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Alternative Varieties Symposium, Ralph Kunkee Seminar, Themed Sessions, and more!

Mark your calendars and join us June 18 – 22 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The technical program includes oral and poster presentations of over 140 research reports as well as the special presentations highlighted below. Click here to learn more and review the Daily Schedule for program details and speakers.

Technical Program Highlights

Willamette Valley Winery and Vineyard Tour: (Monday, June 18) info
In-depth tours of three Willamette Valley vineyards.

Alternative Varieties Symposium: (Tuesday, June 19) info
The purpose of the symposium is to bring awareness of alternative varieties available for the fine wine trade that are not “international varieties.” The symposium will include a panel discussion of industry speakers and a wine tasting representing the speakers’ regions.

Two Themed Sessions with Keynote Speakers:

• Grape Anatomy (Wednesday, June 20) info
  Keynote Speaker:
  Martin Goffinet, Cornell University, New York
• Wine Stability (Thursday, June 21) info
  Keynote Speakers:
  Roger Boulton, University of California, Davis
  Elizabeth Waters, Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation, Australia

Merit Award Presentation: (Thursday, June 21)
Discovery and Innovation and the Role of Research Funding
Roger Boulton, University of California, Davis

Ralph Kunkee Seminar—Historical Review by Ralph Kunkee’s Students & Those Working in His Field of Expertise: (Friday, June 22) info
This Ralph Kunkee half-day seminar will complete the conference week. Join us for a special presentation in regard to the newly generated genome sequence of Lactobacillus kunkeei.

Submit Your Abstract Online!

Click here to complete the online submission form.

Call for Abstracts (PDF) – click here to download.

Deadline: February 16, 2012

We are pleased to offer the Call for Abstracts for the 63rd ASEV National Conference in Portland, Oregon. We encourage you to submit an abstract for consideration.

The national conference provides a forum for the presentation of research in the fields of enology and viticulture or related sciences. An abstract can be submitted independent of publication of a paper and we welcome abstracts for both ongoing and completed research projects.

Registration and housing for the 2012 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium opened October 25, 2011 at 9:00 am (PDT).

Registration (for the conference) and housing (for hotel rooms) ARE NOW OFFERED SEPARATELY! We recommend you book your room first and then register for the conference when registration and housing open.

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The California Central Coast was an ideal setting for the 62nd National Conference at the Portola Hotel in Monterey.

Our generous wine donors provided over 500 conference attendees with opportunity to enjoy wine. Our partnership with the Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association (MCVGA) greatly enhanced the conference signature with our Central Coast venue. We were also indebted to our dedicated sponsors who provided significant support of our technical program.

We especially commend the students selected as recipients of the ASEV Best Student Presentation Awards and ASEV scholarships with commitment to them as an investment in our industry’s future.

Thank you to all who contributed to this national event as a research presenter, invited speaker, conference attendee and/or sponsor. Convening as one wine and grape community to exchange technical information in an open forum on a national level is paramount in determining our future.

Innovative research deserves recognition, and in the field of enology and viticulture the American Society for Enology and Viticulture’s (ASEV) Best Paper Awards are very well regarded. Based on research published in the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture (AJEV), the Society selected the 2011 Best Papers Award, which will be recognized at the 62nd ASEV National Conference, June 20-24, in Monterey, California. Read the rest of this entry »