Wine Island Grape Growers Association
Viticulture and Oenology Conference
Cobble Hill Hall
For more information visit WIGA's website.
Program
8:00-8:30 Registration and Coffee
8:30-4:45 Presentations including a lunch buffet
4:45-6:00 supplier visiting, and chatting about the day
6:00-9:00 Island Wines Showcase and Canape Buffet
Speaker Bios
Ken Kupperman, VP Vineyard Operations Oregon at Jackson Family Wines
Viticulture in the Willamette Valley. Applications to the Wine Islands
Chris Mark, Vineyard Consultant, founder of Vintality Tech Inc.
Getting Dirty. An edgy exploration of vineyard soil testing and precision viticulture techniques
Felix Egerer, Viticulturist Unsworth Vineyards
Growing More than Grapes. How cover crops can improve vineyard soil health
Lamont Brooks, co-owner Symphony Vineyard
Another Look at the Crystal Ball. What do the past 50 years of Wine Islands climate tell us about the next 20? Why was the 2022 yield so high?
Daniel Pambianchi, winemaker, author & consultant
Managing Oxygen Quantitatively from Crush to Bottling. Modern perspectives for enhancing wine quality and avoiding oxidative and reductive deviations.
Managing and Preventing Volatile Acidity in Your Cellar.
Mark Hopley, winemaker Hester Creek
Cold Stabilization Techniques