On the Road in Sonoma

Agenda for Sonoma on-the-road

February 5, 2013

8:30-9:00 am             Registration/Light Breakfast

9:00-9:05 am             Welcome

9:05-9:50 am             Yeast cell membrane composition and its effect on ethanol tolerance and problem wine fermentations. David Block, Department Chair, Professor and Chemical Engineer, Department of Viticulture and Enology.

9:50-10:35 am           Yeast Nitrogen Requirements:  From Vine to Wine

Linda Bisson, Professor and Geneticist, Department of Viticulture and Enology.

10:35-10:45 am         Break

10:45-11:25 am         Cap Extraction…A Black Box? 

David Block, Department Chair, Professor and Chemical Engineer, Department of Viticulture and Enology.

11:25 am-12:05 pm  The Role of Nitrogenous Compounds in the Occurrence of Pinot Leaf Curl.  Doug Adams, Professor and Biochemist, Department of Viticulture and Enology.

12:05-12:30 pm         Discussion of Current and Future Issues and Obstacles in the Wine and Wine Grape Industries.

12:30-1:00 pm           Box Lunch