Tri-Valley Conservancy


Education

Tri-Valley Conservancy is proud to announce ithe Olive Growers Quality Alliance and Quest for Excellence -Quality Winegrowing Educational Series. 

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Olive Growers Quality Alliance

Olive Growing Educational Series

 

 

Tri-Valley Conservancy invites you to attend session one of Olive Growers Quality Alliance.  The purpose of this series is to help growers improve the quality of their olives and olive oils.  Also, to help the growers market their product.

 

This first session will be a fact-finding session to determine the needs & issues to be addressed in future forums.  This series will be led by experts from both inside and outside the Livermore Valley Agricultural community.  This program will include five monthly evening sessions each year.

 

First Session will be Wednesday; February 13, 2008 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Livermore Public Library

Community Room A

1188 So. Livermore Avenue

Livermore, California

 

You are invited, as a grower, to join us during the First Session to discuss what needs and issues should be addressed by these forums. Our panel for the first session is comprised of the following specialists:

 

          • Patty Darragh, Executive Director, California Olive Oil Council
          • Adam Englehardt – Operations Manager, Olivina Ranch
          • Nancy Ash, owner of Strictly Olive Oil (a consulting company specializing in olive oil product marketing and education)

 

We ask that you RSVP to (925) 449-8706 by February 8, 2008.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

As this first session is a needs assessment, there will be no charge.  All other sessions will have a fee of $10 to help cover cost of meeting materials.

 

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Quest for Excellence

Quality Winegrowing Educational Series

The purpose of the Quest for Excellence series, presented by the Tri-Valley Conservancy and the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association, is to assure the highest quality winegrapes and wines are produced by Livermore Valley winegrowers and vintners.

 

Save these Dates--2008 Sessions!

 

Tuesday, February 26th  

Wine Tasting & Discussion:  Petite Sirah

Topic:  Malolactic Fermentation

For more information click here

Tuesday, April 29th

Wine Tasting & Discussion:  Zinfandel

Topic:  Sulfur Dioxide

 

Tuesday, June 24th

Wine Tasting & Discussion:  Chardonnay

Topic:  Irrigation Strategies and Fruit/Wine Quality
 

 

Tuesday, November 18th

Wine Tasting & Discussion:  Cabernet Sauvignon

Topic:  2008 Post Harvest Review
 

 

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NEW FORMAT!

 

Tuesday, February 26th

 

5:30 Registration

 

5:45 Petite Sirah Guided Wine Tasting and Discussion

Sit down, relax, join your peers and enjoy a sampling of wines selected for their high quality. Jim Denham from The Wine Steward will start the evening with a guided wine tasting.

 

Taste the highest scored and available 3-4 Petite Sirahs based on Parker and Wine Spectator scores

 

6:30 Malolactic Fermentation Panel Presentation

Participate in an interactive panel discussion led by regional leaders and suppliers in the wine industry.

 

7:45 Break-Out Sessions

Take advantage of the opportunity to have a one-on-one discussion with the panelists.

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Please RSVP by February 19, 2008

925.447.WINE (9463)

5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

 

Robert Livermore Community Center
4444 East Avenue , Livermore

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The programs have a $10.00 fee for all participants to cover cost of refreshments and meeting materials.

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HISTORY

The Quest for Excellence series was introduced in July of 2005. Since Quest’s inception, topics have included cooperage, wine analysis, powdery mildew, vineyard pest management, nitrogen nutrition, oxygen in winemaking, grape physiology, canopy management, etc. See Below for further details.

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2007 Quest Series

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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Post-Harvest Review

 

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Dr. Sue Ebeler – UC Davis

Wine Analysis and Sensory Chemistry

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      • Ph.D., Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA
      • M.S., Food Science, University of California, Davis CA
      • B.S., Food Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
      • Dr. Ebeler's research is focused in two major areas: The development and application of analytical chemistry techniques to study wine flavor chemistry and the physico-chemical interactions of flavors with nonvolatile wine components; and the elucidation of the chemical mechanisms for observed health effects of wine and wine components.
      • She has been invited to speak about wine flavor chemistry and health effects at a number of national and international meetings, and has organized and served as co-chair for special symposia on wine flavor chemistry at the national meetings of the American Chemical Society and the American Society of Enology and Viticulture.

