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Best Practices

Best Practices

The guidance documents listed below were developed to help growers develop a plan for grapes exposed to wildfire smoke. The protocols were created by the West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force in collaboration with scientists and Extension at UC Davis, Oregon State University and Washington State University.

GRAPE SAMPLING
Grape Sampling Protocol for Growers (WCSETF)

MICRO-FERMENTATION
Micro-Fermentation Protocol (WCSETF)
Step-by-Step: How to do small-scale fermentations for the evaluation of grape smoke exposure risk (UC Davis video)

NANO-SCALE FERMENTATION
Nano-Scale Fermenatation Protocol (WCSETF)

SENSORY EVALUATION 
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