compulsory. Participants must be 18 years or over.
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/ |
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| Subject Overview: |
The objective of this subject is to introduce students to the Australian wine industry and its role in world wine production. The content includes:
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| Learning Outcomes: | As above |
| Assessment: |
Online quiz = 5% (due at the start of the teaching block based on pre-reading) Examination - Theory (2 hours) = 40% (During teaching block) Examination - Practical (1 hour) = 25% (During teaching block) 2 online quizzes = 30% (one each weekend per fortnight following the teaching block) |
| Prescribed Texts: | Geddes, Robert (2011) “A good nose and great legs” Revised Edition. Murdoch Books, Millers Point, Australia |
| Recommended Texts: |
Clarke, O. (1996) Oz Clarke’s New Essential Wine Book: An Indispensable Guide to Wines of the World. Mitchell Beasley, London UK.
Iland, P. and Gago, P. (1997). Australian Wine: from the Vine to the Glass.Patrick Iland Wine Promotions, Adelaide.
Johnson, H. and Robinson, J. (2001). The World Atlas of Wine. 5 th Edition. Mitchell Beasley, London UK
Peynaud, E. (1987) The Taste of Wine.Macdonald Orbis, London.
Rankine, B. (1993) Making Good Wine. Sun Books. Crows Nest, NSW.
Robinson, J. et al (2006) Oxford Companion to Wine Third Edition Oxford University Press, Oxford UK.
The texts can be borrowed from the University Library or purchased from Melbourne University Bookshop or The Rural Store. The Rural Store stocks a wide selection of viticulture and oenology books. The address is:
The Rural Store 29 Lisbeth Avenue , Donvale, Journals and Periodicals The following Journals and Periodicals not compulsory, however they contain valuable information about viticulture, winemaking and wine marketing.
The Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal
Decanter
The Wine Magazine
The Australian Grapegrower and Winemaker
Australian Society for Viticulture and Oenology You are invited to consider joining the Australian Society for Viticulture and Oenology (ASVO). The ASVO is the only professional organisation for winemakers and grape growers.
The ASVO was incorporated in 1981 as a non-political organisation to serve the interests of practising winemakers and viticulturists by encouraging exchange of technical information. Its main outreach is through regular Australia-wide seminars, symposia and conferences that provide a forum for the sharing of current research and technological developments. The ASVO publishes a regular newsletter; and conference and seminar proceedings. Membership also includes the annual subscription to the Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research.
Contact details are as follows: The Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology |
| Breadth Options: | This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:
You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: | Information Not Available |
| Notes: | Tasting of wines is required in this course and can not be exempt. |
| Related Breadth Track(s): |
Exploring Wine and Viticulture Wine and Food |
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