August 2019

Recent Publications of VEN Faculty Andrea Thompson August 26, 2019
Viticulture and Enology

Find the latest publications of the department by clicking on the link below.

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Extension recap: Wine Management Strategies from Fermentation to Stabilization
Panel of speakers
Andrea Thompson August 23, 2019
Viticulture and Enology

On May 16, 2019, UC Davis V&E Extension presented a day-long program titled “Wine Management Strategies from Fermentation to Stabilization” at the UC Davis Conference Center.

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Dr. Anita Oberholster greatly appreciates donations that enabled her research on smoke exposure
Dr. Oberholster
Andrea Thompson August 23, 2019
Viticulture and Enology

Dr. Anita Oberholster’s research on the impact of smoke exposure on grape and wine composition started after the 2017 wildfires.  After receiving several offers of grapes and having her own research grapes at the Oakville Experimental Station affected, the UC Davis Cooperative Extension Specialist quickly planned a new research study.

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Assistant Professor in Food Physical Chemistry

August 23, 2019
Food Science and Technology
The Department of Food Science and Technology in the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences at UC Davis is recruiting an Assistant Professor in Food Physical Chemistry. Candidates are expected to have a PhD in Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field. The appointee will be expected to develop a competitively funded research program relevant to food physical chemistry. This is an academic year (9 month) tenure-track Professor position at the assistant rank. The position will include an appointment in the Agricultural Experiment Station carrying the expectation that the appointee conduct mission-oriented research and outreach of relevance to California stakeholders https://caes.ucdavis.edu/research/aes.
Research spotlight: Professor and Chair David Block
David Block
Andrea Thompson August 23, 2019
Viticulture and Enology

Dr. Block’s research group is currently working in several areas of wine research.  His work in understanding and optimizing phenolic extraction in red wines (along with the Oberholster lab) has been especially productive over the last year and a half. 

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the UC Davis Winery

Course Profile: VEN 170 Wine Regulations

August 08, 2019
Viticulture and Enology

VEN 170, Wine Regulations, was taught for the first time in the spring of 2019. The course covered regulation of the wine industry, including regulation at the local, state, and federal levels. This material was covered with the help of outside speakers in a seminar style. Topics included the Taxation and Trade Bureau, Alcoholic Beverage Control, OSHA, FDA/FSMA, and importation and distribution. In addition, Chik Brenneman, former UC Davis Winemaker, went through all of the steps and agencies he had to deal with in order to start his own winery business.

over two dozen scholarship winners

Congratulations to VEN scholarship winners

August 06, 2019
Viticulture and Enology

Congratulations to all of our students who won scholarships this year!  Scholarship winners were celebrated on June 4 at a barbecue overlooking the Good Life Garden at UC Davis.  Many donors were present at the celebration and mingled with the students.  The Department is grateful to our generous donors who make these opportunities possible. 

Nathan Strong, chief executive officer and president at Terroir AI, a startup company, demonstrates an automated yield count unit at UC Davis Oakville Station.The Terroir AI unit is mounted on the back an ATV. Kerana Todorv/Wine Business Monthly

New System More Accurately Estimates Vineyard Crop Yields

August 06, 2019
Viticulture and Enology
A company is developing a computer vision system to estimate vineyard crop yield with the collaboration of UC Davis scientists. On Friday, Nathan Strong, president and chief executive officer at Terroir AI in Menlo Park, demonstrated the system at UC Davis’ Oakville Station. Strong installed a box containing four sensor cameras in the back of the station’s ATV, the cameras adjusted for the high-wire trellis system of the experimental block.
Sue Ebeler

Professor Sue Ebeler's ASEV Honorary Research Lecture

August 05, 2019
Viticulture and Enology

Professor Sue Ebeler recently gave the ASEV Honorary Research Lecture at the ASEV annual meeting in June.  Her lecture, titled "Perspectives on Grape and Wine Flavor: Past, Present, and Future" is summarized in the abstract below:

Title: Perspectives on Grape and Wine Flavor: Past, Present, and Future