On the Road in Napa

On the Road in Napa, April 22, 2025

Event Date

Location
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, 2555 Main St, St Helena, CA 94574

On The Road programs are educational seminars that help us to communicate with the California grape and wine industries by bringing faculty to different regions of California. We present relevant topics or current research and, at the same time, listen to the issues that are important to grape-growing and winemaking professionals.

DATE AND TIME

Tuesday, April 22, 9 AM - 1 PM

LOCATION

Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, 2555 Main St, St Helena, CA 94574

COST

Napa Valley Vintners members: $50
General Public: $65
(includes lunch)

Confirmed presenters and topics include:
  • Introducing Liang Chen, UC Davis Viticulture and Enology’s newest faculty member
    Liang Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
  • Vineyard Floor Management Practices and Heat Resilience
    Beth Forrestel, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
  • How to do sensory evaluation with limited resources
    Hildegarde Heymann, Distinguished Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
  • Department Update/ ID and characterization of native California Yeast strains
    Ben Montpetit, Professor & Chair, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
  • TBD
    Arran Rumbaugh, Independent Consultant
  • Site-specific winemaking: identification of correlations between mineral profile and key sensory molecules
    Ron Runnebaum, Associate Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis

Registration opens on March 3rd.