Event Date
On May 31, 2023, we will be honoring the academic career of Andrew Waterhouse, who retired from the Department of Viticulture & Enology in June 2022. The seminar will take place at the UC Davis Conference Center, from 9 am-5 pm. Speakers will include former students, academic colleagues, and industry professionals.
LOCATION
UC Davis Conference Center, 550 Alumni Lane, Davis, CA 95616
AGENDA
9:00 am
Welcome and Introduction
David E. Block, Chair and Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, UC Davis
9:15 am
Grape and wine polyphenols: biological and sensory properties
Pierre-Louis Teissedre, Professor of Oenology, University of Bordeaux
(Zoom presentation)
9:40 am
Wine oxidation, phenolic fining, and a few memories from the Waterhouse lab
Felipe Laurie, Professor, University of Talca (Chile)
(Zoom presentation)
10:05 am
Hard tannin, soft tannin, green tannin, red tannin, and other stories from the Waterhouse lab
Jim Kennedy, President & CEO, VinZymes, Inc.
10:30 am
BREAK
10:45 am
A retrospective of the Waterhouse lab
Annegret Cantu, Heymann Lab, (former graduate student and researcher, Waterhouse Lab), Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
Mauri Anderson, Enologist, Peake Ranch Winery
11:10 am
Sensory evaluation of wine aroma: Should color-driven descriptors be used?
Thi Nguyen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Weincampus Neustadt
(Zoom presentation)
11:55 am
TBA
Anita Peterson, Scientist II, Analytical Chemistry, McCormick & Company
(Zoom presentation)
11:45 am
LUNCH
1:00 pm
Collaborating with Andy and so much more: Tracing glycosidically-bound smoke taint markers from grape to wine
Anita Oberholster, Vice-Chair & Professor of Cooperative Extension, Enology, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
1:30 pm
High-resolution math-free Texas Hold’em wine spectrometry
Jonathan Cave, Senior Wine Scientist, Treasury Wine Estates
1:50 pm
It all started with bad barbeque
Scott Rich, Founder, Talisman Wine
2:10 pm
Tannin and anthocyanins: insight into the effects of stable color
James Campbell, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
2:30 pm
Winemaker Panel, moderator: Anita Oberholster
Panel members: Mara Couch FitzGerald (Assistant Winemaker, O'Shaughnessy Estate Winery), Charlie Henschen (Assistant Winemaker, Lewis Cellars), Rebekah Wineburg (Winemaker, Quintessa), Joe Shirley (Director of Winemaking, Trinchero Family Estates)
3:35 pm
The right place, the right time and the right people
Andy Waterhouse, Professor Emeritus, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis, and Director, Robert Mondavi Institute of Wine and Food Science
4:15 pm
Reception
LOCATION
UC Davis Conference Center, 550 Alumni Lane, Davis
REGISTRATION
Early Registration (until May 12): $175
Regular Registration (May 13-19): $200
Late & Onsite Registration (May 20 onwards): $225
ACCOMMODATIONS
If you need a hotel room, you can reserve one at the Hyatt Place Davis. The Hyatt Place is right next door to the Conference Center.
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
- Face masks are encouraged for all attendees, regardless of vaccination status.
- Non-vaccinated individuals are required to wear face coverings indoors and outdoors in crowded spaces.
For more information about current campus policies for visitors, please visit: https://campusready.ucdavis.edu/visitors
Guidelines are subject to change at any time as the COVID-19 situation evolves. We will be sure to communicate any changes as they occur.
CANCELLATIONS, REFUNDS & SUBSTITUTIONS
- If you can no longer attend, you may substitute your registration for another attendee at any time.
- If you need to cancel your registration, you may do so for any reason before May 24 for a 75% refund less the registration system's processing fees, which are non-refundable.
- No refunds will be made after May 24th
- If you need to cancel please email cjfirman@ucdavis.edu.