Good Fruit Grower

June 1

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24 JUNE 2015 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com T he new Wine Science Center at Washington State University Tri-Cities and its state-of- the-art research and teaching winery has seasoned vintners and winemakers wishing they were back in school. A grand opening for the wine center is scheduled for June 4. Good Fruit Grower toured the facility as crews put on the fi nishing touches and faculty and researchers moved in. Students will fill the class- rooms, labs, and hallways in August when fall semester begins. "I wish this had been here when I was in school" is one of the most frequent comments of visitors taking a tour of the center, said Erika Holmes, communications director for WSU's viticulture and enology program. Holmes has given countless tours during the two years of the facility's construction phase. The wine center makes WSU home to one of the world's largest and most technologically advanced wine research and teaching facilities. It puts the state's wine industry on the global map of wine. In seven years, the center went from being an unfunded conclusion in a report on industry research needs to a 40,000 square-foot research and teaching showcase. The center will help attract the best and WSU's vintage World-class research and teaching facility elevates Washington in the wine world. by Melissa Hansen www.goodfruit.com "Our strengthened research program, together with our expanded education programs, will ensure the future competitiveness and success of the Washington wine industry." —Thomas Henick-Kling The center's atrium is designed to resemble a wine barrel. A steppe shrub and basalt rock garden help illustrate eastern Washington grape terroir. year

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