    The Winkler Vine  The Winkler Vine  The Winkler Vine, a
majestic testament to the California Mission Grape resides in
the Department of Viticulture and Enology vineyards near the UCD
airport. The Department Vineyards are used for teaching future
enologists and viticulturists how to grow grapes, and is used to
house grape breeding and research projects. The Winkler Vine was
planted in 1979 on St. George rootstock, and was named in honor
of the late Albert J. Winkler, Chair of the Department of
Viticulture and Enology from 1935-1957. Dr. Winkler provided
major historical research on trellis arrangement, canopy
management, pruning practices, and variety evaluation. The
Mission Grape has enormous historical importance for the State
of California; for it was the first V...  read more >