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Hands-On Winemaking: Preparing the Next Generation

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Students enrolled in VEN127L, a course in post-fermentation processing, sit in the classroom in the sustainable Teaching and Research Winery and attend to a wine industry guest presenter on May 25, 2023. (Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù)

VEN127L

"Post-Fermentation Wine Processing Lab"
Photo by Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù

In the Teaching and Research Winery at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù, students enrolled in VEN127L listen to a wine industry guest presenter.

Halsey Bottling demonstrates its mobile wine bottling process to ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù students. (Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù)

Bottling Wine

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The students' task for the day: Master the mechanics of bottling wine, a crucial step in their hands-on winemaking experience in VEN127L.

Wine bottling logistics expert, Erin Halsey, and her team at Halsey Bottling answer viticulture and enology students' questions in class.

Erin Halsey

Bottling Logistics Expert
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The team from Halsey Bottling offer a wealth of industry experience and insights, helping students understand the intricacies of bottling wine.

Viticulture and enology student groups choose what wine bottle glass they will use for their custom wine. (Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù)

Agar Plates

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Agar plates are used to culture microorganisms. The students spread samples to see what microbes are growing in their product or on their equipment.

VEN127L instructors David Block (top left), Ben Montpetit (center background) and Leticia Chacon-Rodriguez (center foreground) guide their students through the state-of-the-art Teaching and Research Winery. (Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù)

Teaching and Research Winery

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Instructor Ben Montpetit leads students through the most advanced and sustainable winery in the world.

Students examine wine bottles during Halsey Bottling's demonstration. (Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù)

Mobile Bottling Demo

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The students enter Halsey Bottling’s mobile bottling unit and participate in a hands-on demonstration.

Halsey Bottling presents its mobile bottling process to post-fermentation processing lab students. (Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù)

Wine Bottle Ballet

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The ballet of wine bottles shows the process in action.

A Halsey Bottling employee alleviates students' fears about bottling wine. (Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù)

Relieving Anxiety

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The bottling process can be a nerve-racking one for students because many factors can negatively affect the wine inside. A Halsey Bottling employee explains more of the bottling process during the demonstration.

A Halsey Bottling employee demonstrates to VEN127L (post-fermentation processing) students how to remove bottled wine from the conveyor belt and package them in boxes. (Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù)

Packaging Bottled Wine

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The students learn how to remove bottled wine from the conveyor belt to package them in boxes.

A Halsey Bottling employee places the boxed wine onto a conveyor belt to exit the mobile bottling trailer while VEN127L students watch. (Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù)

End of the Line

Wine and Students Both Ready for the World
Photo by Karin Higgins/²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù

The wine bottles have now completed their journey from grape to glass, and the students have unlocked a new skill in the process.

 

 

Hands-On Winemaking: Preparing the Next Generation

In the Teaching and Research Winery at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù, students enrolled in VEN127L listen to a wine industry guest presenter.

The students' task for the day: Master the mechanics of bottling wine, a crucial step in their hands-on winemaking experience in VEN127L.

The team from Halsey Bottling offer a wealth of industry experience and insights, helping students understand the intricacies of bottling wine.

Agar plates are used to culture microorganisms. The students spread samples to see what microbes are growing in their product or on their equipment.

Instructor Ben Montpetit leads students through the most advanced and sustainable winery in the world.

The students enter Halsey Bottling’s mobile bottling unit and participate in a hands-on demonstration.

The ballet of wine bottles shows the process in action.

The bottling process can be a nerve-racking one for students because many factors can negatively affect the wine inside. A Halsey Bottling employee explains more of the bottling process during the demonstration.

The students learn how to remove bottled wine from the conveyor belt to package them in boxes.

The wine bottles have now completed their journey from grape to glass, and the students have unlocked a new skill in the process.