Event Date
On The Road programs are educational seminars that help us to communicate with the California grape and wine industries by bringing faculty to different regions of California. We present relevant topics or current research and, at the same time, listen to the issues that are important to grape growing and winemaking professionals.
DATE AND TIME
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 9 AM - 1:30 PM (breakfast and registration open at 8:30 AM)
LOCATION
UC Livermore Collaboration Center, Livermore, CA
COST
$35/person (includes breakfast and lunch)
AGENDA
9:00-9:05
Welcome
Karen Block, Director of Industry Relations, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
9:05-9:35
Irrigation management for late-season dehydration
Megan Bartlett, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
9:35-10:20
How to manage powdery mildew, Botrytis bunch rot, and trunk diseases of grapevine using synthetic, biological, and organic fungicides
Akif Eskalen, Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis
10:20-10:30
Break
10:30-11:00
Grapevine Red Blotch Virus & Disease: latest update
Anita Oberholster, Vice-Chair & Professor of Cooperative Extension, Enology, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
11:00-11:30
Understanding and controlling extraction in red wine fermentations
David Block, Chair & Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology; Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, UC Davis
11:30-12:00
Regional needs assessment for winegrape production
Kamyar Aram, Specialty Crops Advisor, Contra Costa & Alameda Counties, UCANR
12:00-12:15
Wrap-up, Questions, and Discussion
12:15-1:15
Lunch