Grape Day showcases future of vineyard and winery practices

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Fresno State viticulture and enology faculty, students, unit and supporters invitation professionals successful the table, vino and raisin grape manufacture to motion up for its Grape Day event, held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 to larn astir a big of vino manufacture topics and innovations. 

A meal sponsored by lawsuit spouse American Vineyard mag volition unfastened the lawsuit connected the tract adjacent to the Vincent E. Petrucci Viticulture Building. Demonstrations volition follow, including caller vineyard distant monitoring methods by faculty Dr. Luca Brillante and field researchers, autonomous tractor exertion by Monarch, and products from Omnia Specialties to amended ungraded and works wellness and harvest quality.

Fresno State viticulture and enology adjunct prof Dr. Cliff Yu volition sermon his probe connected precision and mechanization technologies, modern methods to much precisely negociate ungraded and works h2o relations, and grape and vine reactions to heat, prima and h2o shortage exposure. 

Graduate pupil Quinn Cahoon volition contiguous his probe tied to imaginable benefits of biofungicides connected vino grape quality, fermentation and sensory properties.

Industry presentations volition travel by Patrick Baker, VECKTA manager of concern development, astir vino manufacture vigor resilience, and Roy Butler, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance coordinator, connected its acquisition and certification program. 

Lunch volition beryllium provided with a Fresno State Winery tasting for those 21 and over. INFO: Luz Mendoza, luzmendoza@csufresno.edu, 559.278.7315. 

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