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 [...]
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 [...]
OWB Funded Research Report
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 [...]
2023-24 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 [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
ENOLOGY TRACK | Viticulture for Winemakers
This session will help those in the cellar be more in tune with Vineyard [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
VITICULTURE TRACK | OWB Funded Research Update
In this session scientists provide progress reports on viticulture and Enology projects funded by the Oregon Wine Board. [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
ENOLOGY TRACK | Understanding Acid Chemistry
Industry experts deliver an overview of the essential acids in grapes and wine and how these impact the quality and style of [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
VITICULTURE TRACK | Soil and Plant Tissue Analyses
An in-depth discussion on vineyard soils and plant nutrition with soil and plant [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
ENOLOGY TRACK | Smoke Affected Wines
Industry experts present research on smoke compounds that most significantly impact wine [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
VITICULTURE TRACK | Alternative Trellis Systems
An international and statewide Oregon panel of experts share their unique adaptations to traditional trellising systems of [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
ENOLOGY TRACK | Small Winery Solutions <5,000 Cases
A robust panel of sparkling winemakers from Oregon and Champagne discuss the various processes, latest research and techniques to make wines, build brands and run successful sparkling wines [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
VITICULTURE TRACK | Impacts and Learning from the 2022 Frost Event
Impacts and Learning from the 2022 Frost Event The freeze event in April 2022 affected many vineyards throughout Oregon. This type of freeze is not often seen in the Oregon’s wine grape regions, so [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
ENOLOGY TRACK | Brettanomyces Research and Cellar Control
A robust panel of sparkling winemakers from Oregon and Champagne discuss the various processes, latest research and techniques to make wines, build brands and run successful sparkling wines [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
VITICULTURE TRACK | Adapting to New Regulations while Optimizing Labor Relations
Adapting to New Regulations while Optimizing Labor Relations A diverse panel of small and larger growers as well as vineyard management companies will share their insights into navigating new [...]
2023 Oregon Wine Symposium
VITICULTURE TRACK | Seasonal Impacts on Vineyard Pests & Diseases
Oregon’s premier epidemiologists provide the latest research and practical management techniques for the vineyard pests that are on the rise in Oregon. This session features the latest data on the [...]
2022 Season review Dr Patty Skinkis
This session builds provides an industry update on OWB funded [...]
