Celebrate Washington Wine

The Mendoza Connection, Cold Hardiness Reloaded, Raise a Glass, The Hammer Drops

Argentinean Grad Student Puts Irrigation Research to the Test When Daniela Romero heard WSU’s Markus Keller talking about irrigation during grape ripening, her curiosity was piqued. After all, applying water close to harvest time was simply not done. Keller was teaching a grape physiology course at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza, deep in […]

“Washington Women in Wine” Collection to Debut at WSU Benefit Gala and Auction

BELLEVUE, Wash. – A new collection of wines donated by women in Washington’s winemaking and grape-growing industry, as well as woman business leaders, will make its debut on the block at January’s “Celebrate Washington Wine” gala dinner and auction. The annual black-tie event benefits Washington State University’s Viticulture and Enology Program. The ninth annual “Celebrate […]

Virus Fighters, Research Vineyard, Wine Tasting, Auction

Iraq War Vet Comes Home to Wine Country “The U.S. Army is a 200-plus-year-old organization,” said WSU viticulture and enology student Andrew Schultz. “They know something about leadership and teamwork. That’s why I served.” The former radar operations sergeant served in the Army for four years, including 16 months in Iraq, before returning to civilian […]

Berry Shrivel, Fining, Tasting, Wine Auction

Beating the Berry Shrivel Blues The bright sunny days and cool nights of autumn so perfect for ripening wine grapes in Washington may also be fostering a vineyard villain — berry shrivel, according to Markus Keller, Chateau Ste. Michelle Distinguished Professor of Viticulture at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center at Prosser. Characterized by […]

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 […]

Ninth Annual “Celebrate Washington Wine” Set to Benefit WSU Program

WOODINVILLE, Wash. – Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, is the date for the ninth annual “Celebrate Washington Wine” gala dinner and auction to benefit the Washington State University Viticulture and Enology Program. To date, the annual black-tie event has netted more than $1 million to help build the WSU program that provides scientific research to support […]

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 […]

Wine Auction Surpasses $1 Million-dollar Milestone Benefiting WSU Program

PULLMAN, Wash. – During this year’s “A Celebration of Washington Wines” dinner and auction held Saturday, Jan. 24, glasses were hoisted to toast the bid that put net proceeds raised over the event’s eight years over the $1 million-dollar mark. Proceeds support Washington State University’s Viticulture and Enology Program and have helped establish an endowed […]

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 […]