UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology wine.ucdavis.edu cjbamforth@ucdavis.edu (530) 752-0380 Ben Montpetit Chair venchair@ucdavis.edu Location Address 1136 Robert Mondavi Institute N, 595 Hilgard Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address One Shields Ave Davis, CA 95616 Articles on UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology "An Olympic Village of Agtech Innovation": Central Valley Group's New Incubator to Spur Development of Autonomous Robots and Tractors WineBusiness Monthly to Honor Grape Geneticist Carole Meredith at Annual Leadership Dinner Growers, Experts Share their Vision and Progress Toward Regenerative Farming at Joseph Phelps, CHANDON UC Davis Winery Starts-up New Clean-in-Place System Secrets of the Soil: Can a New Regenerative Viticulture Study Reveal How Cultural Practices Affect Soil Microbial Behavior? Cork Supply Revives Cork Harvesting Events at Cal Poly and UC Davis, Launches Scholarship Program to Portugal In 2025, Grapegrowers in 32 California Counties Can Add a Fire Insurance Protection Smoke Index Policy to Existing Individual Grape Policies New Judges Selected for WineBusiness Monthly's 2024 PACK Design Awards Stone Edge Farm Estate Vineyards & Winery Announces Promotion, Trestle Thirty One Gets New Hospitality Manager and Other People News New Winemaker at Hudson Napa Valley: Andrew Holve North Coast Viticulture Challenges and Resources for Climate Change Adaptation and Management Part 1 - Can a Vineyard Software Startup Take Precision Ag to New Levels of Granularity and Increase Revenue? Scout Breaks New Ground Scout Part 2. From Geekdom to Applied Knowledge: Transforming Data into What Growers Care About Making the Connection: Women In Wine Symposium at U.C. Davis Showcases Role Models and Networking O'Neill Vintners & Distillers Announces Employee Promotion, Carmen Castaldi Announces Retirement and Other People News Latest Research Findings on Regenerative Viticulture Spotted Lanternfly now present in 18 states Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Announces New Appointment and Other People News Ben Montpetit New Viticulture and Enology Chair 2024 Sonoma County Grape Day Highlights Managing Vineyards for Resiliency a Focus of Lodi Grape Day Prepping for EU Nutrient and Ingredient Wine Labeling Laws: New EU Regulations Apply to Exports Be Nimble, Patient, and Committed: Trio of Successful Women Winemakers Share How they've Overcome the Unexpected Nick Dokoozlian Receives the Rich Smith Award of Excellence UCD Viticulture & Enology Department Changes Chairs: Block Steps Down, Montpetit Named Interim Chair UCD Grape Day: Focus on Adapting Vineyards to Climate Change, Heat Events 3 Badge Beverage Corp. Names a New Executive Vice President, National Sales Manager, Somerston Estate Appoints New CEO, and Other People News Lambert Bridge Announces Team Member Promotion, Patz & Hall Selects New Assistant Winemaker and Other People News Rhône Rangers Ride to New Regions Colgin Cellars Selects New COO, Tooth & Nail Wine Company Names Marketing Manager, and Other People News Sustainable Ag Expo Announces Speaker Lineup Harvest Readiness for Winery Operations Opus One Winemaker Silacci to Keynote on Napa Valley's Future at the ASEV National Conference Oakville Experimental Vineyard Researcher Leaves Post RAVE Research Highlights New Tech: Two Soil Carbon Measurement Startups Get a Boost from USDA Climate Smart Ag Grants USDA Climate Smart Ag Grant Funds Five Year, $2 Million Soil Carbon Inventory Project for Fine Wine Producers Sustainable Ag Expo Spotlights Agricultural Robotics Honoring Roger Boulton and his Vision for the Future of Winemaking Justin Tanner is New UC Viticulture Advisor for No. San Joaquin Valley Biopesticides to Manage Pierce's Disease Trialed at UC Davis New Smoke Sensor Stations Installed in California Vineyards Deploying Sheep in the Vineyard UC Davis to Build New, $5.25M Greenhouse to Protect U.S. Grapevine Collection New UCD Faculty Member, Grape Breeder Luis Diaz-Garcia UCD Provides Sensory Tasting Guidelines for Evaluating Grape Smoke Exposure Effects Experts Deliver State of the Art Advice on Smoke Taint at Unified Wine & Grape Symposium CAWG Announces 2022 Awards of Excellence Recipients Products & Services Associations & Education Education Update Profile