Practical experience in vitienoculture

The main goal of the course is to, through individual experimental/professional work, deepen the students’ knowledge about the current viticulture& oenology issues and the ways and procedures of solving them or he/she gains important skills/knowledge for his/her MSc thesis. The competences acquired are: understanding current viticulture-oenology issues and the ways of solving them, skills for autonomous professional or research work in the field of enology and viticulture.

Passed conditions to be enrolled in the second year of studies.

Inside of this course students can gain selected experimental/practical experiences in the frame of Erasmus exchange, or grant exchange, or with the work at the lab with master mentor, followed by written report and oral presentation.

Knowledge and understanding: * The students will be able to track project work on research topics * The students will be able to independently aquire the knowledge of research topics discussed connected with viticulture or enology. * The students will be able to present the aquired knowledge and the resuls of their research orally/in written form. * Practical skills of selected technology in cellar or vineyard. * Team work in lab of selected institution

Selected literature will be provided by external mentor of student on the practical experience.

Written report about practical training in the form of journal (50%), Positive evaluation of external mentor or oral defence of the report in the discussion with internal mentor (50%)

Assistant Professor of Microbiology na UNG.

• BUTINAR, Lorena, FRISVAD, Jens Christian, GUNDE-CIMERMAN, Nina (2011). Hypersaline waters : a potential source of foodborne toxigenic aspergilli and penicillia. FEMS microbiology, ecology, ISSN 0168-6496, vol. 77, no. 1, str. 186-199, doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01108.x.
• BUTINAR, Lorena, STRMOLE, Tadeja, GUNDE-CIMERMAN, Nina (2011). Relative incidence of ascomycetous yeasts in Arctic coastal environments. Microbial ecology 61: 832-843, doi: 10.1007/s00248-010-9794-3.
• SIVILOTTI, Paolo, BUTINAR, Lorena, STERNAD LEMUT, Melita (2013). Leaf removal treatments as affecting Botrytis Cinerea occurance on Pinot Gris grapes from North Eastern Italy: results over four years of trials. V: QUEIROZ, Jorge (ur.). Proceedings, (Ciência e técnica vitivinícola, ISSN 0254-0223, vol. 28). Dois Porto: Estação vitivinícola nacional 28: 446-450.
• STERNAD LEMUT, Melita, SIVILOTTI, Paolo, BUTINAR, Lorena, LAGANIS, Jana, VRHOVŠEK, Urška. Pre-flowering leaf removal alters grape microbial population and offers good potential for a more sustainable and cost-effective management of a Pinot Noir vineyard. Australian journal of grape and wine research, ISSN 1322-7130, 2015, vol. , no. 3, str. 439-450, ilustr., doi: 10.1111/ajgw.12148.
• DASHKO, Sofia, ZHOU, Nerve, TINTA, Tinkara, SIVILOTTI, Paolo, STERNAD LEMUT, Melita, TROŠT, Kajetan, GAMERO, Amparo, BOEKHOUT, Teun, BUTINAR, Lorena, VRHOVŠEK, Urška, PIŠKUR, Jure. Use of non-conventional yeast improves the wine aroma profile of Ribolla Gialla. Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology, ISSN 1367-5435, 2015, vol. 42, issue 7, str. 997-1010. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10295-015-1620-y, doi: 10.1007/s10295-015-1620-y.