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W i n e s & V i n e s J U n e 2 0 1 4 35 ing for challenging environments. Sara Spayd, professor and extension viticulture specialist in the department of horticul- tural science at North Carolina State Uni- versity, Raleigh, will introduce the topic, and Ed Hellman, professor of viticulture at Texas Tech University, will discuss "dealing with environmental challenges in the vineyard: delivering the best product to the winemaker." Other speakers from across the country will include Roger Boulton from the University of California, Davis, who will speak about managing acidity and pH in wine; Thomas Henick- Kling of Washington State University will talk about malolactic fermentation under low-pH conditions, and Anna Katharine Mansfield of Cornell University will look at color and phenolic issues. On June 25 and 26, research scientists and their students will present research reports, student papers and poster ses- sions covering a wide range of topics. ASEV awards The ASEV Merit Award is presented each year to someone who has contributed significantly to the progress and advance- ment of viticulture and enology or to ASEV itself. This year's award will be presented to Dr. Linda Bisson, professor in the department of viticulture and enol- ogy at the University of California, Davis. Bisson, the science editor for the Ameri- can Journal of Enology and Viticulture, has been presented with several teaching awards during her career and held the Maynard A. Amerine Endowed Chair in Viticulture and Enology from 1997 to 2008. Bisson's area of research is the investi- gation of utilization of carbon and energy sources in yeast, with a specific focus on how eukaryotic cells can detect energy sources in their environments and priori- tize use when presented with a mixture of substrates. She will speak about the infor- mation landscape transformation and the changing role of scientific societies. On June 25 Dr. Terry Bates, senior research associate at Cornell University's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y., will receive the first ASEV Extension Distinction Award. According to ASEV, this award will recog- nize a current extension educator and "is based on his or her outstanding contribu- tion of: (1) information in enology or viti- culture through his or her extension program, or (2) the translation of novel research findings into commercially appli- cable tools for enologists or viticulturists." A past president of the ASEV-Eastern Section, Bates is also the director of the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory in Portland, N.Y. Based on his research trials of vineyard mechanization on Concord grapes in the Lake Erie region, grapegrowers have a new tool— mechanical crop estimation and thin- ning—to adjust cropping levels to seasonal conditions. Bates will talk about "Concord fruit thinning: using vine biol- Field sales team Over 100 years of combined experience. Bob, Paul, Jerr y and Jerr y. The sTrongesT equiPmenT For The mosT delicaTe harvesT. When it comes to north coast agriculture, you have a special set of needs. That's why we offer John Deere Narrow Series Tractors — specially engineered to easily maneuver in vineyards and orchards. See the Belkorp Ag team today for more equipment and tools made just for your business. greaT Financing availaBle 5en narrow series Tractors Available in cab and open-station Only 48" wide Harvest Rental Returns available now! calistoga, ca 1856 Lincoln Ave. (707) 942-4566 santa rosa, ca 4101 S. Moorland Ave. (707) 584-9111 ukiah, ca 247 E. Perkins St. (707) 376-9670 One team, one goal: Your satisfaction. Belkorpag.com Driftwood Estates Winery produces wines with Texas-inspired names such as Long- horn Red and Alamo Red. ROBERT AnSchuTz A S E V P R E V I E W