About Life... By Laura Henkes Class focuses on winemaking One of the more novel, but unknown classes at the College this year is the Com mercial Wine Production class, obscurely listed at the end of the schedule of classes under “Viticulture” (the cultivation of grapes). Instructor Dave Wirtz, who has had his own vineyard in Forest Grove for approx imately ten years and worked in the local winemaking in dustry, was recruited to teach a class on the subject due to in terest expressed in such a class by local citizens. Even though the vineyard and winemaking industry in Oregon is still quite small (ap proximately 1800-2000 acres statewide) and they don’t com pare to the state of California in volume, Oregon is starting to become competitive on the basis of the quality of its pro duct. During the first term, Wirtz covers a history of winemaking in Oregon, in addition to the other viticulture and winemak ing basics, When asked about the actual market possibilities of Oregon winemaking, Wirtz was quick to point out that “there was quite a winemaking industry prior to Prohibition in Oregon. And last year was the first year that the current pro duction in Oregon exceeded what there was prior to Prohibi tion.” He added: “We are real ly small right now, and there are all kinds of possibilities.” Oregon’s grape wines fill a quality need in the classifieds TRI-CITY LOAVES AND FISHES needs volunteers to drive for Meals on Wheels. lx/2 hours per month, gas reim bursements. Call Pat Wolfe at 555-5960. from say, saw, five five gallons, qallons. to to larger, laraer. from commercial production. He commented that many students come to the class with the idea that the “art” of winemaking is a major con tributor to coming up with a good product. The facts, Wirtz indicated, are that only 25 per Wirtz indicated that the cent of the process is art; the Oregon industry is pushing for rest is “all hard science.” Although the students can this type of law so that Oregon wines become known as look at as many as 30-40 dif qualities wines. He indicated ferent typical problems, Wirtz though, that most wineries pro feels that the major problems duce their wines at 100 percent are bacterial and non-bacterial contentof the variety indicated spoilage (iron, sulfur, etc.). Wirtz considers the second on the label in grape wines. term of the class (for serious Oregon industry also has students) to be a hands-on ex- an advantage with its perience. They chemically agricultural fruit production, analyze and produce wine in Wirtz indicated. “Berry the class which is held in the wineries can freeze the product chemistry lab in Pauling Hall. and then ferment whenever However, Wirtz admitted they want. The quality of the some of their products have wine is probably better. But been shortchanged due to the with grapes you cannot do short term. Strawberry and that.” raspberry, he indicated, nor The second term of com- mally take about two months mercial winemaking, Wirtz from the day they start fermen clarified, emphasizes making ting. The sparkling fruit wine consistently good, quality requires an additional month or wine. He explained that two, and with champagne from WINE MAKING STUDENT Anne Leuenhagen appreciates grapes, the process can take results of the class’ strawberry wine project. variables dramatically change when increasing batch size another six to eight months. Staff photo by Laura Henkes marketplace. By Oregon law for example, a wine that is call ed Riesling would need to be 90 percent Riesling by content. In California, for a wine to be called Riesling, it may only re quire as much as 51 percent actual Riesling grape content, Wirtz explained. Architecture Epstein examines OC, Portland By J. Dana Haynes Of The Print Dr. Donald Epstein, history instructor at the Col lege, will offer a course entitled “The Sights and Sites of Oregon,” this summer. The class will look at the urban history and architecture of this state. “We’ll primarily look at Portland and Oregon City,” Epstein said. “Oregon City is a tremendous laboratory for ar chitecture of Victorian houses. There are probably more of them standing here than in any other city in the United States.” In films Documentary, propaganda taught By Thomas A. Rhodes propoganda extremely difficult to make. According to This summer, Humanities De Wolfe, American film direc instructor and historian Fred tor Frank Capra saw this and DeWolfe will teach a film class exclaimed how the industry in dealing primarily with the im the U.S. doesn’t have anything pact of the documentary and like this. Henceforth, he created propaganda films in both World War II and the Vietnam the “Why. 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Box 40533, Portland, OR 97240, 231-0378. page 6 The class is scheduled to take place from June 21-25. Class will be held every day that week and will be worth three credits. “Primarily, the class is designed for teachers,” Epstein said. “It will be pretty intensive. We’ll be working all day for five days.”. Of The Print the story of the surviving crew of the British destroyer H.M.S. Terrin (July 6). As noted, not only American documentaries are being shown. Although several films have been made concern ing the battle of Stalingrad, the turning point of WWII, DeWolfe has managed to get a hold of a Russian version of the battle (August 3). Also to be shown that evening is “With the Marines at Tarwa,” which is considered by many to be one of the toughest battles for the Americans in the Pacific. The only “non-fiction” film to be shown during the course is “Th»rty Seconds Over Tokyo,” which is an upbeat recreation of the B 52 raid on Japan. DeWolfe finishes the course with the Academy Award winning documentary, “Hearts and Minds,” an ex tremely opinionated version of the Vietnam war told by the other side. “It’s very propogan- dist,” he commented. Monday, June 21, will in clude morning lectures by Eps tein and Fred DeWolfe, chair of the College’s social sciences department on “What is Ar chitecture,” afternoon films “From Stumptown to City” and “Now and Forever,” and an evening lecture on Old Oregon City. Tuesday, Epstein will lec ture in the morning on “Why Portland and Not Oregon City: What makes a city successful?”. In the afternoon, there will be a field trip to the McLoughlin and Stevens Houses. That evening, a lec ture will be held on the “Lewis and Clark ‘Exposition’”. Wednesday will begin with a lecture oh “Cast Iron to WPA (Works Projects Administra tion) : Business and Public Policy in City Design and Government.” The afternoon field trip will be to Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. The evening lecture will be “Cast Iron Architecture in Portland.” Thursday, “The City and Preservation” will be the topic of the morning lecture by Oregon City Planning Com missioner Kathy Galbreath. That afternoon will be taken up by a walking tour of Oregon Ci ty. DeWolfe will handle the evening lecture, entitled, “Vic torian Architecture in Oregon.” Friday will be an all-day field trip to Portland which will feature Pittock Mansion, Weinhard Brewery, and Old Town. There will be a no-host luncheon at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Clackamas Community College