Thursday, June 19
9:00 am–9:45 am

Farm Boy to Winegrower, a Perspective of the Past Forty Years and the Challenges of the Future

Mr. Robert Steinhauer
Wineland Consulting LLC, California

We are pleased to honor Robert Steinhauer with the Merit Award based on his many accomplishments and contributions to the industry and ASEV.

For more than 40 years, Robert Steinhauer has played a key and influential role in shaping the American wine industry. His expertise in labor relations, technical practices, and coordinating harvests in some of the California’s finest winegrape growing regions makes him a consummate expert in virtually every aspect of winegrape production. Far from the raisin farm of his early adulthood, Steinhauer’s knowledge and expertise of California winegrape vineyards has made him an invaluable asset to the industry.

Currently the president and part owner of Wineland Consulting, LLC, Steinhauer’s credentials include a 25-year tenure at Beringer Blass Wine Estates, where he retired as senior vice president. Along with his colleague Ed Sbragia, Steinhauer was recognized by the San Francisco Chronicle as Winemaker of the Year in 2001 and was named Copia’s Winegrower of the Year in 2004.

Steinhauer has served on many committees, including program committee chair from 2006 through 2008 for the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium; appointed member of the Watershed Information Center and Conservancy of Napa County; chairman for the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board; board member for the Wine Institute and member of its Research and Education Committee; president of the Board of the Napa Valley Vintners in 2004 and chairman of the Wine Appellation Committee and president of the board of ASEV in 1985–1986. During the reorganization of the American Vineyard Foundation (AVF) in 2006–2007, Steinhauer offered his expertise to manage AVF’s day-to-day activities.

Widely respected and recognized in the wine industry, Steinhauer is the recipient of several prestigious honors including the 2006 Outstanding Alumnus Award from California State University, Fresno; the 2005 Wine Integrity Award; the 1983 Foremost McKesson California Vintner Award, and the Viticulture Alumni Award presented by California State University, Fresno.

Steinhauer earned his bachelor’s degree in viticulture in 1965 and his master’s degree in plant science in 1967 at Fresno State College, known today as  California State University, Fresno.

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Alcohol Consumption
No one under 21 years of age will be permitted in the exhibit hall unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. In addition, no one under 21 years of age will be permitted to attend sessions or other events with alcoholic beverages.

Industry poster authors present:
Thursday, June 19
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

The 2008 Annual Meeting Poster Sessions, a collection of significant research, will be on display Wednesday, June 18, and Thursday, June 19,  in the exhibit hall. You will be able to meet the authors poster presentation for one and a half hours on the designated day and time listed above.

Poster Session Co-chairs:

John Clark, The Wine Group, California
Chris Smith, Bogle Vineyards, California

Viticulture poster authors present:
Thursday, June 19
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

The 2008 Annual Meeting Poster Sessions, a collection of significant research, will be on display Wednesday, June 18, and Thursday, June 19,  in the exhibit hall. You will be able to meet the authors poster presentation for one and a half hours on the designated day and time listed above.

Poster Sessions Co-chairs:

John Clark, The Wine Group, California
Chris Smith, Bogle Vineyards, California

Enology authors present:
Wednesday, June 18
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

The 2008 Annual Meeting Poster Sessions, a collection of significant research, will be on display Wednesday, June 18, and Thursday, June 19,  in the exhibit hall. You will be able to meet the authors poster presentation for one and a half hours on the designated day and time listed above.

Poster Session Co-chairs:

John Clark, The Wine Group, California
Chris Smith, Bogle Vineyards, California

Enology/Viticulture Poster authors present
Wednesday, June 18
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

The 2008 Annual Meeting Poster Sessions, a collection of significant research, will be on display Wednesday, June 18, and Thursday, June 19,  in the exhibit hall. You will be able to meet the authors poster presentation for one and a half hours on the designated day and time listed above.

Poster Session Co-chairs

John Clark, The Wine Group, California
Chris Smith, Bogle Vineyards, California

Thursday, June 19
1:40 pm – 3:40 pm

Moderator:

Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy, Opus One Winery, California

Thursday, June 19
1:40 pm – 2:40 pm

Moderator:

Mark Matthews, University of California, Davis

Thursday, June 19
10:20 am – Noon

Moderator:

Ann Colonna, Oregon State University, Portland

Wednesday, June 18
3:00 pm – 3:40 pm

Moderator:

Roger Boulton, University of California, Davis

Wednesday, June 18
2:20 pm – 4:00 pm

Moderator:

James Harbertson, Washington State University, Prosser

Wednesday, June 18
1:20 pm – 2:40 pm

Moderator:

James Osborne, Oregon State University, Corvallis

Wednesday, June 18
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Moderator:

Rhonda Smith, University of California Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County

Thursday, June 19
10:20 am – Noon

Moderator:

Nick Dokoozlian, E&J Gallo Winery, California

Wednesday, June 18
10:20 am – 11:40 am

Moderator:

Susan Ebeler, University of California, Davis

Wednesday, June 18
10:00 am – 11:20 am

Moderator:

Peter Cousins, United States Department of Agriculture, New York

DAVIS, CA, March 17, 2008 ….This year’s American Society for Enology and Viticulture’s (ASEV) 59th Annual Meeting will be held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, on June 17 – 20, 2008. Key highlights for this year’s conference are the themed Supplier Showcase seminars set for June 18 and 19, a regional winery tour, research reports, including world-renowned experts in enology and viticulture, and the chance to taste local wines at the Pacific Northwest Wine Reception.

