American Vineyard Foundation Research Funding 2026-2027 | |||||
| Research Category | Initial Year Funded | PrincipIe Investigator | Proposal Title | Institution | Funding Grant |
| Enology | 2023 | Dr. Justin Siegel | Enzymatic Degradation of 4-Ethylphenol & Related Smoke-Taint Compounds | UC Davis | $69,000 |
| Enology | 2025 | Dr. Misha Kwasniewski | Chemistry, Mouthfeel, and Consumer Preference: Understanding Red Wine Astringency | Penn State University | $95,000 |
| Enology | 2025 | Dr. James Harbertson | Managing Tannin Chemistry in the Winery | Washington State University | $46,000 |
| Enology | 2026 | Dr. Ben Montpetit | Preservation and Valorization of the UC Davis Wine Microbe Collection | UC Davis | $52,000 |
| Cultural Practices | 2022 | Dr. Megan Bartlett | Reducing Late-Season Berry Dehydration | UC Davis | $26,000 |
| Cultural Practices | 2024 | Dr. Nicolas Bambach & Dr. Andrew McElrone | Novel Wavelet IRT Method for Irrigation Management | UC Davis | $79,000 |
| Cultural Practices | 2026 | Dr. Luca Brillante | Multiscale Hyperspectral Water Status Mapping | Cal State, Fresno | $85,000 |
| Breeding & Germplasm | 2023 | Dr. Andreas Westphal | Selected Elite Grape Rootstocks With Reduced Nematode Susceptibility | UC Riverside | $66,000 |
| Breeding & Germplasm | 2025 | Dr. Luis Diaz Garcia | Genomics and Phenomics Tools for Improved Grapevine Rootstock Breeding | UC Davis | $38,500 |
| Pest & Disease | 2021 | Dr. Maher Al Rwahnih | Causal Agents of Sudden Vine Collapse: Role of Rootstocks & Infections of GLRaV-3 and GV-A | UC Davis | $61,000 |
| Pest & Disease | 2025 | Dr. Brian Hogg & Dr. Monica Cooper | Improving Biological Control of Vine Mealybug | USDA-ARS & UC Davis-ANR | $110,000 |
| Pest & Disease | 2025 | Dr. Luca Brillante | Understanding Spatial and Temporal Impact of Red Blotch & Mitigation Strategies | Cal State, Fresno | $78,000 |
| Pest & Disease | 2026 | Dr. Cindy Kron | Efficacy of Green Lacewing Spray to Reduce Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper Populations | UC Davis-ANR | $10,200 |
| Education & Outreach | 2014 | Dr. Karen Block | UC Davis Viticulture and Enology On-the-Road | UC Davis | $55,000 |
| Education & Outreach | 2026 | Elizabeth Vukmanic | AVF Research – Delivered Live & Online | The Vineyard Team | $20,000 |
| Education & Outreach | 2026 | Natalie Collins | West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force – Communication & Outreach | CA Association of Winegrape Growers | $2,700 |
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