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Thursday, March 22, 2007
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Dr. Roy Thornton – CSU Fresno

Wine Yeasts genetics, physiology, and breeding

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      • Ph.D. in Applied Microbiology from Strathclyde University, Scotland
      • Taught at Massey University, New Zealand for 20 years and Indiana University for three years
      • Joined E & J Gallo Winery as a Senior Research Microbiologist for five years.
      • Research focus is wine microbiology with emphasis on wine yeast genetics and physiology, breeding of wine yeasts by selective hybridization for improved winemaking properties; manipulation of wine flavor by the use of different wine yeasts; the interaction of wine yeasts and bacteria; and real time monitoring of fermentation by flow cytometry.
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Tuesday, April 24 , 2007
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Kevin Woodling – Scott Laboratories

Sommelier Method of Wine Tasting

This systematic way of tasting wine allows one to build a bank of knowledge and be able to identify various faults and evaluate quality.

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  • Kevin's expercience includes
    • working production for two small wineries: Claiborne & Churchill in San Luis Obispo and Fenestra in Livermore
    • Henry Wine Group
  • Kevin currently works for Scott Laborties covering a territory that stretches from Calistoga to the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Kevin Woodling – Scott Laboratories

Wine Body Building Toolbox

Fermentation to bottling uses and benefits, tannins and other mouth-feel enhancing tools.

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Kevin's expercience includes
    • working production for two small wineries: Claiborne & Churchill in San Luis Obispo and Fenestra in Livermore
    • Henry Wine Group
  • Kevin currently works for Scott Laborties covering a territory that stretches from Calistoga to the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Barry H. Gump – CSU Fresno

Nitrogen Nutrition

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  • Professor of Enology, Professor of Food Science, Department of Enology, Food Science & Nutrition, CSU – Fresno
  • Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, CSU-Fresno
  • Interim Director – Viticulture & Enology Research Center CS Fresno 1994 - 1996
  • 1992 Outstanding Professor – CSU Fresno
  • Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, University of Los Angeles

 

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Gregory Gee – Assistant Agricultural Commissioner for Alameda County

Regulatory Update for Alameda Co. Winegrowers

 

  • Light Brown Apple Moth
  • Vine Mealy bug
  • Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Pilot Program
  • Perennial Pepper weed in Vineyards – identification and control strategies

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2006 Quest Series

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Thursday, January 26, 2006
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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World Cooperage - Gary Kroll, Account Manager

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      • Founded in 1912 by T.W. Boswell, World Cooperage crafts quality oak barrels
      • Today, the Boswell family owns and operates five stave and heading mills, including mills in France and Bulgaria , and fifteen log buying yards spread throughout Missouri , Illinois , Indiana , Arkansas and Kentucky
      • The cooperage division has two facilities, with the Lebanon , Missouri cooperage focusing on assembling and toasting American oak, French oak and Eastern European oak wine barrels shipped internationally
      • World Cooperage works with world renowned winemakers and research specialists, such as leading oak flavoring expert Dr. James Swan of Scotland .

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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Irrigation Management as it relates to Wine Quality
Bryan Rahn - Coastal Viticultural Consultants

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      • CVC provides viticulture consulting to premium vineyards and wineries that focuses on Soils, Plant Nutrition and Irrigation Management.
      • CVC staff consists of A.R.P.A.C.S. Certified Professional Agronomists and Soil Scientists with extensive consulting experience.
      • Click here for copy of presentation

    Download Presentation (pdf)

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Thursday, April 6, 2006

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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Sommelier Method of Wine Tasting

Kevin Woodling – Scott Laboratories

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This systematic way of tasting wine allows one to build a bank of

knowledge and be able to identify various faults and evaluate quality.

