Wine

The WSU Wine Science Program gave out samples of student-made wine as part of a Taste of Washington event before a recent WSU football game.

A new paper from WSU wine scientists finds award winning wines tend to be more complex, with the highest awarded wines having high ethanol and sugar levels.

If you’ve ever had a red wine that smelled “off,” like gym socks, Band-Aids, or farmyards, then you’ve likely encountered a wine affected by Brettanomyces bruxellensis(“Brett” for short)—a barrel-dwelling spoilage yeast that can taint the…

WSU professor to help wine-grape growers save water

Until now, wine grape growers have essentially irrigated their crops based on the color of the wine they were making, watering one way for white wine grapes, and another for red grapes. Although manageable, the…

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CAHNRS Dean André-Denis Wright attended the event to talk about the impact WSU’s wine science program has on the wine industry and taste some amazing Washington wine.

Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Chris West, a junior from Plano, Texas. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Viticulture and Enology. Favorite Show/Movie: Star Wars Favorite Cougar […]

Whether they are grown for wine, raisins or the table, grapes are one of the most important crops in the U.S., with a value of more than $5 billion. But they are threatened by a fast-adapting fungus that is developing resistance to common, effective control products, leaving growers vulnerable to crop loss. To keep grapes […]

Two national research teams led by scientists at Washington State University will protect valuable U.S. grape, onion and garlic crops from devastating and fast-adapting pests and diseases, thanks to more than $5 million in Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Researching sustainable defenses, Hanu […]