Event Date
Speaker Schedule
UC Davis Viticulture and Enology on the road…in Paso Robles
J. Lohr Paso Robles Wine Center
April 11, 2012
Time Speaker Title
9:00-9:15 Karen Block Introduction and department update
9:15-9:45 Anita Oberholster Influence of winemaking practices on wine
composition and quality: research past, present and future
9:45-10:15 David Block Effect of sterile membrane and pad filtration on
the sensory and chemical properties of wine
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Linda Bisson Overview of off character formation
11:00-11:30 David Block Yeast cell membrane composition and its effect
on ethanol tolerance and problem wine fermentations
11:30-12:00 Panelists Identifying short and long term challenges in
grape growing and winemaking
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Andrew Walker Breeding rootstocks for salt and drought
tolerance
1:30-2:15 Linda Bisson Impact of Brettanomyces on flavor
2:15-3:00 Andrew Walker A checklist/discussion of how to replant
vineyards
3:00-4:00 Wine and Cheese Interaction time