Robert Sechrist
Dedicated to educating undergraduate students in the Geography of Wine. Grapes and wine are so intimately related to their places of origin that the topic lends itself perfectly to simultaneously learning about the earth and its processes.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Geography of Wine --- 3 undergraduate credits: During the month of January 2016, undergraduate students can enroll in
IUP's GEOG261: the Geography of Wine.
This course will be taught on-line.
The course includes the historical diffusion of wine culture, Grape growing, harvesting, processing and wine making techniques. How grapes respond differentially to environmental conditions and expresses itself as a unique product.
Sign up through the regular IUP enrollment system and transfer the credits to almost any US university.
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EXPERIENCE
Indiana University of Pennsylvanai. Indiana, PA. Professor
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Wine Educator
Wine Writer
Dedicated to educating undergraduate students in the Geography of Wine. Grapes and wine are so intimately related to their places of origin that the topic lends itself perfectly to simultaneously learning about the earth and its processes.
MY LIGHT BULB MOMENT
Sometime in the late 1960s I picked up a book on a cut-out rack. It was H.E. Bravery's Home Brewing without Failures. I was fascinated. A few months later I found a copy of Home Wine making without Failures. I was hooked. Share
At the age of 16 I was making recipes from Bravery's books. Since then, I experimented with zymurgy, earned a Ph.D. in Geography from Louisiana State, obtained Geographic Information Systems Professional and Certified Specialist in Wine professional accreditations. I have thirty years teaching experience at IUP, where I teach GIS, Cartography, Quantitative Methods, and Introductory courses. For the past sixteen years I have taught a course titled the Geography of Wine. Two years ago, I opened a distillery in Homer City, Pennsylvania.