Students

Attendees at Unified Reception

2025 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium

Viticulture and Enology
 

UC Davis Viticulture and Enology (V&E) faculty, staff, and students represented the department at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, January 29 and 30, 2025, at the Sacramento Convention Center. Our team’s booth and engagement with industry leaders highlighted the department's innovative research, cutting-edge approaches to teaching, evolving curriculum, new faculty, and our continuing leadership.

Students in VEN 12L

Course Profile: VEN 127L

Viticulture and Enology
 

VEN 127L, officially known as "Post-Fermentation Wine Processing", is a hands-on course for V&E students designed to equip them with practical skills in winemaking. This course was created in 2018, after receiving industry feedback highlighting the need for more graduates who are skilled in post-fermentation processes, including hands-on experience in the winery.

Students at picnic day table

Viticulture & Enology Student Outreach Events

Viticulture and Enology

Our on-campus student outreach saw great momentum this winter, as we welcomed a wide range of visitors and collaborators. We hosted junior college counselors and presidents, middle and high school students from the Napa Valley area, and launched a new collaboration with the Lodi Appellation Inclusion Collective. Additionally, our undergraduate advisor Liz and the team did a phenomenal job encouraging admitted students to enroll at Aggie Day and Picnic Day.

Naomi Morales

Student Profile: Naomi Morales

Viticulture and Enology

Student Standing
4th-year undergraduate student

Degree/Focus:
Viticulture and Enology, with a strong focus on winemaking, but a deep appreciation for viticulture too. I believe the best wines are made by those who keep their hands in both the vineyard and the cellar.

Hometown:
Pretty much all over California.

What brought you to UC Davis? 
Sheer determination. I knew I didn’t want to uproot my life for just any program — it had to be UC Davis or nothing.

Food Tech Club

New! Food Tech Club Alumni Network Interest Form

Food Science and Technology

The Food Tech Club (FTC) at UC Davis is starting a Food Tech Club Alumni Network. We are currently looking to find alumni who would be willing to serve as network leaders as we first build this network. The current goals of the network are to help alumni stay connected to each other and to stay updated on the activities of the Food Tech Club. Sign up if you are interested in learning more about being a network leader and help us spread the word to your UCD community!

Amy Fletcher and student in pilot plant making ice cream

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Food

Food Science and Technology
Experts Weigh In on the Debate Behind How Processed Foods Could Affect Health Take a stroll down the middle aisles of any American grocery store, and you’ll be surrounded by rows of brightly colored packaged macaroni and cheese, instant soups and chips in all forms and flavors — all with long ingredient lists.
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