Cortona is the perfect place to experience Italian culture while learning about the economic and historical significance of wine and the science of its production. In this idyllic environment, the UGA Cortona -Viticulture and Enology Summer Mini-Term Program provides a challenging opportunity for the serious student who wishes to combine international travel with an intensive period of classroom work while merging with the lifestyle and culture of a typical Italian community.
INFORMATION FOR NON UGA STUDENTS
Course Dates: May 15-June 3, 2024
Early Admissions Deadline: October 5, 2023
Standard Admission Deadline: November 30, 2023
Course: PATH (HORT)(FDST) 3050: Viticulture & Enology in the Mediterranean Region (4 Credits)
Course Description
Cortona is the perfect place to experience Italian culture while learning about the economic and historical significance of wine and the science of its production. Students will share dorm rooms on campus in a renovated 15th century convent and dinners in a local family-run restaurant. The course is co-taught by professors from the Departments of Horticulture, Plant Pathology and Food Science & Technology. You’ll study the health implications of wine consumption, characteristics of different grape varieties, cultivation techniques, grapevine diseases, and pest management. Enology topics covered include wine types, steps in the winemaking process, microbiological and chemical processes associated with vinification, and the sensory implications of winemaking decisions. Participants also learn to identify common taste components of red and white wines, identify common varietals by sensory analysis, and how to pair wine with food.
Program Highlights
The setting for the UGA Cortona Program is the small, quiet, walled hilltown of Cortona, Italy. Centrally located within the Tuscany region on the crest of Mont S. Egidio overlooking the vast Val di Chiana, Cortona is surrounded by beautiful olive groves, vineyards, rich valley farmland and immense history. The town of Cortona is a veritable museum that offers the student a rich artistic and historical environment that reveals itself through fine examples of Etruscan, Roman, Romanesque, and Renaissance art and architecture. Since 1970, the small community of Cortona and the University have shared a mutual tradition of goodwill and respect where the local government and citizens provide generous support and encouragement to the Program and its students. In this idyllic environment, the UGA Cortona -Viticulture and Enology Maymester Program provides a challenging opportunity for the serious student who wishes to combine international travel with an intensive period of classroom work while merging with the lifestyle and culture of a typical Italian community.
Course
PATH, HORT, or FDST 3050 – Viticulture and Enology in the Mediterranean Region (UGA 4 Credits)
Prerequisites: UTK equivalent to UGA HORT 2000 or (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or PBIO 1210
Academic Information
This course will be processed as transfer credit for University of Tennessee students. Therefore, UT participants will need to request that their UGA transcript be sent to the UT Programs Abroad Office upon completion of the program.
The Viticulture and Enology course is co-taught by Horticulture, Plant Pathology, and Food Science & Technology professors. You will study the health implications of wine consumption, characteristics of different grape varieties, cultivation techniques, grapevine diseases, and pest mangement. Enology topics covered include wine types, steps in the winemaking process, microbiological and chemical processes associate with vinification, and the sensory implications of winemaking decisions.
- Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA at time of application and until program departure
- Must have completed 2 years of undergraduate coursework at an accredited institution.
- Must be in Good Academic Standing and Good Conduct Standing with The University of Tennessee.
- Must attend all program meetings
Base Estimated Cost: $2,955 (including the $300 deposit)
This cost is subject to change based upon budgetary approvals. Tuition is not included in this cost. See bursar.uga.edu for tuition rates. The cost of the program includes:
- Program Deposit (due after acceptance to program) – applied towards total program cost
- International Health Insurance (UGA requirement)
- Charter bus transportation on all planned field trips
- Charter bus transportation from beginning cities to Cortona, and from Cortona to program ending city
- Shared hotel accommodations when traveling and dorm in Cortona
- Breakfast and dinner while traveling with the program group
- Dinner 4 days a week while in Cortona
- Breakfast 7 days a week while in Cortona
- Program t-shirt
Not included in costs of program:
- Flights to and from Cortona
- Additional meals
- Personal expenses
- Passport
