OLLI AT YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS FREE TO PUBLIC “WINEMAKING AT THE SOUTHWEST WINE CENTER” PROGRAM

Verde Campus, Room M-137, Tuesday, January 24, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Learn about the scientific process of how grapes are turned into wine, and how the winemaking culture is forming in Arizona

Michael Pierce, director of Viticulture and Enology at the Southwest Wine Center, will discuss “The Fruits of Our Labor” at Yavapai Community College Verde Valley Campus, 601 Black Hills Drive, Room M-137, Tuesday, January 24, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.

Learn about the scientific process of how grapes are turned into wine, and how the winemaking culture is forming in Arizona with the help of the Viticulture and Enology program at Yavapai Community College and the Southwest Wine Center. Pierce will cover a brief overview of the science of winemaking with a focus on what makes the Verde Valley special. Attendees will be provided with information on the program and the graduates who are leading the Arizona wine industry.

Is the Verde Valley beginning to look like the NAPA Valley as more and more grape vines and wine tasting rooms are opened throughout the area?

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is sponsoring the program. OLLI is a program of the Division of Lifelong Learning at Yavapai Community College. For information call 928-649-4275 or email OLLIsv@yc.edu or visit the website at YC.edu/ollisedonaverde.