关于葡萄栽培和酿酒学
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历史
A rare program with an extraordinary reputation and history
欧洲杯下注平台的葡萄栽培 & 葡萄酒酿造学 program is one of the few degreed grape growing and wine making programs in the country, and the first of its kind in a 德州 community college. GC’s timely offering of the program corresponds with the growing popularity of vineyard and winery operations in the southwest United States.
历史 plays an important role in the 葡萄栽培 & 葡萄酒酿造学 program at 欧洲杯下注平台. The program was introduced in 1974, but the foundation from which the program has emerged was laid in 1876 when Thomas Volney 芒森 arrived in Denison, 德州, to begin a career in grape research which was to last a lifetime. 欧洲杯下注县变成了T.V. 芒森’s home after his first visit to the area when he stated, “I have found my grape paradise!” It must surely have been true for he spent the remaining years of his life in the area developing three hundred superior grape varieties from the wild native grapes along the bluffs of the Red River and its tributaries.
关于项目
Classes and seminars offer flexibility in learning this unique trade
The 葡萄栽培与酿酒学 Program offers the convenience of Internet instruction combined with weekend class meetings. A typical 3 credit hour course meets two weekends (Saturday & Sunday) a semester and the remainder of the course material is delivered through Canvas, Grayson’s Internet teaching platform. This format accommodates those who cannot commit to traditional weekday classes without sacrificing hands-on winemaking and grape growing.
The Program periodically offers one-day outreach seminars and workshops at various locations across the state. These programs focus topics of specific interest to the grape and wine industry, as well as programming that’s geared toward new and future industry members.
Many of the courses in the 葡萄栽培与酿酒学 program may be taken for non-credit through the 欧洲杯下注平台 继续教育 division; however, if you are interested in our credit courses, please search our online 课程搜索 to check availability in any given semester (in the search box, search for FDST courses).
Additionally, you can find the full degree plan and all course descriptions in the 大学的目录.
设施及位置
GC葡萄栽培 & 葡萄酒酿造学 Center rests on five acres of land on the College’s 西方扩展. The Center’s hilltop view overlooks the T.V. 曼森纪念葡萄园. The 葡萄栽培与酿酒学 Program is housed in this Center, which contains a large classroom, 一个庞大的葡萄酒实验室, 还有一个教学酒厂. 就在T路的山下.V. 曼森中心是T.V. 曼森纪念葡萄园 which is planted to 3 acres of various grape varieties including over 65 of the original varieties bred by T.V. 芒森, and other hybrid and vinifera grapes. Both the vineyard and the winery serve as an excellent learning tool for students in the 葡萄栽培与酿酒学 Program.
As a repository and research site, the 葡萄栽培与酿酒学 Center and the GC 基金会’s Heritage Center house (located in Denison) house an extensive set of written materials related to viticulture and enology. Among these documents are historical materials written about, and by, T.V. 芒森 regarding the breeding of grapes native to this area of the world.
T.V. 曼森原来的家, Vinita, in Denison has been made into a museum through the work of the GC 基金会 and the 芒森 family.
应要求提供旅游. For tours of the vineyards, please contact Andrew Snyder at snydera [at] 欧洲杯下注[dot] edu or 903-786-2393. 参观T.V. 芒森's home, the Vinita House, contact Stephanie Moore at 摩尔 [at] 欧洲杯下注[dot] edu or 903.463.8621.
Leading the new trend in the Craft Beverage industry
欧洲杯下注平台的葡萄栽培 and 葡萄酒酿造学 program is a founding partner in the region’s Texoma Craft Beverage initiative, which was formed to make the Texoma region world-renowned for its excellence in wine, 酿造和蒸馏, as well as ancillary industries in viticulture and fermentation. Partners in this endeavor include 欧洲杯下注平台, the Sherman Economic Development Corporation, 丹尼森发展联盟, and is supported through the work of the Texoma Council of Governments, the cities of Sherman and Denison, and the area’s craft beverage industry professionals.
For additional information about the program or for any questions you may have, 联系安德鲁·斯奈德, 教授兼项目主管, at snydera@zaozhijixie.net or 903-786-2393.