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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction: Principles of zoning and the question of wine origin in the viticulture of the Czech Republic after 1989. 2. Appellation Systems and Terroir: The emergence and development of appellation systems in Europe; the historical genesis of the concept of terroir. 3. Selected Chapters from the History of Winemaking: Major stages in the global history of wine ? transformations of territorial circuits, agrarian, and technological changes. 4. Viticulture and Winemaking in the Czech Lands I: The beginnings and the High Middle Ages ? sources and their evidentiary value. 5. Viticulture and Winemaking in the Czech Lands II: The Early Modern Period ? transformations of the source base. 6. Viticulture and Winemaking in the Czech Lands III: The 19th and 20th Centuries ? the Stable Cadastre as a source for reconstructing the wine-growing landscape; the Phylloxera crisis and its impact on the extent of vineyards; modernization, collectivization; sources for modern winemaking. 7. Research Seminar: Practical Application ? draft of a partial zoning project for a selected terroir unit based on historical sources (collaborative task ? a prerequisite for the individual graded assignment).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course introduces students to the history of viticulture and winemaking as fields through which the interconnectedness of agrarian, economic, socio-cultural, and legal history can be demonstrated. The primary point of departure is the contemporary issue of wine origin and viticultural zoning (rajonizace) in the Czech Republic; from this baseline, the course proceeds to the historical genesis of appellation systems and the concept of terroir, followed by selected chapters from the history of global and Czech winemaking. The core of the course lies in critical work with written sources (supplemented by iconographic and material evidence) and reflections on their evidentiary value and limitations across individual historical periods. Emphasis is thus placed on methodology: students learn to recognize how the image of a historical wine-growing landscape is reconstructed from fragmentary sources. The course culminates in a collaborative research project in which students apply their acquired skills to a specific terroir unit in Bohemia or Moravia.
After completing the course, the student: - is familiar with the main stages in the development of global viticulture and winemaking; - has a detailed understanding of the development of viticulture and winemaking in the Czech lands and is able to periodize this development; - can identify and critically evaluate sources relevant to the study of the history of viticulture and winemaking in the Czech lands, and is able to determine their informative value and limitations in relation to particular historical periods; - can explain, at least on a basic level, the principles of European appellation systems and outline the major stages of their development; - can explain the development of viticultural zoning (rajonizace) in the Czech Republic after 1989, particularly in relation to changes in legislation and wine law, as well as efforts to promote the principle of wine origin (the appellation principle).
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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- Full Attendance and Participation: Active involvement in class discussions and interactive polling tasks during contact hours. - Moodle Test: Successful completion of the online evaluation. - The "Appellation Dossier": Defense of the historical origin of a specific wine-growing site (municipality, vineyard tract, or historical vineyard hill / viniční hora). Working individually or in small teams, students select a specific Czech viticultural site and, based on primary sources, compile a fictional but evidence-backed "application for appellation recognition" ? a document that historically justifies the site's claim to a Protected Designation of Origin
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