CHEM 304 - Chemistry of Wine Making

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-5
The history, chemistry and technology of wine making. Production of standard types of wine from grape varieties. Laboratory illustrates chemical principles as applied to wine making. Lecture Units: 2; Lab Units: 1

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-5 - Upper Division Science or Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative Reasoning
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and GE-2 with grade C- (CR) or better and 5A (GE Areas A1, A2, A3,B1 and B4 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division GE Area 5 (Areas B1-B3 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Credit Restrictions: Not for Chemistry or Biochemistry major or minor credit.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Define and explain the basic steps of wine making and the chemical analyses required in wine making;
Perform a simple titration-based analysis of wine acids and sulfite;
Perform an analysis for alcohol using accepted chemical techniques;
Explain the basic principles of a chemical separation;
Describe the history and laws around wine.

GE-UD-5. Upper-division Science or Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative Reasoning Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate advanced and/or focused science or quantitative content knowledge in a specific scientific field, using appropriate vocabulary and referencing appropriate concepts (such as models, uncertainties, hypotheses, theories, and
Apply advanced quantitative skills (such as statistics, algebraic solutions, interpretation of graphical data) to scientific problems and evaluate scientific claims.
Demonstrate understanding of the nature of science and scientific inquiry and the experimental and empirical methodologies used in science to investigate a scientific question or issue.
Apply science content knowledge to contemporary scientific issues (e.g., global warming) and technologies (e.g., cloning), where appropriate.