Students

Congratulation to Erika Estrada, Ph.D. Student in Harris Lab, for sharing her story, "From Farm Worker to PhD: My 10-Year Journey" on the UC Davis First Generation Initiative website (Office of Undergraduate Education).  

You can read her inspiring story, written by herself and Hailey Chatterton, here.

Undergraduate Hannah Hanlon grew up in rural Minnesota, complaining about working for her parents as many children do. When she was ten years old, her parents opened a small family-run winery. Working summers in the vineyard and tasting room, and winters in the winery, she was determined to get out of the country and out of farming.

The Winkler dinner at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science is the Davis Enology and Viticulture Organization’s (DEVO) most important event of the year.

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.