Caroline Merrell

Education: Ph.D. Food Science, Washington State University, 2017. B.S. Chemistry, Bucknell University, 2013.

Employment: Jackson Family Wines, Senior Manager, Winemaking Technical Services 2025-Present, Manager, Winemaking Technical Services 2021-2025, R&D Scientist 2018-2021. Washington State University, Wine Sensory Certificate Program Instructor 2018-2020, Post-Doctoral Researcher 2017-2018, Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant 2014-2017.

ASEV Activities: Member since 2014. Technical Program Committee 2025. Best Student Presentation Awards Committee 2021, 2023, 2024. Extension Distinction Award Committee 2021, 2024, 2025. Virtual Program Committee 2023-2024. Nominating Committee 2021. ASEV Annual Conference, Speaker 2016-2018, Moderator 2018-2019. Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Speaker 2018, 2021.

Other Activities: West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force Research Committee 2024-Present. Wine Institute FIRES Committee 2021-2025. Gold Standard Group Member 2018-Present. Women of the Vine & Spirits Member 2021-Present. Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference Speaker 2017. Napa Valley Vintage Report Speaker, 2016. Washington Wine Technical Group Member 2014-2018. Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers Annual Meeting 2015-2018.