DAVIS, Calif., March 5, 2021… Dr. Anita Oberholster, Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension in Enology for Agricultural Natural Resources (ANR), based at University of California, Davis, has been confirmed by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) as the recipient of the...

Current Research on Winemaking from Smoke Exposed Grapes with Dr. Anita Oberholster

Join Daniel Dycus from Laffort USA and guest speakers Dr. Anita Oberholster from UC Davis and Dr. Eric Herve from ETS Labs for the first webinar in a series Dealing with Smoke Taint. In 2020 Laffort USA conducted 38 specific product and oak alternative fermentation trials from the Pacific...

In the 1880s, Pierce’s disease caused a devastating, total collapse of the Southern California grapevine industry. Today, growers have hope for the future thanks to new varieties. Adam Tolmach, owner of Ojai Vineyard, planted four of these new varieties as a field trial on a plot of land where...

Registration is open for the Growing Forward Webinar which is set to broadcast July 27, 2022 at 9:00am. Registration is free for wine industry professionals. This webinar will focus on preparing winegrowers to make more informed decisions in the event their vineyards are impacted by fire and/or...

Event Type: Webinar

Location: Online 9:00am - 10:30am PST

Date: 7/27/2022

Decision Time: Preparing for the Risk Factors of Smoke & Fire Exposure Wildfires have become an annual concern for grape growers around the globe, bringing devastation to crops and affecting wine quality for entire vintages. WIN’s latest Growing Forward webinar will prepare winegrowers to make more...

Event Type: Conference, Seminar

Location: UC Davis Conference Center

Date: 3/16/2022

On March 16, 2022, the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology Extension Team will host a Grapevine Red Blotch Disease Symposium. This program will be available both as an in-person program (at the UC Davis Conference Center) and live-streamed as a webinar (on Zoom). Speakers will include:...

ETS Laboratories, a go-to tester for the wine business in the region, has made significant upgrades to its main St. Helena laboratory since the testing crunch of the 2020 season, according to Gordon Burns, president and technical director. Additions of equipment, personnel and lab space allows the...