Viticulture - n. : the cultivation or culture of grapes Enology
- n. :a science that deals with wine and wine making The V&E
Department combines the sciences of viticulture and enology in a
single research and teaching unit that encompasses all of the
scientific disciplines that impact grape growing and winemaking.
For over one hundred years the University of California has
maintained an active and productive program in research and
education in viticulture and enology. The continuing excellence
of the Department has enabled California growers and vintners to
develop practices that have allowed the Golden State to achieve
its potential and become a premier wine-producing region. The
Department of Viticulture & Enology Cellar Constructed in the
late 1930's The department's cellar currently holds over 60,000
bottles of wine. Included in the collections you can find aged
Sherries, 55 year old Brandies still in the barrel, and wines
from every corner of the world, some dating back as far as 1929.
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