Research Project: Build Accessible, Available Communications to Share Best Practices and Research Relating to Smoke Exposure and Impact on Winegrapes.

Location: Horticultural Crops Production and Genetic Improvement Research Unit

Project Number: 2072-21000-055-045-A
Project Type: Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 1, 2023
End Date: Oct 31, 2025

Objective:
Disseminate current research findings and progress to stakeholders in grape and wine production relating to smoke exposure and impacts on both grapes and wine.

Approach:
Create West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force to create communications working group to manage and direct work that will create and regularly maintain a website to serve as the hub of information to house and disseminate research updates and other information relevant for stakeholders in grape and wine production to better understand and manage exposure to wildfire smoke. Determine best methods for outreach and communications to target audience(s).