Finals have finally ended and I celebrated with my friends with a dinner and drinks. The exams were full-on and brutal since each question is essay-like. Well, glad that over and now it is summer break!! Now its time to chill and wait for Siena to arrive. The jacaranda trees are in full bloom so …
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Spring Break 2019: Adelaide and Sydney
For the next 2 weeks, I have my mid-semester break. 9/21: Today I walked to the botanic garden to see the wisteria flowers in bloom. I noticed some in bloom on the way to school but haven’t had a chance to return to the garden to see them until now. I know wisteria don’t last …
Class and the Barossa Valley
8/26: Today was our first day of our white wine fermentation project in intro winemaking. We were given a 30L jug, filled it will juice and yeast, and placed it in the 20C room. We also took a sample to run the various tests we learned the past couple weeks in lab such as SO2, …
Class and McLaren Vale
In addition to my usual classes, we took a field trip to a few wineries and vineyards in McLaren Vale. It was so much fun to visit another famous wine region in Australia and it was such a beautiful day which made it even better. The vineyards we visited were organic and biodynamic certified and …
Mid-term week
This week we had mid-terms in some of my classes. I didn’t have a mid-term in my winemaking class so I had an easy Monday before 3 exams in a row. On Tuesday, I had a vit methods exam and a practical in the vineyard in the afternoon. I had a sensory studies lecture on …
Class and Victor Harbor
Weekend: My apartment complex hosted a free trip to Victor Harbor this weekend. The university hosted this trip at the beginning of the semester but since my flight was delayed, I didn’t know about it in advance to book a spot. Plus, now it was nicer weather and a lot warmer so I’m glad I …
Class and Port Adelaide
8/12: Today we continued learning about the basic cellar operations in intro winemaking lecture. During the tutorial we walked up to the winery for a winery induction on safety in the winery. It was interesting learning about the machines we will be using this semester and next year for harvest season. I am so excited!! …
Class and the Beach
8/5: Today in Introductory Winemaking, we learned the processes of chilling, draining, and pressing grapes during harvest and also about wine types, processes for red and white wine fermentation. During the tutorial, we discussed perception, wine quality, consumer opinion, oak maturation, oak in wine aging vs. no oak. Since class ended early today and it …
💜Brownie Hope Erickson💜
💜Brownie Hope Erickson💜 🐶🐾September 7, 2010 – August 18, 2019🐶🐾 Brownie, you deserved the entire universe. The past 9 years have been the absolute greatest and no words can describe how much I loved sharing it with you. You will always be a tremendous part of me, siena, dane, joe, lucia, and the entire family. …
Class and Netflix
8/19: Today we learned about acids and acidity in wine during lecture. Then, we discussed white wine making in the tutorial. On Mondays we finish class at noon so I went to the city campus library to finish working on my bud dissection report that is due on Thursday. I had only been at the …
Catch Rachel Down Under 