Viticulture and Enology

There’s more to wine than choosing the right bottle. Spend your Maymester mastering its finer aspects; and learn about its production, health implications, cultivation and economic impact on Cortona, Italy. Students will stay in a renovated 15th century monastery in the heart of Italian wine culture and share dinners at a local family-run restaurant.

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  • I chose to go to Cortona, Italy, for a Viticulture and Enology Maymester for so many reasons, any one of them would be enough justification alone. 1) it’s Italy! 2) Plant Pathology is interesting, and applicable to many science majors. 3) vino vino vino! 4) travel always broadens the horizons. I try to travel once…

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  • I’m currently sitting at the gate, waiting to board the plane to Italy! I’m feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety because I want to be in Cortona already. I was a little more nervous getting here because my bag weighed EXACTLY 50 pounds. AH! I’m planning on throwing away A LOT of my toiletries…

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  • I’m currently waiting at the gate to board the plane to Italy! My stomach is full of butterflies, but I’m extremely excited to see all the wonders that the Italian country has to offer. Having never traveled outside the country before, I’m anxious to become a world traveler. Hopefully the adjustment won’t be too difficult!

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  • To whoever is out there: HELP! I am sitting at the gate with nerves that could last a lifetime. I was never really nervous until my dad was dropping me off at the airport this morning while on his way to work. Why am I so scared? I have been to the Dominican Republic before,…

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  • I’m leaving for Cortona, Itlay in less than a week and there is so much left to do. I have been calling my credit card companies and making sure I have my airline ticket and so many other housekeeping things. In addition, I have been listening to tapes on how to speak Italian so that…

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  • Typically the term “home-sick” refers to missing a place you’ve resided for a long period of time.  However, the term home-sick perfectly describes how I feel about Cortona.  I’ve never missed a place like I miss Italy.  Even more than that,  I miss the 70 people that I shared a dorm with.  Luckily, we’ve all…

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  • [caption id="attachment_371" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cortona[/caption]

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  • The internet in the dorms in Cortona is AWFUL. So I’m going to pretend I’m reflecting during the trip. The days are long.  I wake up at 7:30am everyday.  I share a bathroom with 6 other girls.  One mirror between 7 girls gets interesting.  We have breakfast provided.  It consists of yogurt, crusty rolls, Italian…

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