Smoke Exposure

 

Vineyard Smoke Exposure and Wildfire Information

• Frequently Asked Questions (.pdf)- WA Wine Commission and WA Winegrowers
• Wildfires Q&A: https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/News-Room/Frequently-Asked-Questions/Wildfires

Smoke Exposure Microfermentations and Sampling Procedures

Grape Sampling

• Grape Sampling Protocols (.pdf) – West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force

Microfermentations

• Microfermentations (.pdf) – West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force
• Small-Scale Fermentations (video) – UC-Davis Enology
• Nanofermentations (.pdf)- WSU Enology

Smoke Exposure – Testing Laboratories

Listing of a specific laboratory does not indicate endorsement of their services.

• ETS
• IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group
• Eurofins – Cascade Analytical; cal@eurofins.com
• K Prime Inc; clientservice@kprimeinc.com
• Ellipse Analytics

Other Resources

• Australian Wine Research Institute – Smoke Exposure Webpage. This is a comprehensive site with a lot of information both on fruit and wine quality, but also vine health following fire damage.
• Oregon State University – Smoke Exposure Webpage
• Washington Winegrowers – Smoke Exposure Webpage
• California Association of Wine Grape Growers – Smoke Exposure Webpage