Registration opens for January 22nd WAVEx webinar
SEATTLE (January 9, 2025)— Wine grape growers and wineries are invited to register for an upcoming webinar to update the Washington State wine industry on research outcomes from studying the impact of wildfire smoke on grapes and wine. The WAVEx webinar is scheduled for January 22, 2025, from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Dr. Tom Collins, Washington State University assistant professor and leading scientist on smoke exposure and wine research, will lead the webinar. The Washington wine industry has supported Collins’ work on smoke exposure since 2016. He will update listeners on the effects of picking grapes during a smoke event compared to waiting for the smoke to clear, the potential of barrier sprays to reduce fruit absorption of volatile phenols and how to remove sprays, and potential methods to mitigate smoke effects from wine.
Washington Advancements in Viticulture and Enology (WAVE) is the Washington State Wine Commission’s seminar and webinar series focused on wine research. WAVEx is the condensed, shorter webinar series. WSU is a co-sponsor of the WAVE and WAVEx events.
Register for the free smoke research webinar here.
For additional information, contact Melissa Hansen, Research Program Director at mhansen@washingtonwine.org.
About the Washington State Wine Commission:
The Washington State Wine Commission (WSWC) represents every licensed winery and wine grape grower in Washington State. Guided by an appointed board, WSWC provides a marketing platform to raise positive awareness about the Washington wine industry and generate greater demand for its wines. Funded almost entirely by the industry through assessments based on grape and wine sales, WSWC is a state government agency, established by the legislature in 1987. Learn more at www.washingtonwine.org.
