Recognizing and Preventing Common Winemaking Flaws- Technical Symposium

The Southern Oregon Wine Institute is already adding value in so many ways to our wine community. Here is their latest educational project for winemakers :

The Southern Oregon Wine Institute at Umpqua Community College is teaming up with ETS Laboratories and Oregon State University Extension Service to present a technical symposium on March 8, 9, and 10 with expert instruction on recognizing, diagnosing, and preventing common winemaking flaws. This interactive and educational symposium agenda will be repeated at each of three separate locations in the Rogue Valley, Umpqua Valley, and Southern Willamette regions as follows: Rogue Valley Session- Tuesday, March 8 from 1 pm to 5 pm at the OSU, Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center, 569 Hanley Road, Central Point. Umpqua Valley Session - Wednesday, March 9 from 1 pm to 5 pm at the Roseburg Country Club, 5051 Garden Valley Road, Roseburg Southern Willamette Session - Thursday, March 10 from 1 pm to 5 pm at King Estates Winery, 80854 Territorial Road, Eugene

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Symposium Speakers and Current Topics

Eric Herve PhD, ETS Laboratories, "Interactive Introduction to Common Wine Flaws and Faults."  The session includes a sensory demonstration of common flaws using aroma standards. Discussion will focus on sensory characteristics, exploring the perception of aromas as stylistic character or faults, and the top preventative techniques.     Gordon Burns ETS Laboratories, "Managing Sulfur Dioxide".  For thousands of years winemakers have relied upon sulfur dioxide as a winemaking tool. Gordon will discuss the latest best practices in use of sulfur dioxide including techniques to minimize additions over the life of the wine.    James Osborne, PhD in Food Science, Oregon State University Food Science and Technology, "Managing microbes for prevention of common flaws".  James will address the management of wine microbes, the basic microbiology and how various strategies can affect, control, or result in flaws including recent research that may provide state-of-the-art control techniques.   Dwayne Bershaw, MS in Enology, Southern Oregon Wine Institute, "Managing barrels for prevention of common flaws".   Dwayne will provide instruction on managing barrels and cooperage, the basic issues, and how various strategies can affect, control, or result in flaws.   Patricia Howe MS, ETS Laboratories, "Managing Sanitation - Maintaining Quality".   Patricia will address the basic concepts of winery sanitary management and an applied approach to developing cleaning, sanitizing, and sterilization procedures.  Emphasis will be placed on methods to evaluate the effectiveness of sanitation procedures.