Oakville Grape Day

Event Date

Wed, Jun 4, 2025 @ 7:30am - 1:15pm

Oakville Experimental Vineyard, 1380 Oakville Grade Rd, Oakville, CA 94562

On June 4, 2025, we will host a Grape Day at the Oakville Experimental Vineyard. Speakers will include farm advisors, cooperative extension specialists, and UC Davis Faculty.

DATE AND TIME

Wednesday, June 4, 7:30 AM - 1:15 PM

LOCATION

Oakville Experimental Vineyard, 1380 Oakville Grade Rd, Oakville, CA 94562

REGISTRATION

General Registration: $100 (includes pastries, coffee and lunch)

This event is now sold out and the waitlist has been closed at 40 people. We cannot accommodate walkup registrations under any circumstances.

AGENDA

7:30-8:00 AM
Registration, coffee, and pastries

8:00-10:00 AM
Session 1

10:00-10:15 AM
Break

10:15 AM-12:15 PM
Session 2

12:15-1:15 PM
Lunch and Discussion

Attendees will be divided into two groups. Group one will begin with indoor presentations and group two will begin with outdoor presentations. The groups will switch after the break.

Indoor Presentations

Translating genetic discoveries into innovations in viticulture
Dario Cantu, Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis

Building resilient vineyards from the roots up
Luis Diaz Garcia, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis

Not Just Dead Arms: Diagnosing the Real Causes of Vine Decline
Akif Eskalen, Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

Developing Crop Sensing Tools to Quantify the Impact of Soil Management in Vineyards
Nico Bambach, Research Scientist in Environmental Biophysics and Micrometeorology, UC Davis

Outdoor Presentations

30-minute presentations attended by the entire group:

Grape Yield Estimation: Challenges and Opportunities
Mason Earles, Assistant Professor, Departments of Viticulture & Enology and Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis

PD vector ID and countywide blue-green sharpshooter trapping
Cindy Kron, North Coast IPM Advisor, Sonoma, Napa, Lake & Mendocino Counties, University of California Cooperative Extension

20-minute presentations in rotations of 3 smaller groups:

Effects of Clone and Rootstock on Productivity and Resilience: Early Insights from the Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon Rootstock Trial
Justin Tanner, Viticulture Advisor, San Joaquin & Stanislaus Counties, University of California Cooperative Extension

Evaluating the economic viability of regenerative viticulture.
Axel Herrera, Post-doctoral Researcher, Lazcano Lab, Department of Land, Air & Water Resources, UC Davis

Fundamentals of Regenerative Viticulture
Chris Chen, Integrated Vineyard Systems Advisor, UCCE Lake, Mendocino, and Sonoma Counties

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

If you can no longer attend, you may substitute your registration for another attendee at any time.
If you need to cancel your registration, you may do so for any reason before May 30th for a 75% refund less the registration system's processing fees, which are non-refundable.
No refunds will be made after May 30th.
If you need to cancel please email cjbamforth@ucdavis.edu.