OWRI Seminars
Each term OWRI hosts a series of seminars related to viticulture and enology. These seminars are free of charge and everyone is welcome to attend. If you can't attend in person, join us online. Each seminar is streamed live through Adobe Connect. There is no software to download, and participants can type in their questions for the presenter in real time. Presentation recordings are posted here on this page for later viewing.
Questions or comments? Contact us at owri@oregonstate.edu
Spring Term Seminar Series: April - June, 2013
Friday, May 24
11 AM
ALS 4000
Master's of Science Thesis Seminar
Morgan Curtis
"Influence of cover crop residue management on soil moisture, vine growth, and productivity in a pre-production vineyard in the Willamette Valley"Join us for this graduate thesis seminar presented by Morgan Curtis. Results of a vineyard floor management trial conducted in an establishing vineyard during 2011-2012 will be presented. Morgan is a MS candidate in the Lab of Dr. Patty Skinkis, Viticulture Extension Specialist, OSU.
Join Live Online HERE
Monday, May 13th
ALS 3005
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom-Professor of Agrometeorology & Director of AgWeatherNet, Washington State University
"AgWeatherNet: Real-time Weather Information and Decision Aids for Agriculture"
3:40-4:10 PM
Dr. Troy Peters-Extension Irrigation Specialist, Washington State University“
"Simplified Irrigation Scheduling on Your Phone or Web Browser”
Winter Term Seminar Series: January - March, 2013
January 17, 2013
Scott Burns, Portland State University
"The Importance of Soil and Geology in Tasting Terroir, a Case Study from the Willamette Valley"
Listen to a recording of the seminar HERE, View the sides HERE.
January 30, 2013
3:30 PM, ALS 012
Melodie Putnam, Director, Oregon State University Plant Clinic
"Grapevine trunk diseases - what do we know of them in Oregon?"
Listen to a recording of the seminar HERE.
February 12, 2013
3:30 PM, Wiegand 106
Clark Seavert, Director, NW Agribusiness Executive Seminar
"AgFinance. It is more than about profit"
Listen to a recording of the seminar: http://connectpro30832901.adobeconnect.com/seavert/
Visit the AgTools website: https://www.agtools.org/
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Fall Term Seminar Series: October - November, 2012
October 17, 2012
10:00 AM, ALS 4000
Gerhard Pietersen, Professor of Enology, Citrus Research International, Pretoria
"The Spread and Control of Grapevine Leafroll Disease in South Africa"
Watch Recording
OWRI Webinar
November 15, 2012
Time: 3:30 PM
Dr. Andrew Landers, Senior Extension Associate, Spray Technologist, Cornell University
"Tunnel Sprayers as a Way to Reduce Drift and Pest Management Budgets"
This was a live presentation and was not archived on the OWRI website for later viewing.
November 30, 2012
3:30 PM, ALS 006
Glen Creasy, Senior Lecturer in Viticulture, Lincoln University, New Zealand
"Roots, Seeds and Sky: What Rootstocks, Fruit Set and Ultraviolet Radiation have in Common"
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OWRI Research Retreat
We have PowerPoint Presentations available from the 2012 OWRI Research Retreat. They are listed below.
Vineyard and Pest Diseases: Click Here
Enology Session: Click Here
Canopy Management: Click Here
Information on How to Form a Regional Tech Group: Click Here
Viticulture and Enology Extension Programs: Click Here
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Spring Term Seminar Series: April - June 2012
April 17th, 2012
Harper Hall, MS student in Enology, Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University
"Isolation and Identification of Non-Saccharomyces Yeast with β-glucosidase activity and their impact on Pinot noir Wine Aroma"
Watch the Recording
May 2nd, 2012
Andy Gallagher, Red Hills Soil
"Updates on Soil Mapping Technologies"
Wtch the Recording - We had some difficulty with the microphone during this presentation, the recording gets better half way through.
May 15th, 2012 - 4:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Wiegand Hall, room 106
Matt Strickland, MS Student in Enology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University
"Impacts of Pediococcus spp. on Oregon Pinot noir"
Watch the Recording
May 16th, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
ALS Building, room 0006
Amanda Vance, MS Student in Viticulture, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University
"Impacts of Crop Level and Vine Vigor on Vine Balance and Fruit Composition in Oregon Pinot Noir"
Watch the Recording
June 6th, 2012 - 3:30 pm
Wiegand Hall, room 238
Kelli Wagner, MAg student, OSU Department of Horticulture
"Evaluating the Economics and Use of Vineyard Pruning Technologies"
Watch the Recording
Winter Term Seminar Series: January - March 2012
March 7th, 2012
Carolyn Ross, Assistant Professor of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Washington State University Pullman, WA
"The Impact of Wine Components on Wine Quality"
Watch the Recording
January 17th, 2012
Claudio Ioriatti, Senior Scientist and Head of the Experiment Area at Center for Technology, Transfer, FEM-IASMA S.Michele all'Adige, Italy
"European Grapevine Moth in Italian Vineyards, Our Path Away From Pesticides"
Watch the Recording
OWRI/FST Candidate Seminars:
Sarah Forester, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Scholar, Pennsylvania State University
Research Seminar:
"The Role of Wine Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention"
Watch the Recording
Teaching Seminar:
"The Aging and Finishing of Wine"
Watch the Recording
Seth Cohen, Ph.D. Director, Appalachian State University Viticulture Program
Research Seminar:
"Research Towards Understanding Grape and Wine Quality."
