Making Informed Decisions with the Vineyard P&L Profit Planner Tool
A webinar on using the Vineyard P&L Profit Planner workbook from Wine Business [...]
Critically Evaluating Vineyard Productivity: Considerations for 2025 and Beyond
A webinar on farming decisions in challenging markets from Dr. Patty Skinkis, OSU Professor and Viticulture Extension [...]
Oregon Wine Board awards more than $350,000 for Industry Research Grants
For Immediate Release Oregon Wine Board awards more than $350,000 for Industry Research Grants Funding supports six scientific research projects beginning July 1 Portland, OR, May 29, [...]
2025-26 OWB Funded Research
Viticulture & Enology Projects Summaries
For the 2023-24 fiscal year, the OWB is funding $279,060 in Viticulture and Enology research grants. Below are the six funded projects that were recommended for funding by the Research Committee and [...]
2025 Oregon Wine Symposium
Vineyard Steward Resources Un Oregon Para Todos, Recursos y Derechos para Trabajadores de Viñedos
Helping growers collect, analyze, and visualize data about different areas of their vineyard using MyEV [...]
2025 Oregon Wine Symposium
Journey of Extraction Part II: The Art and Science of Cold Soak
Cold soaking before fermentation has implications on both the microbiology and chemistry of the resulting must and [...]
2025 Oregon Wine Symposium
Journey of Extraction Part I: Maceration Strategies
A technical review of phenolic extraction with tastings of cap management and cold soak [...]
2025 Oregon Wine Symposium
Advanced Wine Analysis: Updating the Classics
a comprehensive and cutting-edge exploration of contemporary winemaking techniques, tracing the intricate journey from grape to [...]
2025 Oregon Wine Symposium
Vineyard Nutrition Impacts in the Cellar
What happens in the vineyard impacts what happens in the [...]
2025 Oregon Wine Symposium
Putting Your Vineyard on the Map: Using Spatial Data to Improve Efficiency
Helping growers collect, analyze, and visualize data about different areas of their vineyard using MyEV [...]
2025 Oregon Wine Symposium
Climate Report, Vintage Review, and an Analysis of Alternative Grape Varieties
Valuable insights into what's happening now and considerations for the future as viticulturist navigate the challenges of climate [...]
2025 Oregon Wine Symposium
Regenerative Organic Certification: Cultivating Ecosystem Vitality
Understand the future of sustainable vineyard management and the transformative potential of Regenerative Organic [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Pinot Gris Juice Fining
This seminar explores different techniques and technologies utilized in fining pinot gris [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Winemaking in the Vineyard: Chardonnay
This enology session looks at canopy management in the vineyard and the impacts different approaches to leafing have on finished [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Acid Part II: Practical Applications
A practical approach to using science to fine-tune acid additions and solve some of the more complex acidity [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Non-Saccharomyces Yeast
Explore the impact non-saccharomyces yeast may have on wine and how winemaking conditions and practices influence their [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Winery Safety – How to Keep Your Team Safe and Company in Compliance
A robust roadmap of how to integrate safety and compliance in your [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Regenerative Vineyard Landscapes: Benefits of Adopting Healthier Soil Stewardship & Implementation Strategies
A discussion of the benefits of regenerative [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Hot Topics in the Vineyard
This unique session provides an introduction to some of the current "Hot Topics" in Oregon [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Rootstock Considerations for Oregon’s Future
Information on rootstocks to be considered using local research and published literature on market-available [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Understanding Vineyard Soils and Nutrition
This foundation session opener will provide an understanding of the importance of soil organic matter, pH, and [...]
2024 Oregon Wine Symposium
Climatology Report, Oregon Wine Economic Impact Report and Oregon Wine Research Update
Climatology Report, Oregon Wine Economic Impact Report and Oregon Wine Research [...]
OWB Funded Research Report
Determining Optimal Irrigation time
Delaying irrigation initiation can have many positive direct and indirect effects on grapevine development and wine quality. The objective of this research is to determine the optimal irrigation [...]
OWB Funded Research Report
Malolactic fermentation as a tool to prevent Brettanomyces bruxellensis wine spoilage
The overall objective of this study is to investigate interactions between the wine spoilage yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis and the malolactic bacteria Oenococcus oeni in order to reduce the risk [...]
OWB Funded Research Report
GTD Management for Conventional and Organic production
It is important for growers of newly planted vineyards to stay informed about the GTDs situation in nearby vineyards. Baumgartner et al. (2019) showed adoption of preventative measures at early [...]
2022-23 OWB Funded Research
Viticulture & Enology Projects Summaries
In the fiscal year 2022-2023, the OWB committed $359,409 to seven highly ranked viticulture and enology projects that were reviewed and recommended to OWB by its Research Committee comprised of [...]
OWB Funded Research Report
GTD in Oregon Vineyards, Pilot Project
This study aims at identifying pathogens associated with GTDs in Oregon to understand if different climatic regions in Oregon influence spore dispersal of most common GTD pathogens; and compare [...]
OWB Funded Research Report
Determining the Spoilage potential of Brettanomyces strains Isolated from Oregon Vineyards and Cellars
Using whole-genome sequencing this research evaluates Oregon vineyards and wineries [...]
OWB Funded Research Report
Characterizing Willamette Valley Soil Moisture and Grapevine response under drying Seasonal conditions
This project will generate regionally-specific information about soil water content, [...]
OWB Funded Research Report
Botrytis Bunch Rot: Where, When, And What to Use
In this project, Dr. Walt Mahaffee aims at improving Botrytis bunch rot management by increasing our understanding of [...]
