The American Society for Enology and Viticulture

Viticulture

Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...

, founded in 1950, is a non-profit, scientific organization dedicated to promoting the interests of enologists, viticulturists, and others in the fields of wine

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...

 and grape

Grape

A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...

 research and production throughout the world. Its membership of 2,400 includes professionals from wineries, vineyard

Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...

s, academic institutions and organizations. In addition, it has 120 Industrial Affiliates (companies).

The society publishes the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

The American Journal of Enology and Viticulture is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. It was established in 1950 and is published 4 times a year by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2009 impact factor of 1.171....

 and is headquartered in Davis, California

Davis, California

Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...

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