wine grapes

Research helps growers conserve water, improve white wines

By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PROSSER, Wash. – In arid eastern Washington where most of the state’s wine grapes grow, efficient irrigation is the name of the game. Yet little research has been done to determine the best irrigation strategies for white wine grapes.

From wine grape residue to healthful granola bars

Gena McKahan presents her research about granola bars made with grape-seed flour. PULLMAN, Wash. – The remains of pressed wine grapes typically return to fields as fertilizer, but scientists are finding ways to recycle the edible remains into healthy foods. For example, Gena McKahan’s merlot grape-seed flour granola bar is gluten free and shows an […]