Voice of the Vine

Micronutrients, Co-fermentation, Wine Auction

A Pinch of This, a Dash of That – WSU Research Studies Micronutrients in Grapes When humans don’t get enough Vitamin C, we can get sick with scurvy. The same is true of plants. Micronutrients such as boron, zinc and copper, although only a tiny part of a plant’s diet, can have a profound effect […]

Yeast Research

Spoilage Yeast May Be Good for Fuel Production Thomas Henick-Kling, director of V&E at WSU, is part of a new research project that is looking to control a yeast with a reputation for spoiling wine. For more information on yeast research at WSU, please check out these two articles from previous issues of Voice of […]

V&E Education, Celebrate Washington Wine

WSU Program Features Science and Business of Wine For more information on viticulture and enology at WSU, please visit www.wine.wsu.edu. To hear what WSU students are saying about our program in viticulture and enology, check out this short video: http://bit.ly/A3LtO. Thomas Henick-Kling has no difficulty explaining what sets Washington State University’s wine program apart from […]

Donations, New Wine Business Major, Eleventh AVA

Equipment Donations Add Value to WSU Research, Keep Facility State of the Art Students set up new filter. For more information about research projects at the WSU winery, please visit: http://bit.ly/6FQRB. For a quick video overview of the research winery, check out: http://bit.ly/11nkKL. The well-known vendor of filtering equipment for wineries, Carlson North America, has […]

Best Paper (Again!), New V&E Newsletter, Clean Plants

WSU/USDA-ARS Collaboration Yields Another “Best Paper Award” For the second year in a row, WSU researchers and their USDA colleagues based at the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser have won a Best Viticulture Paper Award from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. USDA-ARS researcher Julie M. Tarara, based at WSU’s Prosser […]

Director Meets Industry, 600 and Growing, pH Balancing

Henick-Kling Meets the State WSU V&E director Thomas Henick-Kling listens as West Side winemakers describe their operations during a meeting at WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon. The new director of WSU’s Viticulture and Enology Program, Thomas Henick-Kling, is just completing a whirlwind tour of the state to get better acquainted […]

Virus Fighters, Disease Detectors, Go North!

Seeking Answers for Grape Diseases Gardeners may prize ornamental grapes that turn crimson in late summer, but that’s not something wine grape growers want to see in their vineyards. Crimson leaves are a characteristic symptom of a complex virus-associated disease called grapevine leafroll. The untreatable disease delays ripening, causes a significant drop off in yield […]

Clean Plants, New AVA, Collaborative Support

WSU and the National Clean Plant Network Just one of two regional services in the United States, WSU’s Northwest Grape Foundation Service grows over 125 varieties and is regularly adding more. Learn more about the Northwest Grape Foundation Service by visiting http://nwgfs.wsu.edu/ Learn more about WSU’s effort to fight diseases in the vineyard and educate […]

A Celebration of Washington Wines, White Wine Quality, Expect Perfect Pairings

Eighth Annual Wine Auction Hits $1 Million Net Milestone for WSU V&E Program Ste. Michelle Wine Estates’ Ted Baseler raises a toast to the $1 million milestone. Photo credit: Vivian Hsu for Team Photogenic Generous bidding at the 2009 “A Celebration of Washington Wines” made this year’s event the eighth consecutive success. Proceeds help support […]

A Celebration of Washington Wines, Wine Online

Celebrate Washington’s Wine Industry While Supporting WSU’s V & E Program Toast – and help support – one of the great economic engines of Washington’s economy by attending the 2009 “A Celebration of Washington Wines.” Learn more by visiting: www.wineauction.wsu.edu The annual black-tie gala dinner and auction “A Celebration of Washington Wines” is a fun […]