Robert Coleman

Education: Ph.D., Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of California Davis, 2019. BS Biochemistry, University of California Davis, 1993.

Employment: Technical Winemaking and Innovation Manager, Treasury Wine Estates, Saint Helena, 2025-present. Adjunct Faculty, Washington State University, Tri-Cities Campus, 2025-present. Technical Winemaker, Treasury Wine Estates, Saint Helena, 2014-2025. Associate Winemaker / Assistant Winemaker, Chateau St. Jean, Kenwood, CA, 2003-2014. Cellar and Winemaking, Chateau St. Jean, Asti Winery, and Chateau Souverain, 1996-2003.

ASEV Activities: ASEV member for the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium LLC 2025-present. Merit Award Committee Member, 2025. Board Member 2024-present. Scholarship Committee, 2023-2024, 2026. Nominating Committee Member, 2021, 2024-2025. Best Paper Committee, 2019, 2021-2022, 2024-2025. Member since 2000.

Other Activities: Invited speaker/moderator, Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, Sacramento, CA, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2026. Guest Lecturer, Washington State University, 2020-2026, University of California, Davis, CA, 2021-2024, 2026, CalPoly SLO 2024, Oregon State University 2025-2026, and Fresno State University, 2023.Research speaker, ASEV, 2017-2019, 2021. Moderator, ASEV, 2025. American Viticulture Foundation Proposal Committee, 2020-2023. Invited speaker, Oregon Wine Symposium, 2021. Invited speaker, Napa Valley Wine Technical Group, 2021. Invited speaker, Porto Protocol California Committee, 2021. Lecturer Washington State University 2025-2026. Co-lecturer, University of California, Davis, CA, 2023. Graduate student(s) thesis committee member University of California Davis (2), CalPoly San Luis Obispo (3), and Washington State University (3), Arizona State University (1). Informal thesis committee member University of Adelaide (1).