“We have been working with the support and input of Oregon’s respected wine industry in developing this year’s Annual Meeting program,” said ASEV Executive Director Lyndie Boulton. “We are focused on providing a range of collaborative opportunities which include social and business networking while enjoying the local food and wine.”

An added attraction for the opening day of the Annual Meeting on June 17 is the 5th Joint Burgundy-California-Oregon Winemaking Symposium. Organizer Christian Butzke of Purdue University and Pascal Durand of France have invited speakers from France, Oregon and California for a multi-regional discussion between winemakers and enologists/viticulturists on issues affecting the industry today. The symposium will be preceded by a separate winery tour on June 16.

The Annual Meeting week will also include the Sensory Science Symposium: From Vineyard to Consumer Preference on June 20. How we taste wine is based on the interaction between wine constituents and human receptors in the brain. This symposium will look into sensory science as the most relevant tool to bridge the gap between wine constituents and human perception. Co-organized by Ulrich Fischer of the DLR Department of Viticulture and Enology, Germany, and Hildegarde Heymann of the University of California, Davis, this symposium boasts an international panel of sensory experts from Germany, Spain, Australia, France and the United States.

Dr. Peter Winterhalter, a professor of chemistry at the Institute of Food Chemistry at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, will present the 2008 Honorary Research Lecture. Dr. Winterhalter’s research team focuses on the areas of natural product chemistry and aroma research. His lecture, Application of Countercurrent Chromatography in Wine Research and Wine Analysis, is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18.

These are just a few highlights of the 2008 national meeting, including the ASEV Classic Golf Tournament on June 17, to connect professionally with your colleagues from around the world in one of America’s most environmentally conscious cities and award-winning wine regions. Plan to meet with your colleagues in one of the “greenest big cities” in the nation. Registration and housing will open on March 31. For more information, please visit www.asev.org.

CONTACT:
Judith McKibben
AJEV
(530) 753-3142

or

Muriel Miller
Brown·Miller Communications, Inc.
(800) 710-9333

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DAVIS, CA, March 10, 2008…. Labeled “elegant and complex” by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) best paper committee, England’s John C. Danilewicz’s paper, “Interaction of Sulfur Dioxide, Polyphenols, and Oxygen in a Wine-Model System: Central Role of Iron and Copper,” has been selected as the best enology paper published in 2007 in the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture (AJEV). The counterpart best viticulture paper was awarded to Markus Keller and Lynn J. Mills from Washington State University, Prosser, for “Effect of Pruning on Recovery and Productivity of Cold-Injured Merlot Grapevines.”

The committee noted that Danilewicz’s enology paper “brings us significantly closer to a full understanding of the role of metals and their oxidative interactions with phenolics and SO2 in wine. Understanding the important roles that copper and iron play in aging interactions has valuable and far-reaching consequences to winemaking and wine quality. This clear treatment of a complex topic, supported by simple but powerful experimental design, provides elegant, concise and well-substantiated logical results leading to novel and profound conclusions.”

Keller and Mills’ viticulture paper was recognized by the committee for its excellent mix of straightforward scientific experimentation leading to applicable results for winegrowers in many regions with sporadic or frequent problems with winter frost damage. The paper’s research revises some traditional opinions on re-establishing productivity for injured vines and is expected to have a strong impact on viticulture and vineyard management practices in cool climates.

Each year, the ASEV best paper committee reviews all research articles published in the AJEV and determines one viticulture and one enology paper that reflect outstanding research and a substantial contribution to its field. The 2007-08 committee members include Christian Butzke of Purdue University (Chair); David Hastings of Kendall-Jackson; George Vierra of Napa Valley College; Steve Vasquez, University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno; and Carmo Vasconcelos of HortResearch in New Zealand. The authors will receive recognition and a monetary award at the June 2008 ASEV Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon.

Both best papers are currently highlighted at www.ajevonline.org and are available for reading at no charge.

Location:  Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio
 
Responsibilities: Coordinates, designs, and executes viticulture research projects; manages field, laboratory, and greenhouse experiments associated with viticulture; plans, coordinates, and executes field experiments in Wooster and other locations, including experimental plots at the Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station in Kingsville and cooperating commercial vineyards; maintains vineyard research plots at Horticulture Unit II, including planting, pruning, trellising, spraying, conducting canopy management, and harvesting; plans and coordinates the conduct of research experiments; plans the collection, processes and analysis of research data; operates and maintains research equipment; evaluates research findings and assists in reporting results to sponsoring agencies; assists in the preparation of research papers and manuscripts for publications and presentations at conferences and workshops; assists in grant writing and acquisition of support from outside agencies; supervises and instructs personnel and students in various operations of field and laboratory research; provides technical assistance and supervision in equipment use and maintenance; and performs other duties as assigned by the project leader. 
 
Required Qualification: Master’s degree in horticulture or plant sciences technology or an equivalent combination of education and experience; experience in computer literacy encompassing Windows operating system and its environment; valid driver’s license; pesticide applicator license or ability to obtain license; and considerable research experience. Desired Qualifications: Viticulture degree and/or training; Doctoral degree in an appropriate biological science field; statistical analysis software knowledge (e.g. SAS). 
 
Salary: competitive, commensurate with qualification and experience, which includes an excellent benefits package.
 
Application: Applicants should complete the application on-line at: www.jobsatosu.com and submit a letter of interest, curriculum vita, copies of undergraduate and graduate degree transcripts, and names, addresses, telephones and e-mails of at least three professional references.
 
Contact Person: Dr. Imed Dami, Assistant Professor, Viticulture Specialist, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691-4096. Phone: (330) 263-3882. E-mail: dami.1@osu.edu
 
Application Deadline: 30 March 2008 or until a suitable candidate is hired.
 

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