Brian C. Clark

http://wine.wsu.edu/

Brian C. Clark is PR/Communications Coordinator for CAHNRS/WSU Extension Marketing & News Services at Washington State University. He is also chief editor of Voice of the Vine, a publication by the Viticulture and Enology department of the WSU College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences.

Posts by Brian C. Clark:

Going Pro with Online Wine Science Education

02 Sep 2010 in Blog&Bloggers&Higher Learning

When Higher Learning recently talked to students in the WSU professional certificate program in enology, we learned that they not only come from all over the country, they’re also making connections,... Read More »

Mapping Complexity in Washington Wine Country

02 Sep 2010 in Blog&Bloggers&Higher Learning&Home Box 2

As you read this, a graduate student in Prosser is sitting in front of his computer, for the umpteen millionth hour, bashing his head against the mapmaker’s perennial problem: the map can never be as... Read More »

The Mendoza Connection

19 Apr 2010 in Blog&Bloggers&Higher Learning&Home Box 1

Daniela Romero and the fabulous vista in a Mendozan vineyard. When Daniela Romero heard Washington State University’s Markus Keller talking about irrigation during grape ripening, her curiosity... Read More »

The Fine Details: The Ability to Blend Art and Science Helps Make Great Wines

12 Apr 2010 in Blog&Bloggers&Higher Learning&Home Box 1

Carolyn Ross explains the fine details of sensory science to a WSU food science student. For more information about food science at WSU, please visit www.sfs.wsu.edu. When sipping a glass of a fine... Read More »

A Pinch of This, a Dash of That

22 Dec 2009 in Blog&Higher Learning

The Importance of Understanding Micronutrients in Grapes By Brian Charles Clark wine.wsu.edu When humans don’t get enough zinc, we can get sick with cancer and suffer immune-system dysfunction. The same... Read More »

The Beautiful Mistake

11 Aug 2009 in Blog&Higher Learning

Wine Spoiler May Be Good for Fuel Production By Brian Charles Clark and Suzanne Stanard wine.wsu.edu Thomas Henick-Kling, Director of Viticulture & Enology Program, WSU Ever had a glass of wine... Read More »

Your Mother Doesn’t Work Here

31 May 2009 in Blog&Higher Learning

The Northwest Grape Foundation Service and WSU are keeping Washington’s vineyards clean By Brian C. Clark, Washington State University Gary Ballard and Markus Keller, directors of the Northwest... Read More »

Vine Doctor

10 Apr 2009 in Blog&Higher Learning

Leafroll isn’t as fun as it sounds By Brian C. Clark Seeking Answers for Grape Diseases Gardeners may prize ornamental grapes that turn crimson in late summer, but that’s not something wine grape... Read More »

King of the Yeasts

07 Feb 2009 in Blog&Higher Learning

By Brian Charles Clark Washington State University wine.wsu.edu Where does a great glass of wine get its start? In the vineyard, certainly, as the foundation for good wine is always good fruit. But once... Read More »

Future Grape

10 Nov 2008 in Blog&Higher Learning

By Brian Charles Clark, Washington State University How many merlots can you make? At some point, speculates Amit Dhingra, consumers are going to want something different. Dhingra is a horticultural genomicist... Read More »