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  FS430: Understanding Wine and Beer
Calendar
Listed below are the lectures given by each instructor.
Acree
1 - What is wine.
2 - Begining of wine technology.
3 - Technological Development of wine.
4 - Atoms and molecules modern era.
5 - Taste and the chemical bond..
6 - The neurobiology of taste.
7 - The Thermodynamics of Champagne.
8 - Qualia and the neurobiology of olfaction.
9 - The chemistry of aroma.
10 - Portugual and the many stories of wine.
Anna Katharine Mansfield
1 - Extension.
2 - The wines of the Mid West (optional).
Ramón Mira de Orduña
1 - Microbiology of alcoholic fermentation.
2 - Malolactic fermentation.
3 - Wine stabilization.
4 - The champagne process.
5 - Fortified wines.
6 - Wine making & climate change.
7 - The wines of Spain (optional).
Gavin Sacks
1 - The chemistry of terroir.
2 - The chemical ecology of grapes
3 - Wine color chemistry.
4 - The flavor potential of grapes.
5 - Herbaceousness in wines.
6 - Wine faults.
7 - Wine stabilization and fining.
8 - The wines of California. (optional)
Siebert
1 - The brewing process.
2 - The use of malt in brewing.
3 - The use of hops in brewing.
4 - Brewing water and adjuncts.
5 - Brewing yeast and fermentation.
6 - Beer storage and finishing.
7 - Beer styles.
8 - Brewing and science.
9 - Brewing alternatives
Justine Vanden Heuvel
1 - Viticulture vv.
2 - Canopy Management bb.
3 - ??optional.
Guest
1 - Introduction to New York Viticulture and wine. - Tim Martinson
2 - Introduction to wine making - Rory Williams - Head TA
3 - A Philosophy of wine making for cool climates. - Peter Bell
4 - Sustainability wine making - Rory Williams - Head TA
5 - Sensory Analysis wines. - Harry Lawless
5 - The neurobiology of addiction - Harry Lawless.
6 - Flavor Balance in wine. - Peter Bell
7 - Wine and food paring - Shannon Brock
8 - Long Island Wines - Chris
9 - Guest brewer
10 - Guest brewer 2
11 - Wine maker

FS430 Revised 12.01.06