WORLDS OF WINE II: FROM MED BASIN TO THE WORLD (CL2061)

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This course retraces the history of a plant, vitis vinifera vinifera, from its origins in Asia Minor and the Mediterranean basin to contemporary vineyards spread across five continents. This course will focus in detail on the history of world wine industries, winemaking processes, and the wine styles of the world’s major wine producing regions outside of France. The historical readings in the course will serve as context for creative and literary research projects. This course has an accompanying study trip.

Code: 
CL2061
Name: 
WORLDS OF WINE II: FROM MED BASIN TO THE WORLD
Discipline: 
CL (Comparative Literature)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be able to identify the characteristics of the major wines produced in Georgia, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the United States, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
  2. Students will apply a variety of theoretical perspectives to the total social object that is wine.
  3. Students will be able to explain the development of wine production from its origins in the Mediterranean basin to contemporary vineyards around the world.

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