Unit PROCESSING OF FERMENTAGE BEVERAGES

Course
Food technology and biotechnology
Study-unit Code
80016606
Curriculum
Tecnologie alimentari
Teacher
Agnese Taticchi
Teachers
  • Agnese Taticchi
Hours
  • 54 ore - Agnese Taticchi
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2025
Offered
2026/27
Learning activities
Caratterizzante
Area
Discipline delle tecnologie alimentari
Sector
AGR/15
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Agro-food industry of the femented beverages.
Reference texts
Lecture notes of the teacher.
During the course texts will be recommended for each specific production process considered.
Educational objectives
Provide the student with in-depth knowledge of the production chains of fermented drinks and an appropriate and updated knowledge of the main innovations in the aforementioned sector
Prerequisites
Basics on chemistry, physics, microbiology and main operations of food technologies
Teaching methods
Theoretical lessons and practical training
Seminars
Guided visits
Other information
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Learning verification modality
intermediate assessments and final verification, or oral exame.
The oral exame takes place through an oral examination which consists of an interview (with open-ended questions) in order to check the acquisition of skills related to topics in the program and understanding and applying the the key concepts. The interview can last an average of 30 minutes
Extended program
Fermented beverages: general aspects and classification criteria; overview of raw materials, production processes, and chemical and microbiological transformations.

Special wines: sparkling wines and production techniques (traditional method, Charmat, Asti; Marone-Cinzano); semi-sparkling wines; wines from dried grapes (physiology of drying, noble rot, Vin Santo, and other products in this category); fortified wines (general classification, Marsala, Port, Jerez, Madeira) and aromatized wines; production processes, chemical composition, and sensory characteristics.

Vinegars: types, raw materials, biochemistry of acetic fermentation, and production technologies; balsamic vinegars.

Beer: process innovations.

Alcoholic beverages produced from other raw materials: cider; production technologies and chemical composition.

Functional beverages: classification and production technologies.

Distilled spirits: general aspects and classification; grappa: raw materials, fermentation, distillation processes, and composition.
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