A wealth of information about grape growing is now available to the wine and grape community, and general public, at the University of California's new user-friendly Integrated Viticulture Online Web site.

The new site, located at http://iv.ucdavis.edu, is designed to increase accessibility to the work of university researchers, including faculty and Cooperative Extension specialists and farm advisors. Content is continuously added and updated.

"This new site is intended to efficiently integrate the knowledge of the many University of California and U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel who are involved with wine-grape, table-grape and raisin production," said Deborah Golino, director of the UC Davis-based Foundation Plant Services, which coordinated development of the site. "Our goal is to ensure a productive collaboration in research and extension for the benefit of our clientele throughout California."

The heart of the site is the "viticultural information" section, which provides information on a variety of subjects ranging from grapevine breeding to worker health and safety. Photos and links to valuable publications, people and online resources are included.

Instructional video modules also can be downloaded, featuring presentations from recent workshops and seminars, and a calendar of viticultural seminars and events rounds out the Web site's offerings.

The new site, created and maintained by the UC Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources' Integrated Grape Production Workgroup, has been supported by generous industry donations.