The making of red wines

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Main topics:

Methods of vinification of red wines
- Basic requirements for grape parameters (sugar content, pH, titratable acidity, assimilable nitrogen, phenolic ripeness and
health status)
- Fermentation in open vats
- Fermentation in closed vinifiers
- Carbonic maceration
- Thermovinification

The road to great red wines
- Grape processing, the possibilities of using trellises and the degree of crushing of the grapes
- The influence of pre-fermentation maceration on wine characteristics
- Alcoholic fermentation: temperature, oxygen, microflora.
- Influence of post-fermentation maceration on wine characteristics
- Pressing, racking and barrelling.
- Malolactic fermentation, its importance and factors influencing its course.
- Choice and use of wooden barrels, working with fermentation lees and minimising sulphurisation.
- Stabilisation, finishing and bottle maturity.

Important red wines in Europe
- Iconic red wines of Europe (Burgundy, Bordeaux, Vallé du Rhone, Tuscany, Piedmont, Rioja), their
basic characteristics and typical features of their preparation technology.
- Respected red wines produced in regions with natural conditions comparable to the Czech Republic (Burgundy,
Burgenland, Sopron).


Prospects for red wines from the Czech Republic
- Changes in grape maturity, regular phenolic ripeness and optimal composition. Exploiting this potential.
- Choosing the appropriate style of red wine for our conditions and selecting varieties with an emphasis on regionality.



Term:
06.02.2025, 13:00 - 17:00

Place:
VAV classroom - nám. Svobody 13, 691 42 Valtice

Lecturer:
Ing. Josef Licek

- Josef Lice graduated in viticulture and viticulture at the Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, where he is currently a postgraduate student.
- At the Institute of Viticulture and Enology he is also involved in research projects in the field of wine technology.
- Member of the Union of Oenologists
- in addition to his academic activities, he is also involved in wine in his boutique winery
- technologist in gravity winemaking
- International experience in South Africa