This subject contains a 4 day Compulsory Residential School.
There is a 4 day residential school that will cover the practical components of the subject.
The residential school involves:
Skill Development - Develops the students' skills in specific wine analysis procedures, as well as reinforcing the theory behind the analyses. Students identify these skills to be of high value due to its direct relevance to wine production and/or assessment of grape quality.
Safety - Training in safety requirements for each analysis procedure whilst under supervision. These skills are required for other wine science subjects (i.e. Wine Production 1, Wine Production 2).
Assessment - Completion of the laboratory workbook (10% of total marks) and laboratory test (35% of total marks) assesses their practical knowledge of the analyses, the underlying theory, and the calculations associated with the analyses.