The West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force announced in a news release the group has published a comprehensive new roadmap that provides guidance for smoke exposure research and mitigation strategies for wine grape growers and winemakers.  The roadmap, titled “Following the Smoke Signals: Elucidating the Future of U.S. Smoke Exposure Research,” was developed following a workshop in November 2024 at Oregon State University, hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and the National Grape Research Alliance. Workshop attendees — including federal scientists, university researchers and members of the wine and wine grape industry — discussed the latest […]