Watch the Recording
Teaching Seminar:
"Sulfur in Winemaking: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly."
Watch the Recording
Elizabeth Tomasino, Ph.D. Candidate, Lincoln, NZ
Research Seminar:
"Characterization of Regional Examples of New Zealand Pinot Noir by Means of Sensory and Chemical Analysis"
Watch the Recording
Teaching Seminar:
"Chemical Components of Aroma and Flavour"
Watch the Recording
Fall Term Seminar Series: October - November, 2011
November 2nd, 2011
Thomas Henick-Kling, PhD, Professor of Enology, Washington State University
"The Washington State University Wine Research Program and the Washington Wine Industry"
Watch the Recording
November 16th, 2011
Ed Peachey, Assistant Professor, OSU Department of Horticulture
"Weed Management in Vineyards. Good, Bad or Ugly?"
Watch the Recording
November 30th, 2011
Nick Dokoozlian, Vice President of Viticulture, E. & J. Gallo Winery
"The Research and Development Process of the Wine Industry"
Watch the Recording
3rd Viticulture and Enology Research Colloquium: August 2011
Amanda Vance, Master Student, OSU Department of Horticulture
"Determining the Impacts of Crop Thinning on Vine Vigor and Fruit Quality in Pinot Noir"
Watch the Recording
Laurent Deluc, Assistant Professor, OSU Department of Horticulture
"The Berry Synchronization: A Perspective to Study Grape Berry Ripening"
View Presentation Slides
Gabriel Balint, Extension Horticulturist, OSU Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center
"Irrigation Research in a Cool Climate Area - Niagara Peninsula, Canada. Effect of Time and Water Regimes on Vine Physiology and Wine Sensory Profile of Two Grape Wine Cultivars"
View Presentation Slides
Michael Qian, Associate Professor, OSU Department of Food Science and Technology
"Can Cover Crop Management Change Grape and Wine Flavor Quality?"
View Presentation Slides
James Osborne, Assistant Professor, OSU Department of Food Science and Technology
"Impact of non-Saccharomyces Yeast on Wine Quality. Isolation and Identification of non-Saccharomyces Yeast with Beta-glycosidase Activity"
Watch the Recording (first presentation in recording, 0:00 to 34:44)
Andrew Plantinga, Professor, OSU Department of Agicultural and Resource Economics
"The Value of Terroir: Hedonic Estimation of Vineyard Sales Prices"
Watch the Recording (second presentation in recording, 34:44 to 1:11:25)
Vaughn Walton, Assistant Professor, OSU Department of Horticulture
"Integration of Mite Biological Control Using Timed Miticide Applications and Organic and Low Input Fungus Programs"
Watch the Recording (third presentation in recording, 1:11:25 to 1:42:37)
Winter and Spring Term Seminar Series: January - May, 2011
Jan 19, 2011
Andrew Plantinga, Professor & Robin M. Cross, Postdoctoral Research Associate
OSU Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
"The Value of Terroir: Hedonic Estimation with Data on Vineyard Sale Prices"
View Presentation Slides
Feb 2, 2011
Clark Seavert, Professor & Director, NW Agribusiness Executive Seminar
OSU Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
"AgToolsTM for Measuring Economic and Financial Success in the Wine Industry"
Feb 8, 2011
Laurent Deluc, Assistant Professor, OSU Department of Horticulture
"Berry variability: A Phenomenon to Explain Berry Ripening?"
Feb 16, 2011
Jason Tosch, Director of Viticulture, Anne Amie Vineyards, Carlton, Oregon
"Update on the Low-Impact Viticulture and Enology (LIVE) Program"
View Presentation Slides
Mar 2, 2011
Alan Bakalinsky, Associate Professor, OSU Department of Food Science and Technology
"Biofilm Formation by a Flor Wine Strain of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae"
View Presentation Slides
Mar 9, 2011
Michael McIntosh, L.S. Keker Excellence Professor, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Department of Nutrition
"The Bioactive Components of Grapes and Their Anti-inflammatory Actions"
Watch the Recording
April 4, 2011
David Gadoury, Senior Research Associate, Cornell University, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbe Biology
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grape Powdery Mildew and Several Things you Really Need to Forget"
Watch the Recording
April 20, 2011
Angela Gadino, Graduating PhD student, OSU Department of Horticulture
"Enhancing Pest Mite Biological Control by T. pyri in Pacific Northwest Vineyards"
Watch the Recording
May 4, 2011
Lisa Hall, Senior Editor, Wine Business Monthly
"A Journalist's Point of View: Observing the Growth of the Oregon Wine Industry"
Watch the Recording
May 18, 2011
Tresider Burns, Master of Enololgy Student, OSU Department of Food Science and Technology
“Impact of Malolactic Fermentation on Red Wine Color and Color Stability”
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