• Grape Day 2026 Registration

    Join us for a free event on August 4th, 2026, from 7:30 AM to noon at 2360 E. Barstow Avenue, Fresno, CA 93740. For more information, feel free to contact us at (559) 278-7135 or via email at luzmendoza@mail.fresnostate.edu.
  • Schedule

  • 7:30 - 8:00 Check in

    8:00 - 8:10 Welcome

    8:15 - 9:55 Demonstrations - 3 station rotations

    • Recently Remodeled Teaching & Research Winery
    • Fresno State Viticulture and Enology presentation on electromagnetic sensing in vineyards
    • Agrivoltaics

    9:55 - 10:10 Break

    Presentations -

    10: 10 - 10:30 - Enhancing Color in Rubired: Effects of Natural Plant Biostimulants on Anthocyanin Development and Vine Performance, Whitney Cheatwood

    10:30 - 10:50 - Agronomic and Economic Response to crop4Life® in Wine Grape Production, Dr. Rita Abi-Ghanem

    10:50 - 11:10

    • Impact of Fining Agents on Phenolic Removal and Protein-Binding Capacity in a White Wine Model System, Vianh Pham and Dr. Kristy Sun.

    • Influence of Antioxidant Treatments on the Chemical Stability of Napa Chardonnay During Accelerated Aging, Hee Won Jang and Dr. Kristy Sun

    11:10 - 11:30 -TBA

    11:30 - 11:50 A Thyme-Based Spray Program as a Sustainable Vineyard Management Strategy, Dr. Yiliang Cheng (LIMITED SPACE) 

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