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Download some info for winemakers, prepared by WSU wine science experts Thomas Henick-Kling and Jim Harbertson.
WSU Extension Enology is here to address the needs of the Washington State wine industry. We are available to answer your questions and help you solve problems related to winemaking. Please contact us by phone, email or click “Ask the Winemaker” to send us your question. Our research is focused on the impacts of viticulture and winemaking techniques on color, flavor, and aroma compounds in grapes and wine of Washington State.
Latest News
WSU Opens Research Winery
PROSSER, Wash. – Washington State University now features the largest experimental, non-commercial winemaking facility in the Pacific Northwest.
The research winery, which is located at the WSU Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser, has a production capacity of about 5,000 gallons. The new facility was designed by enologists James Harbertson and Kerry Ringer, scientists in the WSU Department of Food Science. The facility will be used to conduct research in support of the region’s rapidly growing wine industry. Read more »
WSU Enology News & Events
International Wine Expert to Lead WSU Viticulture, Enology Program - Thomas Henick-Kling, an international leader in wine research and education, is the new director of Washington State University’s viticulture and enology program.
WSU Researching Secrets Of Fine Wine - It’s kind of like an elf’s winery. Everything is tiny. The normally huge fermenting tanks are only about 4-feet-tall. Read or listen to the rest of the NWPR report »