Winemaking

Grapes in a vinyard

Project Brief

The wine & beermaking component is suitable for students studying Year 12 (Stage 2) Chemistry, and even as an option for Year 11 Chemistry students as it includes redox, esterification and carbohydrate chemistry as related to wine, beer and bread making, and so can be used as both an introductory or revision resource.

In addition it provides links to Australia's wine industry and career options in this area, for example in oenology at The University of Adelaide's Waite Institute.

Files for this topic are:

• Introduction to the wine & beer making process (winebeer.ppt)
• More about the winemaking process (wine_flowchart.pdf)
• More about the beermaking Process (beer_flowchart.pdf)
• View a preview video of the winemaking process on Youtube