The Oregon Wine Board’s Feedback and Input Toolkit
A resource to support for the Oregon wine industry to stay up to date on Oregon Wine Board activities and planning. [...]
Two new reports show Oregon wines continue to shine
“Boom continues,” reads 2021 Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping Report, with Oregon Wine enjoying 12.9% year-over-year increase in volume and 18.7% increase in value of shipments, outperforming [...]
January 2022 Weather and Climate Summary Forecast
Climatologist Dr. Greg Jones shares his summary of December 2021 weather and a forecast for expected conditions in the months [...]
Oregon Welcomes its 22nd American Viticultural Area (AVA)
Lower Long Tom becomes tenth nested AVA in the Willamette Valley and the first AVA in the southern Willamette Valley Portland, Ore. (December 13, 2021) – Lower Long Tom, the newest appellation in [...]
Registration is open for the 2022 Oregon Wine Symposium
Portland, OR, January 4, 2022 – Ice storms can’t stop the demand for Oregon wine education, and in the case of the Oregon Wine Symposium, the show must go on. The annual event, held in the [...]
December 2021 Weather and Climate Summary Forecast
Climatologist Dr. Greg Jones shares his summary of November 2021 weather and a forecast for expected conditions in the months [...]
Quality and diversity of Oregon wines on display in Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast Top 100 lists
Portland, OR, December 1, 2021… Oregon wines were well represented this past week on two important global lists: Wine Spectator’s Top 100 and the Enthusiast 100 Best Wines of 2021 from Wine [...]
The Oregon Wine Board’s Annual Business Plan Toolkit
A resource to support for the Oregon wine industry to stay up to date on Oregon Wine Board activities and planning. [...]
Community Benchmark/WISE Academy Toolkit
A resource for winery owners, tasting room, and wine club managers interested in Community Benchmark. [...]
November 2021 Weather and Climate Summary Forecast
Climatologist Dr. Greg Jones shares his summary of October 2021 weather and a forecast for expected conditions in the months [...]
New Oregon wine industry report exposes effects of COVID and 2020 wildfires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PORTLAND, OR, September 8, 2021 – While the majority of Oregon winemakers made wine from grapes from 2020, the year held challenges including a western U.S. weather phenomenon [...]
2020 Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report
The 2020 Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report provides statistics including vineyard plantings, wine production, and grape [...]
2021-2022 OWB Funded Research Projects
Project summaries for scientific research funded by OWB in [...]
2020-21 OWB Funded Research
Chemical and sensory effects of intrinsic variations of berry size
Drs. Federico Casassa and Jean Dodson Peterson summarize their latest work on the effects of berry size on wine chemistry & [...]
Oregon-OSHA briefing on temporary smoke protection rule
A briefing from Michael Wood, Oregon-OSHA administrator, on the new temporary wildfire smoke protection [...]
August 2021 Weather and Climate Summary Forecast
Climatologist Dr. Greg Jones shares his summary of July 2021 weather and a forecast for expected conditions in the months [...]
Portland’s Tourism Outlook
Travel Portland CEO Jeff Miller shared his team’s plans for re-starting the city’s tourism engine, which feeds consumer visits to wine regions around the [...]
Oregon-OSHA briefing on temporary heat illness prevention rule
Briefing from Michael Wood, Oregon-OSHA administrator, on the new temporary heat illness prevention rule taking effect July 8, [...]
2020-21 OWB Funded Research
Developing a methodology to generate transgene-free edited grapevine
Dr. Laurent Deluc summarizes his latest work to develop a GPM-resistant grapevine that is [...]
July 2021 Weather and Climate Summary Forecast
Climatologist Dr. Greg Jones shares his summary of June 2021 weather and a forecast for expected conditions in the months [...]
2020-21 OWB Funded Research
Botrytis bunch rot: Who, where, when, and what to use
Dr. Walt Mahaffee summarizes his latest research into how and where Botrytis bunch rot disease epidemics start and [...]
2020-21 OWB Funded Research
Determining optimal irrigation initiation time
Dr. Alec Levin summarizes his latest research into the optimal timing to initiate [...]
June 2021 Weather and Climate Summary Forecast
Climatologist Dr. Greg Jones shares his summary of May 2021 weather and a forecast for expected conditions in the months [...]
2020-21 OWB Funded Research
Characterizing Willamette Valley Soil Moisture and Grapevine Response under Drying Seasonal Conditions
Dr. Patty Skinkis summarizes progress in her research into the effects of soil moisture [...]
2020-21 OWB Funded Research
Rootstock effects on mature Pinot noir growth
Dr. Patty Skinkis summarizes her research on rootstock effects on mature Pinot noir growth and productivity under cool climate, dry-farmed [...]
May 2021 Weather and Climate Summary Forecast
Climatologist Dr. Greg Jones shares his summary of April 2021 weather and a forecast for expected conditions in the months [...]
Oregon Wine Board Launches Pour It Forward Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Portland, OR . . . May 4, 2021 — The Oregon Wine Board, the organization representing all wineries and vineyards in Oregon, has launched Pour It Forward [...]
Oregon Wine Month Begins Saturday, May 1, 2021
Portland, OR . . . April 30, 2021 – Although fifteen Oregon counties where wine is made and tasted will return to extreme risk the first week of May, wine lovers will still find many ways to [...]
2020-21 OWB Funded Research
Utilizing malolactic fermentation as a tool to prevent Brettanomyces bruxellensis wine spoilage
Dr. James Osborne summarizes his latest research into interactions between B. bruxellensis and O. oeni to reduce the risk of wine [...]
2020-21 OWB Funded Research
Grapevine trunk diseases in Oregon vineyards
Dr. Achala KC summarizes her research on epidemiology and management of grapevine trunk diseases in Oregon [...]
