Wine Workshop Webinar Series for Industry Professionals Returns

Friday, May 27, 2022

Grape and wine industry members are invited to join Iowa State University Extension and Outreach enology specialist Aude Watrelot for a series of free webinars regarding wine chemistry and quality. The webinars, produced in partnership with University of Minnesota enology specialist Drew Horton, provide an opportunity for industry members to discuss knowledge and techniques for improving wine quality. The first webinar, "Acidity Management: From Vine to Wine," will be held on May 31 at 3 p.m. CDT on Webex.

Winemaking tanks.The webinar series brings together both academic and industry partners to discuss the latest advances in winemaking. Each session will be 90 minutes long and will begin with a short presentation. Then, winemakers from across the U.S. will share during a roundtable panel.

"The grape and wine industry in the U.S. Midwest is focusing on interspecific grapes, but not much is known about their chemistry, their changes during winemaking and best practices to obtain high quality wines that consumers will enjoy. Therefore, I decided to develop a webinar series which would combine research and practical advances in a timely manner," explained Watrelot.

Upcoming Sessions and Registration Information:

Acidity management: From Vine to Wine: May 31, at 3 p.m. CDT. Register via Webex.
Whole Clusters Fermentation: June 28, at 3 p.m. CDT. Register via Webex.
Sparkling Wine: July 26, at 3 p.m. CDT. Register via Webex.
Micro-Oxygenation and Oxidation Management: Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. CDT. (Link to be published soon.
Cold Stabilization: Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. CST. (Link to be published soon.)
Wine packaging: Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. CST. (Link to be published soon.)

Previous webinars regarding a range of topics including winery sanitation and cleaning, barrel maturation and microbial spillage can also be found online at https://bit.ly/3wL0KQj.

Participants are also encouraged to provide feedback regarding the subject and format of upcoming webinars using a voluntary, anonymous questionnaire.