# @niagaracollege on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdpTOTxRkcX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70723332-niagaracollege-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3ad06c8d69.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23T21:43:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Niagara College (Official) (@niagaracollege) — https://gondola.cc/niagaracollege

## Caption

Isabella Geberdt never imagined her first few weeks of college would involve standing in a barrel with purple-stained bare feet as she rushed to crush fresh grapes. 🍇 But for the latest crop of students from NC’s Winery and Viticulture Technician program, the messy, high-energy grape stomp was the perfect kickoff to their applied learning journey.
 
After picking grapes from the vines at NC’s Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus, first-year students kicked off their shoes and faced off in a relay-style competition to see which team could extract the most juice.
 
It’s more than just a fun way to get your feet dirty. 👣 Students are learning firsthand about grape ripeness, fruit quality, fermentation and winemaking traditions as part of their Winemaking 1 class.
 
And this is just the beginning. Students will analyze their freshly stomped juice, monitor its natural fermentation and eventually conduct finished wine and sensory analysis.
 
#ncLife #NiagaraCollege ncwinebeerspirits #Niagara

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