
A place where students, educators, and researchers share new research with the grape and wine industry.
2023 Industry Research Snapshot
The Industry Research Snapshot is an opportunity for students and professional researchers to directly share new information and discuss current and ongoing research with grape and wine industry stakeholders at WineVit®. This provides a platform for research and industry members to collaborate on and tackle topics of concern and innovation within our diverse industry. Come view the reserarch and talk to the presenters during WineVit®!
2023 Presenters
Student Research
Danielle Fox - People’s Choice Award Winner
Focus: Comparing of pre- and post-fermentation alcohol adjustments to aromatics and sensory of wines
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Enology
Stephen Onayemi - Best Oral Presentation Winner
Focus: Mating disruption for grape mealybug in Washington state vineyards
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Viticulture
Bernadette Gagnier - First Place Graduate Winner
Focus: Cover crop alternatives for nematode management
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Viticulture
Pierre Davadant - Second Place Graduate Winner
Focus: Foliar applications of nitrogen to increase YAN
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Viticulture
Alexa McDaniel - Third Place Graduate Winner
Focus: Managing powdery mildew with ultraviolet-C radiation without compromising fruit quality
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Viticulture
Selina Oronia - First Place Undergraduate Winner
Focus: Educating and familiarizing growers with beneficial insects in PNW vineyards
Undergraduate student, CBC
Industry focus: Viticulture
Melissa Manzo Parra - Second Place Undergraduate Winner
Focus: Internship experience in Washington vineyards
Undergraduate student, CBC
Industry focus: Viticulture
Focus: Using reverse osmosis and enzymes to reduce free and bound smoke-related compounds in wine
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Enology
Focus: Harvest timing and alcohol percentage effects on sensory attributes
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Enology
Focus: Influence of harvest time, alcohol concentration, and / or extending maceration on phenolic compostion and sensory characteristics of wine
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Enology
Focus: Assessing variablity in commerical oak alternative products and toasting methods of resulting volatile compounds in wine production
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Enology
Focus: Automation of non-destructive lag phase detection
Graduate student, WSU
Industry focus: Viticulture
Professional Research
Michelle Moyer - First Place Professional Winner
Focus: Rootstock evaluation trial on vines are influenced by biotic and abiotic challeneges, such as nematodes, water and nutrient upatake
Washington State University
Industry focus: Viticulture
Michelle Moyer - Second Place Professional Winner
Focus: Educating growers on understanding rootstock ordering and quality checks
Washington State University
Industry focus: Viticulture
Lynn Mills - Third Place Professional Winner
Focus: Development of WSU grapevine cold hardiness program from historical and real time data
Washington State University
Industry focus: Viticulture
Focus: Keeping ‘clean’ grapevines in registered nurseries through viral diagnostics
Washington State University
Industry focus: Viticulture
Focus: Interaction between Lachancea thermotolerans and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum in wine
Ste. Michelle Winery Estates
Industry focus: Enology
Focus: Wine acidicfication with Lachancea thermotolerans and the resulting impact on malolactic fermentation
Ste. Michelle Winery Estates
Industry focus: Enology
Focus: Optimizing tissue sampling and determining quantities of nutrients removed at the end of the growing season
Washington State University
Industry focus: Viticulture
Hailan Piao
Focus: Evaluation of yeast and malolactic bacteria strains on flavor compounds in wine with or without smoke exposure
Washington State University
Industry focus: Enology
Charles Obiero
Focus: Optimizing irrigation strategies for different grape varieties
Washington State University
Industry focus: Viticulture
Cassie Cichorz
Focus: Japanese Beetle update in Washington
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Industry focus: Viticulture
PAST POSTER SESSION WINNERS
The 2022 Poster Session and Oral Presentations Winners:
The Poster Session and Graduate Student Oral Presentations provide an unique opportunity for students, educators, and researchers to share new information and discuss their research with grape and wine industry stakeholders. Winegrowers Poster Session took place on Tuesday, February 8, during WineVit® 2022. This session provided an opportunity for four graduate students to share their research during a very informational 15-oral presentation. Five poster judges joined the session to evaluate each poster for logical flow, ease of reading, industry relevance and aesthetics. The judging took place in the weeks prior to WineVit® and during the convention.
We are very excited to announce this year’s Winegrowers Poster Session winners:
Overall People’s Choice:
Graduate Student Oral Presentation
First Place: Bernadette Gagnier
Graduate Student Poster
First Place: Bernadette Gagnier
Second Place: Geraldine Diverres
Third Place: Alexa McDaniel
Professional Poster
First Place: Michelle M. Moyer
Second Place: Michelle M. Moyer
Third Place: Sridhar Jarugula
The 2021 Poster Session and Oral Presentations Winners:
Graduate Student Oral Presentation
First Place: Arun Mitra
Graduate Student Poster
First Place: Bernadette Gagnier
Second Place: Arun Mitra
Third Place: Geraldine Diverres
Professional Poster
First Place: Michelle Moyer
Second Place: Lynn Mills
Third Place: Noma Chingandu
Graduate students will be awarded Washington State Wine and a cash prize from Washington Winegrowers Association. Professional Poster authors will be awarded Washington State wine.
Thank you to our judges: Leah Adint, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates; Rick Hamman, Viticulture Consultant; Jeff Sample, Bleyhl Co-op Agronomy Center; Holly Wells, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates; and Kevin Martin, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
The 2020 Poster Session and Oral Presentations Winners:
Undergraduate Poster:
First Place: Andrew Gerow
Second Place: Madelyn Calderon
Third Place: Bernadette Gagnier
Graduate Poster:
First Place: Margaret McCoy
Second Place: Tara Cook
Third Place: Nataliya Shcherbatyuk
Professional Poster:
First Place: Michelle Moyer
Second Place: Ben-Min Chang
Third Place: Sridhar Jaruugula
Best Graduate Oral Presentation: Margaret McCoy
Crowd Favorite: Sridhar Jaruugula
Thank you to the Washington State Wine Commission for sponsoring the Poster Sessions!
Interested in sponsoring WineVit®?
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Undergraduates
Undergraduate students studying grape and wine industry-related fields from any Washington post-secondary institution are welcome to apply to present their undergraduate research projects and/or findings. Undergraduate applicants can elect to have their poster judged, if desired.
Graduates
Graduate students studying grape and wine industry-related fields from any Washington post-secondary institution are welcome to apply to present their graduate research projects. Graduate students have the option to present their research as a poster or in a 10-15-minute oral presentation during the Poster Session. Graduate applicants can elect to have their poster judged, if desired.
Professionals
Professionals in the grape and wine industry are invited to present their research as a poster. Professional applicants can elect to have their poster judged, if desired.
* POSTERS FROM FOR-PROFIT VENTURES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.