WAVE (Washington Advancements in Viticulture and Enolog) Research Symposium

featuring the Ravenholt Lecture Series

April 22, 2026

WSU Tri-Cities Consolidated Information Center, Room #120
2770 Crimson Way, Richland WA

Agenda

8:30 am Registration – Coffee and pastries

9:00 am Welcome and Overview – Dr. Jean Dodson Peterson, Chair, Washington State University’s Viticulture and Enology Department; Kristina Kelley, Executive Director of Washington State Wine Commission; Julie Tarara, Research Program Manager, WSWC; and Natalie Collins, West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force, Steering Committee Chair

9:15 am Keynote Ravenholt Lecture: Clearing the Smokescreen: Progress and Priorities in Smoke Exposure Research – Dr. Arran Rumbaugh, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Davis, CA

10:00 am Smoke Wine Sensory Analysis – Katie Nelson, Ste Michelle Wine Estates; Linn Scott, Sparkman Cellars/Sigiollo Cellars; Dr. Tom Collins, WSU

10:45 am Coffee and Research Poster Break

11:15 am Establishing Sensory Thresholds – Dr. Elizabeth Tomasino, Oregon State University

12:00 pm Lunch and Research Poster Break

1:00 pm Understanding Grapevine Response to Smoke – Dr. Dario Cantu, University of California, Davis

1:30 pm Smoke Emissions, Atmospheric Aging, and Deposition – Dr. Michael Kleeman, UC-D

2:00 pm Prevention in the Vineyard – Dr. Tom Collins, WSU

2:30 pm Break and Research Posters

3:00 pm Thiol Chemistry – Dr. MacKenzie Aragon, WSU

3:30 pm Mitigation Technologies for Wineries – Dr. Bob Coleman, WSU

4:00 pm Where do we go Next? – Panel discussion

4:30 pm Wine Social Hour and Research Posters

5:30 pm Adjourn

Registration Coming soon!

Questions? ve.department@wsu.edu