UC ON THE ROAD IN LODI

UC DAVIS DEPT OF VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY ON THE ROAD IN LODI.

Date:  Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Time:  9:00am – 1:00pm

Venue:  Burgundy Hall, Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi CA

Cost:  $35 (includes lunch)

Topics & Speakers:
– Department Update – Ben Montpetit, Chair and Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– Rootstocks and drought resistance – Megan Bartlett, Associate Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– Building better grapevine rootstocks for salinity, nematodes, and viruses – Luis Diaz Garcia, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– NoLo wine production: Current technology and critical gaps in knowledge – David Block, Distinguished Professor, Departments of Viticulture & Enology and Chemical Engineering, UC Davis
– Grapes to glass: Sensory evaluation for quality control and product innovation – Ha Nguyen, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– Introduction and current research in the Chen Lab – Liang Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– Perspectives on Lodi viticulture – Justin Tanner, Viticulture Advisor, San Joaquin County, UCANR 

Description: On The Road programs are educational seminars that are designed to help UC Davis communicate with the grape and wine industries by bringing faculty to different regions of California. They present relevant topics or current research and, at the same time, listen to the issues that are important to grape growing and winemaking professionals.

Registration (required):  Click HERE to purchase tickets. Contact the UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology with any questions.