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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Tomorrow I leave for Italy, and I couldn’t be more excited. I’m not looking forward to the long flight, but I am looking forward to immersing myself into Italian culture including food and wine! I have no doubt the classes I take in Cortona will be among the most interesting classes I will have taken…
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Ever since freshman year I’ve wanted to go on the Viticulture and Enology study abroad. For one thing, it’s always been on my bucket list to go to Italy. The beautiful topography and rich history has always captivated me. Then, during Bio 1107, I learned about alcohol fermentation and the science behind it blew my…
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I have less than a week till I depart for Italy for my Maymester study abroad. I cannot be more excited about this adventure of a lifetime. I can not want to emerge my self in the Italian culture, try new foods, and learn about wine!! As I am overwhelmed with excitement for my journey I am…
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After three months in Europe I finally made it back home. I had an internship in Spain after my study abroad in Italy where I was able to continue my summer of learning about wine and wine grapes. It was an amazing experience but coming home has been the best part of my summer. Adjusting…
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When I boarded my plane in Rome, set to arrive in the States in less than 10 hours, I already knew that it would be weird to go back home. I felt that, over the past three and a half weeks, I had changed dramatically. Italy had given me an opportunity to see what the…
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If you’ve never been to or heard of Cinque Terre, read on and be prepared for this tiny slice of heaven. If you have been to Cinque Terre, you already know just how magical of a place it is. I had never heard of Cinque Terre before one night at Lion’s Well, the favorite late-night…
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Before May 7th, Italy was all I could talk about. This was to be my first time out of the country, first time traveling for longer than a week, first time being immersed in a culture significantly different than my own. I was a mess of emotions: excitement, worry, fear, wonder, nervousness. But above all,…
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Going into this trip knowing it was my first time visiting Europe, and really my first time abroad, culture shock made me a little nervous. It was something I wanted to try my best to avoid in order to have the best possible time in Italy. I have also traveled to Costa Rica on a…