Sunridge Nurseries' VP of Operations, Adam Lovgren, participated on behalf of the California Grape Rootstock Research Foundation as moderator for Session II: Innovations in Traditional Breeding at the recent NGRA/UC Davis Grapevine Improvement Workshop.  The session highlighted advancements in climate-resilient rootstocks, improved fruit and cultivar quality, resistance breeding, and the integration of modern genomic and phenomic tools, with presentations from Dr. Luis Diaz-Garcia, Dr. Margaret Worthington, Professor Dr. Oliver Trapp, and Dr. Maddy Oravec. The full conference offered valuable insights into how the future of grapevine breeding and genomics can expand varietal options for growers, helping address evolving challenges in disease and pest resistance, climate impacts, and the development of improved cultivars.

The ninth annual Rich Smith Award of Excellence for outstanding contributions to the American grape and wine industry was presented today to Emily Hodson, the winemaker at Veritas Vineyards and Winery, a co-owner of Flying Fox Vineyards and Winery, and an active leader in the Virginia wine industry. Members of the Smith family and sponsoring organizations present the Rich Smith award to Emily Hodson (third from left). The prestigious award annually reflects the spirit and accomplishments of the late Richard (Rich) Smith, founder of Valley Farm Management and Smith Family Wines in California’s Santa Lucia Highlands wine region in Monterey County. Rich was first and foremost a family man, but also a successful grape grower and winery owner, and a highly respected colleague known for the combination of passion, commitment and collaboration which helped advance the American grape and wine industry. Ever since Rich passed away in December 2015, three organizations—WineAmerica, N

Are you a small wine brand struggling to keep up with the larger competitors? What if there was a way to transform your brand just by customizing a new label? Michael Bergin can give you all the answers.   On the latest episode of the Legends Behind the Craft podcast, Drew Hendricks has a conversation with President and CEO of Bergin Screen Printing and Etching, Michael Bergin, about his process for creating wine labels. They discuss the benefits of having a screen printed or etched wine label, how to make your wine brand stand out, the process behind creating individualized wine labels, and much more. Legends Behind the Craft Podcast Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: Michael Bergin explains his company’s journey and how it has grown over 33 years What’s the difference between etching and screen printing? Michael explains the process behind hand-etching wine bottles How having a hand-etched or screen printed label can create a world of

2021 Virtual ASEV National Conference and ASEV-NGRA Precision Viticulture Symposium Early Bird Registration Ends June 15

DAVIS, Calif., June 1, 2021 – Continuing a 72-year-old tradition of professional education, the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) will host its virtual National Conference on June 21-24, 2021. Industry professionals and academia are invited to network and immerse themselves in the latest technical scientific information related to winemaking and grapegrowing. Award presentations, research […]

ASEV Honorary Research Lecture to Explore Path for Vineyards to Adapt in Rapidly Changing Environments

DAVIS, Calif., May 20, 2021 – The American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) is pleased to present this year’s Honorary Research Lecturer, Dr. Hans Schultz of Hochschule Geisenheim University in Germany. Dr. Schultz will be presenting the 2021 Honorary Research Lecture, “From Canopy Systems to Water Relations to Climate Change – An Unsteady Path in an Ever […]