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Week 10: Jonathan Edwards

Please write a quick poem about your time at Jonathan Edwards. If you were absent, please write a poem about what you were doing instead...

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Week 9: Old World Wine

Last week we discussed an array of old-world wines that hold a certain level of prestige. Please choose one of these wines (or one we did not mention if you wish) and discuss less-popular wines that could be compared to such.

For instance, if you are a fan of Barolo, I may recommend Langhe Nebbiolo as a cheaper option.

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Week 8: Climate Change and Wine

Please select a region and discuss how climate change has/is changing its capacity to produce wine. Please make specific references.

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Thought I would add this in. The design definitely implies expensive, but I don't know what visual cues on a label could have led me to believe this bottle of Don Perignon would cost at least 1 million dollars...

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Week 6: Consumerism and Branding

For this week, please choose a wine and upload an image of its label/bottle to the reply thread. Please comment on how this succeeds or fails to characterize the personality/prestige of the wine. What is the goal of the label design? What visual cues dictate your understanding of such?

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Week 5: Wine in America

What were the effects of Prohibition on the American wine industry? Please use a case study/specific examples to support your understanding.

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Week 4: 2 questions

If last week's discussion is still on your mind, please use this week's post to revisit questions we posed in class.

Why is wine understood to be a cultural commodity? Are there developments in the modern wine industry that challenge traditional ideas of cultural influence?

What does taste mean when discussing wine? In what ways is having good or bad taste in wine dependent on knowledge or privilege?

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Week 3: Analyzing a wine of your choice

This week please reflect on one of the three wines we tried last week. Consider elements that we defined last week in class such as tannins, body, or acidity. Additionally, please provide information about the grape varieties, geographical origin, and process (if possible) of the wine you choose.

To refresh, these are the three wines we tried last week:

Day Wines 'Lemonade' Rose Chehalem Mountains, 2023

Martha Stouman 'Post Flirtation' Red Blend California, 2022

Cloudline Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, 2022

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Week 2: Welcome

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let's chat about wine? your favorite of the three that we tasted last thursday? or a bottle of barefoot that you may always prefer? or the way you felt after you drank an entire bottle of moscato? maybe you want to talk about the gifs that tumblr offers when you search wine into the search bar. anything goes this week. have fun and see you all thursday.

nomi