OENOLOGY 7022WT - Cellar and Winery Waste Management

Waite Campus - Semester 1 - 2019

This course involves teaching sessions that may be attended by both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. Vintage planning; occupational health and safety, winery record keeping; microbial control, cellar hygiene; winery waste management, environmental management.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code OENOLOGY 7022WT
    Course Cellar and Winery Waste Management
    Coordinating Unit School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
    Term Semester 1
    Level Postgraduate Coursework
    Location/s Waite Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 6 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Prerequisites OENOLOGY 7028WT
    Course Description This course involves teaching sessions that may be attended by both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.
    Vintage planning; occupational health and safety, winery record keeping; microbial control, cellar hygiene; winery waste management, environmental management.
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Paul Grbin

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    A Successful student will be able to:
    1 Have an insight into key aspects of vintage planning, logistics and scheduling and
    how they interrelate and their impact on productivity and wine quality.
    2 Understand the importance of winery record keeping and how this can be
    organised to meet quality control, accounting and legislative requirements
    3 Have an awaeness of the costing of vintage activities for accounting and budgeting purposes.
    4 Have an awareness of the major potential sources of microbiological spoilage in
    wine, their symptoms, identification and control.
    5 Be familiar with the equipment, methodology of testing and management of
    winery microbiology laboratories.
    6 Understand the nature and correct utilisation of detergents and sanitisers in the
    wine industry.
    7 Identify key winery waste production phases based on variation in liquid and solid waste,
    organic loading, and salt loading.
    8 Outline major sources, environmental impacts, and management of:
    - liquid waste
    - carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus
    - salinity and sodium
    - solid waste
    - waste minimisation
    9 Discuss the standards and regulations related to waste handling, and introduce the concepts
    of environmental management.
    10 Investigate current industry best practice in waste management, reuse and environmental
    management.
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Deep discipline knowledge
    • informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
    • acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
    • accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
    1-10
    Critical thinking and problem solving
    • steeped in research methods and rigor
    • based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
    • demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
    1-8
    Teamwork and communication skills
    • developed from, with, and via the SGDE
    • honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
    • encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
    5,8
    Career and leadership readiness
    • technology savvy
    • professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
    • forward thinking and well informed
    • tested and validated by work based experiences
    2,3,5,10
    Intercultural and ethical competency
    • adept at operating in other cultures
    • comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
    • able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
    • demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
    9
    Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
    • a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
    • open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
    • able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
    1-4
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Reading List:
    Cellar Hygiene/Microbial Control
    1. Astley C. (1992) Maintaining high standards of hygiene. Australian Grapegrower & Winemaker, 347:
    50-51 1992.
    2. Baldwin G. (1993) Practical hints on winery cleaning. Australian Grapegrower & Winemaker, 359:
    9-10.
    3. Iland P., Grbin P., Grinbergs M., Schmidtke L. and Soden A. (2007) Microbiological Analysis of
    Grapes and Wine: Techniques and Concepts. Patrick Iland Wine Promotions, Adelaide.
    4. Leske P. (1992) Cleaning and sanitation guidelines for winemakers. Australian Grapegrower &
    Winemaker, 347: 47-49.
    5. Marriott N.G. and Gravani R. B. (2006) Principles of Food Sanitation, 5th ed. Springer, New York,
    USA.
    6. Murphy A. (1992) Microbiological aspects of cellar hygiene. Australian Grapegrower & Winemaker,
    347: 56-57.
    Winery Records
    7. Anon. Guide to Compliance with Australian Wine Law. Wine Australia web-site
    (http://www.wineaustralia.com/en/Production%20and%20Exporting.aspx) see Compliance Section
    8. Baldwin G. (1993) How important are winery records? Australian Grapegrower & Winemaker,
    358: 7-8.
    Winery Waste Management
    9. Chapman J. (2000) Winery waste-water handbook: production, impacts, management. Winetitles,
    Adelaide.
    10. Deans L. (2003) Winery wastewater–scourge or opportunity? Australian and New Zealand Wine
    Industry Journal, 18: 80-85.
    11. Eales K., Schmid F., and Grbin P. (2010) The microbiology of winery wastewater treatment
    Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 25: 22-24
    12. Seviour R.J. and Blackall L.L. (1999) The microbiology of activated sludge. Kluwer Academic
    Publishers, Dordrecht
    13. Eales K., Carson M., Constable J., Kumar A. and Grbin P. (2014) Winery wastewater project
    refreshes understanding of treatment processes. Wine & Viticulture Journal, Jan/Feb: 36-37
    Online Learning
    MyUni: Students should regularly login to MyUni via the MyUni website
    (http://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/) for important course-related announcements. Teaching materials, past
    examination papers and course documentation will also be posted on this site.
    Email: Each student should regularly check his or her University-
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    Lectures & practicals
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    A full-time student should expect to spend, on average, a total of 48 hours per week on their
    studies. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g. lectures,
    tutorials, practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g. reading and revision).
    For a 3-unit course, the expected workload would be, on average, 12 hours per week.
    Learning Activities Summary
    This course runs in the secnd half of the semester.

    Week Leture Topics Practicals
    7 • Vintage planning, costing & budgeting 
    • Cellar hygiene & microbial control methods 
     Part 1: Detection of wine spoilage
    microorganisms in wine production
    /Effectiveness of hygiene practices (chemical
    cleaners/santisers)
    8 • Wine spoilage microorganisms: Yeast &
    bacteria 
    Part 2: Detection of wine spoilage
    microorganisms in wine
    production/Effectiveness of hygiene practices
    (chemical cleaners/santisers) (cont…)
    9 • Carbon foot-printing of wine production
    • Label integrity program in Australia
    • Cleaner production in winemaking 
    Guest lecture (tba)
    10 • Liquid waste treatment and disposal
    methods and regulations/standards
    • Solid waste treatment and disposal
    methods and regulations/standards
    • Waste minimisation in wineries 
    Part 1: Analysis of winery wastewater
    chemical components
    11 • Solid waste treatment: application
    • Case studies: different approaches to
    winery wastewater treatment
    • Impact of irrigation using winery recycled
    water 
     Part 2: Microbiology of winery wastewater
    treatment
    12 • Depart 9 am, Thursday 2 June, return 4.30pm, Friday 3 June  Excursion (will include an overnight stay): 
    Cellar Management & Winery waste treatment in the small, medium and large sized wineries (Barossa Valley)


  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Hurdle Learning Outcome
    Practical report (Investigation of winery
    yeast microflora & sanitation practices)
    Formative and Summative 26 May 25% No 4-6
    Practical report (Winery Wastewater
    Components)
    Formative and Summative 13 June 25% No 7-10
    S-component Formative and Summative 31 May 10 No 1-6
    Final examination Summative Semester 1 Exam period 50% No 1-10
    Assessment Related Requirements
    Students must obtain a grading of at least 45% in each section of the assessment item to attain a passing grade in this course. Marks will be deducted (5% per day) for late submission of practical reports. Students will have 10% of their practical report marks deducted for nonattendance of practical sessions and visits. The Course Coordinator will provide further details of each assessment components.
    Assessment Detail
    Practical report (Investigation of winery
    yeast microflora & sanitation practices)
    Practical report (Winery Wastewater
    Components)
    Final examination
    Submission

    If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply.  A penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment for each calendar day that the assignment is late (i.e. weekends count as 2 days), up to a maximum of 50% of the available marks will be applied. This means that an assignment that is 5 days late or more without an approved extension can only receive a maximum of 50% of the marks available for that assignment.

    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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