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WineEast Pennsylvania Names State Enologist Denise Gardner replaces Stephen Menke, hopes to see regional wines receive national recognition and enology research and outreach amid dire budget restraints, Pennsylvania has hired a new state enologist from the private sector. After a lengthy selection process, Denise M. Gardner was appointed to the position of Penn State extension enologist. Succeeding Stephen Menke, now associate professor of enology at Colorado State University, Gardner most recently worked as a sensory scientist for Enartis Vinquiry Inc., Napa, Calif. Gardner, who will be based at Penn State's Food Science Department at University Park, started her new job May 2. Gardner received a bachelor's degree in U food science with a minor in horticulture from Penn State in 2007 and earned a master's in food science and technology from Virginia Tech in 2009. At Virginia niversity Park, Penn.—While educa- tional institutions in Texas and Or- egon struggle to maintain viticulture Tech she worked with Dr. Bruce W. Zoeck- lein (now an emeritus professor) in the area of enology and flavor chemistry. Her re- search experience at Virginia Tech empha- sized the use of food analytical and flavor chemistries including spectrophotometry, enzymatic reactions, electronic nose, SPME GC-MS, GC-O and discrimination and quantitative descrip- tive sensory analysis. Following her gradu- ation in June 2009, Gardner went to work Gardner as a sensory scientist for Vinquiry, where she designed, prepared, evaluated, statisti- cally analyzed and interpreted wine dis- crimination/descriptive/preference and cork sensory panels. In addition to consulting with winemakers on enological problems, ATTENTION SHIPPERS, GROWERS, & WINERIES M&M WINE GRAPE CO. juicegrape.com The Sourcing & Transportation of Premium Wine Grapes is Our Specialty GRAPE SOURCING • by Variety • by Appellation • by Specification From premium grape growing areas including: Amador, Mendocino, Napa, Suisun Valley, Clements Hills, Lodi, Central Valley, WA State, Chile S.A. and others WINERY SUPPLY All Equipment & Supplies necessary for all phases of winemaking. Combine with your grape purchase and save $$$ TRANSPORTATION • logistical network operating daily from coast to coast • over 20 years experience in moving product from point A to point B she designed a wine defects kit for aroma identification and performed laboratory analysis of juice and wine. BUCorp_Dec10.qxp 9/20/10 4:27 PM Page 1 During her student years, she was a vineyard and tasting room employee at 4,000-case Manatawny Creek Winery in Douglassville, Penn., and 5,000-case Mt. Nittany Vineyards & Winery in Centre Hall, Penn. She was also an undergraduate student researcher at the Chemical Ecology Lab and the Plant Pathology Lab at Penn State, and at the Grape Root Physiology Lab at the University of California, Davis. Gardner told Wine East, "I'm hopeful that I can use my experience in identifying wine defects to enable winemakers to make eco- nomical choices in improving their wine qual- ity. My overall goal is to see that Pennsylvania winemakers get credit nationally and globally for the craft wines they produce." —Hudson Cattell When your crop is down, your demand increased, or you're just starting out... M&M Wine Grape Co. is your source for quality products including fresh grapes, juice, and bulk wine. M&M Wine Grape Co. 101 Reserve Road Hartford, CT 06114 (877) 812-1137 sales@juicegrape.com Member of: mmwinefamily.com Wines & Vines JUne 2011 65