University of California, Davis
March 1, 2007
NEW VITICULTURE WEBSITE OFFERS ONLINE GRAPE INFORMATION
A wealth of information about grape growing is now available to the
wine and grape community, and general public, at the University of
California's new user-friendly Integrated Viticulture Online Web site.
The new site, located at http://iv.ucdavis.edu, is designed to
increase accessibility to the work of university researchers,
including faculty and Cooperative Extension specialists and farm
advisors. Content is continuously added and updated.
"This new site is intended to efficiently integrate the knowledge of
the many University of California and U.S. Department of Agriculture
personnel who are involved with wine-grape, table-grape and raisin
production," said Deborah Golino, director of the UC Davis-based
Foundation Plant Services, which coordinated development of the site.
"Our goal is to ensure a productive collaboration in research and
extension for the benefit of our clientele throughout California."
The heart of the site is the "viticultural information" section,
which provides information on a variety of subjects ranging from
grapevine breeding to worker health and safety. Photos and links to
valuable publications, people and online resources are included.
Instructional video modules also can be downloaded, featuring
presentations from recent workshops and seminars, and a calendar of
viticultural seminars and events rounds out the Web site's offerings.
The new site, created and maintained by the UC Division of
Agricultural and Natural Resources' Integrated Grape Production
Workgroup, has been supported by generous industry donations.