Woodhall Vineyard
A place where research, extension, and education come together
Woodhall Vineyard is a research and teaching facility that serves OSU students and the Oregon wine industry. Woodhall Vineyard is located 30 minutes south of the Corvallis campus, just west of the town of Alpine.
Research projects conducted at Woodhall Vineyard include: Pinot noir and Chardonnay clonal evaluations, rootstock evaluations to four varieties of Vitis vinifera, rootstock evaluations based on soil pH, canopy management trials, vineyard floor biodiversity, phenolic development during ripening, soil and root distribution, and nematode evaluations.
Extension workshops and demonstrations held at Woodhall Vineyard provide the opportunity for OSU and industry professionals to participate in and contribute to the continued education of a growing industry. Past workshops and demonstrations have addressed the following production issues: irrigation, pest management, site evaluation, and canopy management.
Woodhall vineyard is also a working lab for undergraduate and graduate students. Classes visit Woodhall regularly to see what a wine grape production system looks like and how vineyard design and site assessment affect management practices. The existing vineyard serves as a demonstrative teaching facility. Future plantings are intended to serve as research opportunities for faculty and students.
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