Washington State Wine Research Priority Survey 2024

2024 Washington State Wine Commission Research Priorities

We need your input!

Washington State Wine's research program is industry driven and depends on your input to update research priorities and ensure the research program hits the mark. Please fill out this short survey or share with the person on your staff (vineyard manager, winemaker, etc.) that would utilize V & E research information. Thank you so much!

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1. Check the box(es) that best describes you:

Vineyard

Winery

Vineyard and Winery

Researcher

Other

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2. For wineries: check the box that best describes your annual wine production:

Less than 3,000 cases of wine

Between 3,000 to 50,000 cases

Between 50,000 to 100,000 cases

Over 100,000 cases

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3. For growers: check the box that best describes your wine grape acreage:

Less than 10 acres

10 to 50 acres

50 to 200 acres

More than 200 acres

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4. What is the primary AVA of your vineyard/winery?

Ancient Lakes

Candy Mountain

Columbia Gorge

Columbia Valley

Goose Gap

Horse Heaven Hills

Lake Chelan

Lewis-Clark Valley

Naches Heights

Puget Sound

Rattlesnake Hills

Red Mountain

Rocky Reach

Royal Slope

Snipes Mountain

The Burn of Columbia Valley

Wahluke Slope

Walla Walla Valley

White Bluffs

Yakima Valley

Other

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5. How important is viticulture and enology research for the Washington wine industry, on a scale of 1 to 5? (1 very important, 5 not important).

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6. Are you aware of the WA State Wine Commission's research program that guides WSU research, funds research directly and helps disseminate research results to industry?

Yes

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7. Where do you prefer to receive information about research supported by the Washington wine industry? (check your top four)

Trade Publications and Journals (Good Fruit Grower, Wine Business Monthly, American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, etc.)

WAVE (Washington Advancements in Viticulture & Enology) or WAVEx research seminars

WAVE Research Report newsletter (Wine Commission research newsletter)

Wine Commission Website Research Library

Wine Commission monthly newsletter

Statewide wine/grape conventions

WSU (field days/workshops/newsletters, etc.)

Wine Minute weekly radio program (AM 580/610)

Social media

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8. Have you attended a WAVE or WAVEx (Washington Advancements in Viticulture and Enology) research webinar or seminar in the past?

Yes

No - not interested

No - not aware

No - not convenient

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9. WINERIES: Research priorities are grouped by categories. Rank the current ENOLOGY research priority topics in order of importance (1 is highest priority).

Fermentation Management - yeast/bacteria impacts; microbiological spoilage; phenolic management; nutrient management practices; fermentation monitoring; management at winery of diseased/disordered fruit; rapid analysis of juice, must, wine chemistries

Wine Aroma and Flavor Compound - optimize sensory compounds in wine; mitigate environmental issues of smoke, freeze impacting wine quality; vineyard derived sulfur off aromas

Wine Maturation and Stabilization - sulfur dioxide minimalization and management; protein and cold stabilization to minimize flavor scalping, color loss, energy usage; microbial stabilization; impact of filtration, fining methods, calcium instability on wine sensory qualities

Winery Sustainability - reduce winery water and energy usage; develop methods for wineries of all sizes to recycle, reuse, repurpose harvest biomass, winery waste and wastewater, including glass wine bottles

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10. GROWERS: Research priorities are grouped by categories. Rank the current VITICULTURE research priority topics in order of importance (1 is highest priority).

Vineyard Sustainability - vineyard floor; soil fertility; carbon sequestration; nutrient management; rootstock management and selection

Production Efficiency and Profitability - water use/efficiency to optimize wine quality; canopy management for mechanization

Pest Management - detect and manage grapevine viruses and vectors; sustainable management for all pests of economic importance (e.g. spider mites, phylloxera, fungal diseases, nematodes, crown gall, weeds, vertebrate); management of trunk diseases

Climate Impacts on Site/Viticulture - develop guidelines for light and heat exposure on fruit; understand climate variability impact on viticulture (phenology, ripening, pest and diseases); winter trunk injury and secondary infections (crown gall); develop decision support system for inversion, frost protection

Mechanization/Precision - develop/evaluate tools to reduce reliance on hand labor in vineyard or winery (crop estimation, irrigation precision scheduling and variable rate application; canopy and crop management, pest management, sorting, MOG removal, cellar tasks)

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11. List any research topic(s) not listed above that should be on the priority list:

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12. What is the most important research challenge for the Washington wine industry in the next three years?

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13. Thank you for your time! Please share other comments here.

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