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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
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 9 AM - 1 PM
LOCATION
Niner Wine Estates, 2400 CA-46, Paso Robles, CA 93446
COST
$40/person (includes coffee, pastries, and lunch)
CONTINUING EDUCATION
This event qualifies for 1 CA DPR CEU. (Must attend until at least the break in order to receive credit).
AGENDA
8:30 AM
Registration, Coffee & Pastries
9:00 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Karen L. Block, Director of Industry Relations, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
9:10 AM
Department Update
Ben Montpetit, Chair and Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
9:25 AM
The threecornered alfalfa hopper: a vector of grapevine red blotch virus
Cindy Kron, North Coast IPM Advisor, Sonoma, Napa, Lake, and Mendocino Counties, UC Cooperative Extension
9:55 AM
Monitoring and budgeting mineral nutrients for grapevines
Matthew Fidelibus, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Viticulture, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
10:25 AM
Adapting powdery mildew management programs to seasonal variability
Larry Bettiga, Viticulture Farm Advisor, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties, UC Cooperative Extension
10:55 AM
BREAK
11:05 AM
On the development of new rootstocks with resistance to salinity and nematodes
Luis Diaz Garcia, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
11:35 AM
Effective winery cleaning and sanitizing with limited resources: Is it possible to reduce water, energy, chemicals, or labor and still maintain product quality?
David Block, Distinguished Professor, Departments of Viticulture & Enology & Chemical Engineering, UC Davis
12:05 PM
Outcomes from the use of redox control in fermentation management, Ben Montpetit
12:35 PM
Q&A, Wrap-up, Lunch & Discussion
Co-hosted by The Vineyard Team
