Postgraduate certificate Red Wine Production

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo, Grenache, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, or Zinfandel are the main grape varieties that allow the elaboration of red wines. Obtaining a high range depends on other factors such as the vintage, the fermentation process or bottling. A job that requires real specialists in the treatment of the vine and the production of the finest wines. A knowledge that TECH Technological University brings to the professionals of the tourism sector so that they can sector professionals, so that they can be impregnated with the most advanced information and add value to their business projects related to Oenology. All this in a 100% online format and with a syllabus that you can access 24 hours a day, from any electronic device with an Internet connection.

University certificate

duration

6 weeks

Modality

Online

Schedule

At your own pace

Exams

Online

start date

Credits

6 ECTS

financing up to

3 months

Price(first year)

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Syllabus

This Postgraduate certificate has been designed to compile in 150 teaching hours the key knowledge to be able to learn the particularities of the red wine production processes in the main regions of the world. Accessible knowledge thanks to a syllabus prepared by specialists in the field of Oenology, who will show the most advanced concepts with a theoretical-practical approach.

You will have multimedia pills, case studies or essential readings to keep up to date with the progress in Red Winemaking”

Syllabus

This Postgraduate certificate consists of an advanced syllabus that combines, during its 6 weeks of duration, the most current content on grape varieties tinta, the management of biological fermentation processes and the importance of aging in oak barrels.

A compendium of subjects distributed in 150 teaching hours of high-level learning. In this way, the professionals will be able to acquire essential knowledge for the development of their career linked to wine tourism and the creation of vine-related projects.

In addition, thanks to the numerous educational tools, the graduate will be able to obtain a much more dynamic vision of the management of oenological products and wineries specialized in the production of red wines. All this knowledge can be acquired in a simple way and without dedicating many hours of study. And it is that the Relearning system, based on on the reiteration of the key contents throughout the will favor learning.

A unique opportunity to progress in the tourism sector through a 100% online Postgraduate certificate that does not have classes with fixed schedules. They only need an electronic device with an Internet connection to access at any time, the contents hosted on the virtual platform. In this way, professionals will be able to perfectly reconcile their daily responsibilities with a degree that is at the academic forefront.

This Postgraduate certificate in is spread out over 6 weeks and is divided into 1 module:

Module 1. Vinification of Red Wines

Where, When and How is it Taught?

TECH Global University offers the possibility of developing this Postgraduate certificate in Red Wine Production completely online. Throughout the 6 weeks of the program, the students will be able to access all the contents of this program at any time, which will allow the students to distribute their study time.

Module 1. Vinification of Red Wines

1.1. Red Grape Varieties

1.1.1. Main Varieties in the Iberian Peninsula
1.1.2. Main Varieties in France
1.1.3. Main Varieties in Italy
1.1.4. Main Varieties in South America
1.1.5. Main Varieties in North America
1.1.6. Main Varieties in South Africa
1.1.7. Main Varieties in Australia and New Zealand

1.2. Red Grape Ripening Parameters

1.2.1. Ripeness Indexes
1.2.2. The Time of Harvest
1.2.3. Controls on Entry into the Winery

1.3. Reception of Red Grapes

1.3.1. Reception at the Winery
1.3.2. Destemming and Crushing
1.3.3. The Casing Processes
1.3.4. Types of Tanks for the Fermentation of Red Wines

1.4. Alcoholic Fermentation of Red Wines

1.4.1. Pumping-Over and Maceration Processes
1.4.2. Analytical Controls During Alcoholic Fermentation
1.4.3. Fermentative Thermodynamic Controls
1.4.4. Inoculation of Wine Yeasts
1.4.5. Fermentation Kinetics

1.5. End of Alcoholic Fermentation

1.5.1. The Discovery Processes
1.5.2. The Pressing Process
1.5.3. Treatment of Red Wines after Alcoholic Fermentation

1.6. Malolactic Fermentation

1.6.1. Chemical Transformations of Wine
1.6.2. Thermodynamic Processes of MLF
1.6.3. Lactic Bacteria and Inoculation
1.6.4. Co-inoculation of bacteria alcoholic prefermentation
1.6.5. Analytical Controls during MLF

1.7. The Aging of Red Wines

1.7.1. Preparation before Barrel Aging
1.7.2. Legal Aspects of Red Wine Aging
1.7.3. Analytical Controls During Aging

1.8. Bottling of Red Wines

1.8.1. Clarification Processes
1.8.2. Filtration Processes
1.8.3. Filtering Processes
1.8.4. Control of Pre-Bottling Analytical Parameters

1.9. Bottle Aging Processes

1.9.1. The Importance of the Cork Stopper
1.9.2. Analytical Controls During Bottle Aging
1.9.3. Legal Aspects of Bottle Aging
1.9.4. Other Types of Bottle Sealing for Aging of Red Wines

1.10. Special Fermentations

1.10.1. Carbonic Maceration
1.10.2. Elaborations with Stalks
1.10.3. Sulfite-Free Processes
1.10.4. Special Packaging
1.10.5. Earthenware Jars
1.10.6. Wooden Tanks
1.10.7. Granite Deposits
1.10.8. Technical Concrete Tanks

A program that will allow you to avoid the bad practices associated with the production of red wines”

Teaching Objectives

The main goal of this program is to offer professionals an advanced knowledge of red wine making in only 6 weeks. Intensive learning according to the needs of students who wish to prosper in the wine tourism sector through a Postgraduate certificate taught by real experts and with the best teaching material of the university academic panorama.

You will be able to advance your wine tourism projects with the most relevant information about the sophisticated fermentation processes of the best red wines”

TECH makes the goals of their students their own goals too.
Working together to achieve them.

The Postgraduate certificate in Red Wine Production will enable students to:

Expand knowledge about the peculiarity of the different red grape varieties
Develop knowledge on the management of a winery producing red wines
Deepen knowledge of the biological processes of red wine fermentation
Analyze each stage of winemaking in detail
Avoid bad winemaking practices
Thoroughly develop the importance of aging in oak barrels
Correctly manage the use of oenological products
Provide the widest possible range of viticultural knowledge
Show the student the importance of viticulture for the production of great wines
Inculcate the need for environmental protection based on sustainability

Postgraduate Certificate in Red Wine Production

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