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Wine berry sensory assessment

Course details

Name: Wine berry sensory assessment
Description: A workshop to assist growers describe features of wine berries and assess fruit characteristics for particular wine styles.
Cost: This course is costed at $482, but after subsidies provided by the NSW Government, NSW producers pay only $255.
Course aims: To assist participants describe wine berries using standard industry language and assess fruit characteristics for particular wine styles.

The use of berry sensory assessment combined with good data records will improve participant's ability to make better management decisions to achieve product specifications.
Learning outcomes:
  • Explain what berry sensory assessment (BSA) is
  • Describe why BSA is used
  • Identify the factors contributing to BSA results
  • Prepare and conduct a BSA using scoresheets
  • Undertake BSA in the field using scoresheets
  • Explain how certain BSA factors relate to grape and wine quality
Length: 1 day
Course program/structure:
  • Introduction
  • Principles of berry sensory assessment
  • Berry softness
  • Stalk removal
  • Colour in red varieties
  • Colour in white varieties
  • Pulp consistency
  • Pulp sweetness, acidity and aromas
  • Examining skin disintegration
  • Examining skin acidity and aromas
  • Examining skin tannic intensity
  • Examining skin tannic astringency
  • Examining seed colour
  • Assessing seed moisture and crushability
  • Assessing seed flavours
  • Examining seed tannic astringency
  • Examining seed tannic intensity
  • Field BSA criteria and scoresheet
Resources and method of delivery: Participants are provided with the publication 'Winegrape Berry Assessment in Australia' by Winter, Whiting and Rousseau (2004), Department of Primary Industries, Victoria.

This course is delivered using indoor and outdoor instruction.
Accreditation: This is an industry-based non accredited course.

This course was developed by the Grape and Wine Research Development Corporation and the Victorian Department of Primary Industries.

Upcoming dates

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Contact

MRSC Short Course enquiry officer
Ph: 1800 628 422
or 02 6951 2775
Fax: 02 6951 2620
mrsc@dpi.nsw.gov.au

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