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Kevin’s experience includes: working in production for two small wineries; Claiborne & Churchill in San Luis Obispo and Fenestra in Livermore Henry Wine Group  Kevin currently works for Scott Laboratories covering a territory that stretches from Calistoga to the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Thursday, April 27, 2006

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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Powdery MildewBiology, Epidemiology and Control of Powdery

Mildew Integrating Chemistry and the UCD Risk Assessment Index

Dr. W. Douglas Gubler – Plant Pathologist, UC Davis

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      • Dr. Doug Gubler is an expert in grape diseases and at UC Davis leads numerous projects investigating grapevine diseases, including powdery mildew, soilborne diseases, Petri disease, Black Measles and Eutypa dieback and other canker diseases.
      • Dr. Gubler developed a risk assessment model for powdery mildew on grapes In 1998, Dr. Gubler was the recipient of the APS Excellence in Extension Award.
      • His specific work in vineyard diseases earned him the distinction of being knighted during a visit to France. Gubler's official French title is Chevalier- L'Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne, France.
      • In 2005, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Phytopathological Society-Pacific Division.
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Download Presentation (pdf)

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Thursday, May 25,, 2006

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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Canopy Management

Dr. Mark Greenspan

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      • Masters degree in Horticulture/Viticulture and a Doctorate in Agricultural Engineering, both from the University of California, Davis.
      • He is one of very few private practitioners who have been elected as an
        honorary member of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Agricultural Honor Society
      • He has delivered presentations on numerous topics to his colleagues in the wine industry in such venues as the ASEV, ASEV/Eastern section, University Extension, Napa Valley College, California Enological Research Association, Napa and Sonoma Vineyard Technical Groups and Winery Grower Days.
      • He has provided viticultural leadership to winery estate vineyards and to winery grape suppliers while managing one of the largest portfolios of viticultural research projects in private industry.
      • Mark has worked side-by-side with leading viticulturists, vineyard managers, winemakers and agricultural technologists while maintaining close relationships with academic researchers.
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Thursday, June 22, 2006

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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Vertebrate Pest Controls

John Gouvaia, Deputy Agriculture Commissioner

Alameda County Department of Agriculture

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      • 25 Years plus experience in Vertebrate Pest Control
      • Graduate from Cal-Poly Pomona with a degree in Agriculture Biology
      • Licensed Agricultural Pest Control Advisor
      • Certified Licensed Applicator
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Tuesday , July 11, 2006

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Oxygen in Winemaking

Derek Holstein - Wine Consultant

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      • Thirty years of professional winemaking
      • A record of award winning wines
      • Solid and diverse background with application to both small and mid-size wineries
      • Vineyard expertise includes vineyard acquisition, design, development and  re-development, planting, operation and harvest: in general, all technical aspects of grape growing
      • Clients include: Bella Vista Vineyard, Barclay-Brown, Harris Tesla Ranch, Sanam LLC, Cache Creek Vineyard and R Lazy H Ranch
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Thursday , August 24, 2006

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Dr. Douglas Adams

Grape Physiology associated with "Hang Time"

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      • Dr. Adams' research program focuses on grape berry ripening - in two principal areas:
        • Biochemical changes that occur during ripening, and
        • Development of tannins in skins and seeds of red wine varieties
      • Dr. Adams received his Bachelor's in Biochemistry and both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from the University of California, Davis
      • He is currently the chair of the Scholarship Committee and serves on the Teaching Committee at the Department of Viticulture and Enology – UC Davis

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Thursday , December 12, 2006

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Dr. Robert L. Wample

Techniques and effects of Pruning

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      • Julio Gallo Director of the Viticulture and Enology Research Center
      • Chair of the Department of Viticulture and Enology at California State University, Fresno
      • Named the Chateau Ste Michelle Distinguished Professor of Viticulture in 1995-2000
      • His areas of research include the effects of mechanical pruning, irrigation management and drought on wine and juice grape growth, productivity and physiology including the effects of nutrition, harvest date, and pruning level.
      • Dr. Wample also served as 2005-2006 President of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture Board of Directors.

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