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Impact of Smoke Exposure on Wine

Recent wildfires have exposed grapes in some areas to high levels of smoke that can affect wine quality. While there’s still a lot we don’t know, certain practices can help. Grape growers can identify affected grape lots ...

Sep 2019 | OSU Extension Catalog

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How to Assess whether Grapes and Wines are affected by Wildfire Smoke Exposure

This article describes how to evaluate grape berries and wine for smoke aromas imparted by wildfire smoke exposure.

James Osborne, Patricia Skinkis, Elizabeth Tomasino | Sep 2020 | Article

Wine Industry Wildfire Smoke Toolkit

This website hosted by the Oregon Wine Board, provides important resources, industry round table discussions, and frequently asked questions regarding smoke effects on grapes and wine.

Sep 2020 | Online resource

Smoke Exposed Grapes: Microfermentation Protocol for Winemakers & Growers

This protocol provides instructions for a small fermentation to evaluate smoke impacts in grapes and wine.

Elizabeth Tomasino, Anita Oberholster, Tom Collins | Sep 2020 | Fact Sheet

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Given more information about how wine is made, consumers less likely to pay for organic

Consumers are more willing to pay for wine that comes with an organic or organic grape label but providing information about certification standards and organic production practices reduces consumer willingness to pay for all wines, , according to an Oregon State University-led study.

Chris Branam | Jun 25, 2019 | News story

Why are my grapevines stunted? New OSU Extension app has the answers

App makes it easy to check out all the possibilities and pick the right solution

Gail Wells | Mar 1, 2016 | News story

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