What To Expect at the 2023 American Society of Enology and Viticulture National Conference
June 19, 2023 One of the nation’s most prominent vintners will deliver the keynote speech at the American Society of Enology and Viticulture‘s 74th National Conference June 27-29, in Napa, CA.
Michael Silacci is the first solo winemaker in the history of Opus One, the famous Bordeaux-style blend made in Napa, and since 2004 has been solely in charge of winemaking and the vineyards.
Opus One, founded in 1979, is the groundbreaking creation of Robert Mondavi of California and Baron Philippe de Rothschild of France, who produced Château Mouton Rothschild of Bordeaux. Their goal was to make one great wine, and by most accounts, they succeeded.
Other speakers at ASEV’s National Conference, an annual gathering for the latest research and technical information shaping the wine and grape industry, include:
• Merit Award Presentation by Dr. Timothy Martinson, Cornell University: “An Insect Ecologist’s ‘Random Walk’ through the Viticultural Landscape”
• Honorary Research Lecturer Dr. Vicente Ferreira, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain: “What We Know About the Chemical Bases of Wine Aroma Perception
• Extension Distinction Award Presentation by Dr. Anna Katharine Mansfield, Cornell University: “Would You Rather Be Right or Kind? The Ideal vs. The Real in Enology Extension”
In addition, the Best Viticulture Paper was for a table grape project in which Japanese researchers won the award by tracking two field-grown grapevines cultivated in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, that were exposed to electrical stimulation in two growing seasons using a solar panel from budbreak to harvest: “Electrical Stimulation as a Potential Technique for Enlarging Table Grape Berry Size by Enhancing Cell Division.”
For more information on the American Society of Enology and Viticulture 74th National Conference, visit asev.org.
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