The FPS Annual Meeting is fast approaching – have you registered yet?

The 2012 Annual Meeting is being held on February 20, 2013 due to scheduling conflicts with the 17^th Congress of the International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG) which was held in Davis last October. February 20 was chosen so those wishing to also attend the Current Wine and Wine Grape Research conference wouldn’t have to plan multiple trips to Davis.

The Current Wine and Wine Grape...

Every fall, FPS hosts its Annual Meeting – an opportunity for researchers and industry representatives to hear recent news from FPS staff and invited speakers.

Due to scheduling conflicts with the 17^th Congress of the International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG), which was organized by FPS Director, Dr. Deborah Golino, and staff and held in Davis during October, the 2012 Annual Meeting will be held on February 20, 2013 at the

Every year since 1995, the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) have come together to present the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. This event is one of the premier gatherings of the industry, combining a two-day trade show with...

In November, Grapevine Red Blotch Disease was announced by University of California, Davis scientists, Mysore Sudarshana and James Wolpert. The disease was discovered after grapevines that appeared to be exhibiting symptoms of Leafroll Disease tested free of Leafroll and Rugose Wood viruses.

The symptoms include irregular red blotches on leaf blades of basal portions of shoots starting in late August, reddening of the secondary and tertiary veins, and a low Brix units. Occasionally reddening of leaf blades in the interveinal zones occurs,...