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Scholarships totaling $60,000 have been awarded to enology and
viticulture students throughout North America by the American
Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV). The Society annually
awards the scholarships as part of its broader effort to foster
the dissemination of critical industry research and science.
“These are outstanding and very worthy students who will shape
the future of our wine and grape industry in the years to come,”
said ASEV President Craig Rous in his introduction of the 20
scholarship recipients.
Craig Rous of Bear Creek Winery in Lodi has been confirmed as
president of the 2007-2008 American Society for Enology and
Viticulture’s (ASEV) board of directors. Rous will lead the
12-member board and build on the successes of Patricia Howe, the
immediate past president. Michael Silacci of Opus One was also
confirmed by the board to move to First Vice President.
Sponsored by Lallemand
Impact of Fining on the Sensory and Chemical Properties of
Washington State Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer Wines Melissa Sanborn, Washington State University,
Pullman
ENOLOGY ORAL
Sponsored by Lallemand
Assessment of Fruit Tannin and Tannin-Binding Capacity of Berry
Cell Walls from Pinot noir by Clonal Selection and Site Robert Scholz, University of California, Davis
Based on significant evaluation and discussion, the American
Society for Enology and Viticulture’s (ASEV) Board of Directors
has elected to discontinue the trade show portion of their
popular June Annual Meeting, effective 2009. There are no plans
for trade shows following the 2008 meeting in Portland, Oregon.
“This action offers us added flexibility and positions us to be
more responsive to the needs of our members, exhibitors and the
evolving directions of the wine industry,” said Board President
Pat Howe.
For his contributions to the understanding of wine distillation,
wine processing, wine chemistry and microbiology, Dr. Roger
Boulton has been selected by the University California, Davis,
Department of Viticulture and Enology to present the James F.
Guymon Lecture. Boulton will speak about distilled spirits at the
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Enology and
Viticulture (ASEV) in Reno, Nevada, on June 20.
This June, guests at the American Society for Enology and
Viticulture’s (ASEV) 58th Annual Meeting will receive a rare
insight into the science of mapping the grape genome when
internationally esteemed Dr. Riccardo Velasco of Italy presents
the Society’s Honorary Research Lecture. The science team’s
leader in the European collaborative research breakthrough on
grape genome sequencing, Velasco will speak at the Reno meeting
on June 21.
Renowned viticulturalist Dr. G. Stanley Howell will receive the
American Society for Enology and Viticulture’s most prestigious
award, the Merit Award, on June 20 at the Annual Meeting in Reno,
Nevada.
This June, guests at the American Society for Enology and
Viticulture’s (ASEV) 58th Annual Meeting will receive a rare
insight into the science of mapping the grape genome when
internationally esteemed Dr. Riccardo Velasco of Italy presents
the Society’s Honorary Research Lecture. The science team’s
leader in the European collaborative research breakthrough on
grape genome sequencing, Velasco will speak at the Reno meeting
on June 21.
The 58th Annual Meeting took place at the Grand Sierra Resort
(previously Reno Hilton) in Reno, Nevada on June 19 – 22,
2007. Program features included:
Friday, January 26, 2007 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, California
This seminar is full and registration is closed. On-site
registration will not be offered in Sacramento. This was
necessary based on the tasting protocol and due to a very
successful enrollment. We look forward to seeing everyone who has
registered on Friday!
This one-day seminar will draw on the knowledge of highly
accomplished winemakers, viticulturists, and researchers to
further explore these questions:
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here to download the abstract submission form.
We are pleased to offer the Call for Abstracts for the 58th
Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada. We encourage you to submit an
abstract for consideration.
The annual meeting provides a forum for the presentation of
research in the fields of enology and viticulture or related
sciences. An abstract can be submitted independent of publication
of a paper and we welcome abstracts for both ongoing and
completed research projects.
The American Society for Enology and Viticulture will present
“Defining and Managing Ripeness from Vine to Wine” on Friday,
Jan. 26, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sheraton Grand Hotel
in Sacramento.
The ASEV Board and staff extend many thanks to Donna Hirschfelt
for her service to the Society and advise you that Donna resigned
as First Vice President on November 2, 2006.
The American Society for Enology and Viticulture annually awards
numerous scholarships to students pursuing a degree in enology,
viticulture, or in a curriculum emphasizing a science basic to
the wine and grape industry. We are pleased to recognize these
outstanding graduate and undergraduate students who were granted
awards for the 2006-2007 academic year. Click more to see a list
of the scholarship recipients.
Offering Programs to Meet Every Level of Technical Expertise
Based on a three-year plan developed by the ASEV Board of
Directors, significant enhancements to the 2006-2008 Annual
Meetings are being planned to better serve the professional needs
of our diverse membership. This strategy will result in an
increasingly changed program matrix for future ASEV annual
meetings with varied technical levels from scientific research to
fundamental practice.
An overview of the current research direction in grape and wine
phenolics will be on display at the ASEV’s 57th Annual Meeting on
Wednesday, June 28th in Sacramento with distinguished speakers
filling the program.
Honorary Research Lecturer Award Recipient Douglas O. Adams from
the University of California, Davis, will open the session with
his address on practical phenolics in analysis and extraction to
complement reports of other informative studies related to
phenolics and tannins.
We are pleased to announce the following recipients:
2006 Best Viticulture Paper (740 KB)
Bud Microclimate and Fruitfulness in Vitis vinifera L.
Luis A. Sanchez and Nick K. Dokoozlian
AJEV 56 (4) 319-329 (2005)
Decanter Magazine named her one of 10 outstanding women in the
California wine industry, but her achievements stretch around the
globe. Ann C. Noble, creator of the Wine Aroma Wheel, will
receive the prestigious Merit Award at the American Society for
Enology and Viticulture’s 57th Annual Meeting on June 29th for
her significant accomplishments in the wine industry.
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