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Final Report: 2020-2021 Funding Cycle Principal Investigator: Doug Walsh, Professor of EntomologyWashington State University Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center24106 N. Bunn Rd, Prosser, WA 99350dwalsh@wsu.eduTel. 509.786.9287 Summary: Objective 1. Collect different populations of grape mealybugs. Two distinct populations of grape mealybugs were collected in 2019. The first was from…
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Final Report: April 30, 2021 Principal Investigator: Peter Ako Larbi, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, 9240 S Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA 93648, (559)-646-6577, palarbi@ucanr.edu. Cooperator(s): George Zhuang, C.E. Viticulture Farm Advisor, UCCE Fresno County, 550 E. Shaw Ave, Suite 210-B, Fresno, CA 93710, (559)-241-7506, gzhuang@ucanr.edu.5. Objective(s) and Experiments…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WALLA WALLA VALLEY (February 6, 2015)—The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) today announced it will establish The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater as the newest American Viticulture Area (AVA) on Monday, Feb. 9. The AVA is situated on an alluvial fan of the Walla Walla…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE (March 1, 2018)—Washington State’s wine grape harvest totaled 227,000 tons in 2017, which equated to a 16-percent decrease compared to the record-breaking 2016 harvest of 270,000 tons. Washington State Wine’s annual Wine Grape Crush Report, compiled with information provided by all Washington State wineries, showed that…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE (March 1, 2017)—Washington State’s wine grape harvest hit a new record in 2016, according to the Washington State Wine Commission’s Annual Grape Production Report. The report, compiled with information provided by all Washington State wineries, showed the 2016 harvest totaled 270,000 tons, a 22-percent increase from…
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Final Report – Funding cycles 2021-2023 (two-year project) Principal Investigator: Pete Jacoby, Washington State University, Pullman Telephone: 509-475-7630 Cooperators: Scott Williams, Kiona Vineyard and Winery, Benton City, and Todd Tucker, Tuctronics Partnership, Walla Walla Summary: Data from soil water sensors at Kiona Vineyards during the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons…
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Final Report – Funding Cycles 2020-2024, includes one year no cost extension Principal Investigator: Michelle Moyer, Washington State University, Prosser Telephone: 509-786-9234 Co-PIs: Walt Mahaffee, USDA-Agriculture Research Service, Corvallis; David Gadoury, Cornell University Summary: This project funded for three years had two main objectives of evaluating the use of UV-C light…
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SEATTLE (December 15, 2022) –Taste Washington is making its big return to Seattle in March 2023, and today tickets are officially on sale for the iconic Grand Tasting and Seminar Series. After a 3-year hiatus, the nation’s largest single-region wine and food festival will celebrate its 24th year in 2023.
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The third story from Miriah Falce, Enologist at Cairdeas Winery in the Lake Chelan AVA. EnglishEspañol Cool year with a slow start May has been a little bit of a slow month, with quite a few other activities…
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Washington wine’s earliest days date back to 1825, when the first grape vines were planted. Pioneer William B. Bridgman planted grapevines in Yakima Valley in the early 1900s. In subsequent years, Dr. Walter Clore, recognized as the father of the Washington wine industry, researched what varieties would grow well in…
