Washington Advancements in Viticulture and Enology

When: 10 August, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Where: The Clore Center, Prosser, WA

Cost: $20

This year, WAVE will be held the same day as the Viticulture Field Day. The field day, sponsored by WSU and the Washington State Grape Society, will be in the morning from 8 am – 11:30 am at the WSU Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser. Pizza lunch is available from 11:30 am to 1 pm. WAVE will run from 1:30 pm to 4 pm at the nearby Clore Center.

Topics: Unpredictable weather, including cold springs, excessive heat in summers, and early fall frosts, can make it challenging to find your harvest sweet spot. Learn how picking decisions and winemaking treatments can impact important sensory attributes in red and white wines. Results of recently completed research that focused on the effects of alcohol and grape maturity will be presented.

Attendees will taste research wines made for the projects during the research discussions.

Wine grape growers and winemakers attending WAVE will learn how picking decisions and winemaking treatments can impact important sensory attributes of aroma, taste, and mouthfeel in red and white wines. The research seminar will conclude with a wine social hour. Topics covered include:

• Effect of Harvest and Alcohol Concentration on Wine Chemical and Sensory Attributes – Jim Harbertson, WSU enology associate professor
• Impact of Pre- and Post-Fermentation Adjustments of Alcohol – Danielle Fox, WSU Ph.D. candidate 
• Impact of Acid Timing on Sensory Perception – Jim Harbertson

WAVE is scheduled on the same day as the Washington Viticulture Field Day to encourage growers and vintners to attend both events. The field day, sponsored by WSU and the Washington State Grape Society, is in the morning from 8 am – 11:30 am at the WSU Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser. Pizza lunch is available for purchase from 11:30 am to 1 pm.
WAVE will run from 1:30 pm to 4 pm at the nearby Clore Center.

To register for this WAVE event, visit:  https://cvent.me/EoDME8

To register for the Viticulture Field Day, visit: https://wine.wsu.edu/event/2023-washington-state-viticulture-field-day/

Have questions? Contact Melissa Hansen at: mhansen@washingtonwine.org