Melissa Hansen

These four types of rocks found in DuBrul Vineyard each tell a different story about the region’s geologic influences.

The same type of high-tech sorting equipment used by tree fruit packers is being adopted in the wine industry.

Great progress has been made in the last five years in learning about spotted wing drosophila, but much more is needed, says a Washington State University entomologist. Dr. Betsy Beers […]

Branded products have promise in world market

Americans are drinking more wine

A new sampling method using dormant shoots to determine the nutrients status of the fruit tree is being studied

Left: In carbon dioxide-sensitive apple varieties, like these Golden Delicious, fruit harvested early tends to have peel injuries. Right: Internal breakdown occurred in this Golden Delicious apple, as a result […]

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Early leaf removal could change cluster structure; late can delay ripening

  The tasting room for Jones of Washington wines has no Mediterranean architecture, marble floor, or exquisite wood for the tasting bar, nor expansive windows to showcase views of the […]

Many organic farmers can’t afford to be socially sustainable.

—by Melissa Hansen, Washington State Wine Commission

—by Melissa Hansen, Washington State Wine Commission

Washington wine industry research supports long-term vineyard solutions.

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Practices to prepare vineyards for dormancy under study at Washington State University.

—by Melissa Hansen, Washington State Wine Commission

—by Nataliya Shcherbatyuk, Pierre Davadant and Melissa Hansen

Sustainable management of grape mealybug a top priority for Washington wine industry.

Hansen: Mealybug focus for Washington vineyards