Upcoming Events

The Food Science & Technology Department at Virginia Tech invites you to join them for their annual Fermentation Industry Meet & Greet on Tuesday, February 17 from 3–7 PM!

This gathering celebrates Virginia’s thriving fermentation community and brings together professionals from across the beverage and food fermentation industries with VT students, faculty, and partners.

It is an opportunity to:

Connect with future employees and interns trained in fermentation and food science.

Network with peers across the state’s craft and fermentation sectors.

Share your company’s story, values, and products with fellow innovators.

Register here

Be sure to check out the WRE talks this year!

 

Thursday, February 19, 11:15am Joy Ting & Kirsty Harmon, Exploration of pre & post fermentation SO₂ addition rates and timing

Friday, February 20, 2:15pm Joy Ting & Kirsty Harmon- Post Bottling SO₂ Depeletion

Friday, February 20, 3:00pm Joy Ting- A Review of Recent WRE Trials: The Good, The Bad, The Puzzling

 

You can find registration and more information here.

Save the date for next year's VVA winter technical Feb 25-26 at the Shenandoah Valley Conference Center in the Hotel Madison. This year will be a pesticide recertification year, so you won't want to miss it!

More information and registration will be released mid December on the VVA Events page. 

Join us March 24-26 for one of the premier wine conferences on the East Coast! Enjoy a full lineup of engaging programs and presentations from many of East coast's top growers and winemakers, right here at the Richmond Convention Center. Topics will range from vineyard practices to tasting room strategies and beyond. This year, the VWA is teaming up with EWE for their annual conference, which will be held on March 24th, stay tuned for more information.

See below for WRE-led sessions:

 

Tuesday, March 24, 11:35am Joy Ting- W01a: Building a Practical Quality Control Plan for Winery Labs

Wednesday, March 25, 10:40am Joy Ting & Kirsty Harmon- E03: Smart Strategies for SO₂ Use from Crush to Bottle

 

For the full schedule of events, click here.