WSU Opens Research Winery, Students Drunk on New Research Opportunities

WSU Opens Research Winery, Students Drunk on New Research Opportunities

No doubt college students have always done their best to become well-versed in boozing, and now Washington State University is doing its best to help out with this important endeavor by opening the largest experimental research winery in the Pacific Northwest. Yes, that’s right, students can now study how to make the best tasting wine— and get college credit to do it.


According to the Washington State Daily Evergreen:

WSU has opened the largest experimental research winery in the Pacific Northwest.


The research winery at the WSU Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser has the capacity to produce 5,000 gallons of wine at a time. “We can make five bottles of wine for every one gallon, so that’s a lot,” said James Harbertson, a WSU research enologist. An enologist is someone who studies and makes wine.


Dan Bernardo, dean of the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resources Sciences, said the wine made at the winery is for experimental purposes only and not for production.


Researchers will conduct experiments through different wine-making practices, and trace different viticulture practices to determine the effect on wine quality, Bernardo said.

For all those Washington State University students trying to figure out what to do with their lush lifestyle, this is the perfect academic option. Need a major? Need a lab? WSU has got those winos backs.
 

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