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Tag: Fresno State Viticulture and Enology

  • Celebrate Central Valley Grapes, Raisins & Wines at the Whole Vine Festival

    The inaugural Whole Vine Festival is coming to Fresno State University Oct. 21-22, 2023. Grape growers and consumers alike are invited to gather to celebrate the best of the San Joaquin Valley.  Watch this brief interview with Whole Vine Festival President Vickie Goudreau as she shares more details.  American Vineyard Magazine is proud to be among the Founding Sponsors and supporters of this free-admission event, so be sure to read more about the festival in the latest issue.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor the U.S Department of Agriculture for their industry support.

  • Revitalizing Winery Wastewater in the Vineyard by Cover Cropping

    Amidst the current drought, growers can use all the water they can get, and recycling winery wastewater back into the vineyard would seem like a nice idea — except that water from the wineries are generally high in salts/chlorides, which would prove detrimental to soil health… unless certain cover crops planted down vineyard rows could remove the unwanted additives. Watch this brief video with Kristy Sun from the Dept. of Viticulture & Enology at Fresno State as she explains, and read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.

  • Measuring Bulk Electrical Conductivity (EC) to Understand Grapevine Water Status

    At Fresno State Grape Day, Cliff Yu from the department of viticulture and enology reminded growers of the value of measuring the bulk electrical conductivity (EC) of their vineyard soils to better meet their grapevine water needs.  Watch this brief video as he explains, and read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.

  • Fresno State Researchers Investigate Smoke Taint in Wine Grapes to Help Define Thresholds

    Viticulture and enology researchers from multiple universities have been feverishly working with the western wine grape industry to learn more about how wildfire smoke impacts developing wine grapes. The hope is to develop some form of industry standard threshold for smoke taint, so that wine grapes will not be rejected at the winery unless they have truly been compromised.  Watch this brief video with Miguel Pedroza from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at Fresno State to find what they are learning about this issue.  Read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.

  • Harnessing the Power of Natural Volatile Compounds in Grapevines that Thwart Sharpshooters

    Grapevines have a natural defense mechanism against Glassy-winged sharpshooter, a notorious vector for Pierce’s disease, that researchers are trying to learn more about. Watch this brief interview with Julie Pedraza from the Fresno State Viticulture & Enology Research Center and read more about it n American Vineyard Magazine.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.

  • Fresno State Researchers Speed Up Grape Composition/Maturity Monitoring Process

    Monitoring the progress of your grape composition and timing harvest just right when you have thousands of acres, several varieties and diverse growing conditions can be difficult to keep up with.  Well, the Fresno State Department of Viticulture & Enology has been working with industry collaborators on speeding up with process with greater accuracy.  Watch this brief video with Luca Brillante and Eve Laroche-Pinel to find out how they’re doing it, and read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.

  • Using Hyperspectral Imaging to Detect Grapevine Water Stress

    Drones are being more widely employed for various purposes in the agricultural sector.  The Fresno State Department of Viticulture & Enology is taking things to the next level by measuring grapevine water stress through hyperspectral imaging, using drone-accumulated data to further automate the irrigation process. Watch this brief interview with Luca Brillante and Kaylah Vasquez to learn more, and read about it in American Vineyard Magazine.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.