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Spring 2023 Extension Summary

The UC Davis Viticulture and Enology Extension Team has been quite active since January. We hosted a booth in the exhibit hall at the Unified Symposium in Sacramento (January 25 and 26, 2023) and a reception at the Hyatt for alumni, students, faculty, and friends on the Wednesday evening of the Unified Symposium in Sacramento (January 25, 2023). It was so great to visit with everyone that stopped by the booth or attended the reception!

Awards and Announcements

Viticulture and Enology

Katie Calhoun was recently elected to the Executive Leadership Board (ELB) of the Department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis. Katie (pronounced “Kah-tee”), who has over 30 years of PR expertise, is president of Calhoun & Company Communications and has devoted her entire career to the wine and spirits industry.

Research Profile: Andrew McElrone

Viticulture and Enology

Andrew McElrone is a Research Plant Physiologist with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis. He originally hails from the east coast, completed his graduate training at the University of Maryland, and a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University. Prior to coming to Davis in 2006, Andrew previously held a position as an Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Science at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.

Alumni Profile: Jessica Tomei

Viticulture and Enology

Year and degree of graduation
2001 with a BS in Viticulture & Enology and a BA in Spanish

Current job title/company
Vice President, Winemaking, The Wine Group

What have you been up to since you graduated?
I have worked around the globe (Italy and Chile) and throughout California. I have worked in various parts of the industry including winemaking, sales, marketing, importing and logistics.

Student Profile: Allison Badar

Viticulture and Enology

Student Standing: Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior/Graduate etc.
Second-year Graduate Student

Degree/Focus/interest areas:
My research is focused on the remediation of smoke impact in wine, and I am working in the Oberholster Lab. I am using Molecularly Imprinted Polymers to remove Volatile Phenols from wine as a treatment option for wildfire smoke impact.

Course Profile: VEN 111 – Wines of the World

Viticulture and Enology

Each Spring Quarter, either Dr. Hildegarde Heymann or Dr. Sue Ebeler teach VEN 111 and VEN 111L, essentially Grapes and Wines of the World. This course, which includes wine tasting, is a survey of some of the world’s wine-producing regions and their respective wine styles.

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