The Winemaker's Journey

Season 1, Episode 2: Andy Walker

Episode Summary

In this interview with geneticist and grapevine breeder Dr. Andy Walker of UC, Davis' Department of Viticulture and Enology, we discuss his early influences and his current work on nematode resistant rootstocks and powdery mildew resistant winegrape varieties. His knowledge and passion is inspiring and his stories are entertaining and fascinating.

Episode Notes

Harold Olmo obituary: https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/inmemoriam/html/haroldolmo.

Lloyd Lider Obituary:

htmhttps://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/8966978/Lloyd-Arthur-Lider

Austin Goheen article on the Jackson Station:

http://iv.ucdavis.edu/files/24464.pdf

Interview with Carole Meredith:

https://sanfranciscowineschool.com/blogs/blog/19215299-insider-interviews-by-david-furer-presenting-carole-meredith

Grapevine Propagation and Layering:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propagation_of_grapevines

Article on Powdery Mildew resistant vinifera discovered by Hungarian grape breeder Pal Kozma is a central Asian variety named Karadzhandal, one of a dozen such cultivars. Note reference to HP Olmo's 1948 germplasm collecting trip and map of same:

https://bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2229-13-149