
Marielle ADRIAN
Program director
Professor of Vine Science, IUVV - uB
Open Wine University is the viticulture and wine university open to all.
Created in 2015 by the University of Burgundy, the MOOC OWU1 was a pioneer in the field of viticulture and wine. Today, this MOOC returns with the version OWU2, including new content and activities, all fully available in four languages: French, English, Spanish and Chinese.
During this five-week course, participants will discover the many facets of wine.
After a few reminders on basic concepts, we will be asking whether wine is threatened by climate change, diseases or pests, and then we will explore the make-up of soils and how wine is made. Next, we will look at how ‘terroir’ develops and is promoted. Before the wine is ready to be served, we'll need to look at bottling and aging. We will be looking at wine economy and history. Finally, we will discover that wine communication is a world in its own right.
Open Wine University is organized over 5 weeks.
There will be three lecture videos a week, each with its own quiz.
Throughout the program, participants are encouraged to create their own back label to describe a wine of their choice.
This activity is evaluated by the other students.
This MOOC is open to all, with no prerequisites.
It is not necessary to have completed OWU1, to take OWU2.
Program director
Professor of Vine Science, IUVV - uB
Pedagogic coordination
Assistant Professor of Viticulture and Microbiology, IUVV - uB
Here is the list of all the teachers who participated in the lesson design.
Professor of Microbiology and Enology, IUVV - uB
Assistant Professor of Sensory Analysis and Tasting, IUVV - uB
Assistant Professor of Viticulture and Climatology, IUVV - uB
Professor of Communication and Information Science, UFR Langues et Comm' - uB
Associate Professor, Wine and Culture, School of Wine & Spirits Business - BSB
Assistant Professor of Chemical Physics and Enology, IUVV - uB
Assistant Professor of Geology and Sedimentology, UFR SVTE - uB
Professor specialized in viticultural terroirs, UFR SVTE - uB
Professor of Chemistry and Enology, IUVV - uB
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Enology, IUVV - uB
Research Engineer - PhD in History, IUVV - uB
Assistant Professor of Chemical Physics, AgroSup - uB
Assistant Professor of Environmental Geochemistry, UFR SVTE - uB
Assistant Professor of Wine Chemistry, IUVV - uB
Assistant Professor of Geomorphology, UFR SVTE - uB
Professor of Sociology, UFR SLHS - UFC
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, UFR SVTE - uB
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Enology, IUVV - uB
Assistant Professor of Vine Science, IUVV - uB
Evaluation : weekly quizes, short written summaries each week, creation of a back-label (peer-reviewed).
A certificate of completion will be distributed at the end of the program.
This project was cofinanced by the program ANR15-IDEX03, ISITE-BFC WP 3.9.1 "MOOC Open Wine University 2 (OWU2)".
NO. The first week of OWU 2 MOOC goes over all the essential concepts to get you up to speed to follow the course.
There are two other versions available, open the same dates: one in English and the other in Spanish.
There is also a Chinese version on the XuetangX platform (www.xuetangx.com/).
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