Chad Vargas is president and founder of NewGen Vineyard Services, a full-service management company specializing in improving grape quality by identifying zones of vineyard variability and farming them specifically to their needs. With a wealth of experience in vine nutrition and pest and disease management, Vargas has a wide range of experience in estate vineyards and has earned a reputation as a top viticulturist in the Willamette Valley. Before starting NewGen Vineyard Services, Chad worked for 10 years with Adelsheim Vineyard.

Eric Herve received his PhD from the University of Bordeaux in France, and has worked as a research scientist at ETS Laboratories since 1997. Eric has helped develop numerous analytical tools that allow growers and winemakers to assess grape and wine flavors, and to identify, trace, and prevent wine flaws or taints. These developments have included testing corks for “Releasable TCA” – a major breakthrough in the battle against cork taint – and the first report of eucalyptol in wines. At ETS, Eric supervises the development of new analysis methods, and assists growers and winemakers in their constant quest to harness the full potential of their grapes.

Gregory V. Jones is the Director of Wine Education and a professor and research climatologist in the Department of Environmental Studies at Linfield College. Professor Jones specializes in the study of climate structure and suitability for viticulture, and how climate variability and change influence grapevine growth, wine production and quality. He conducts applied research for the grape and wine industry in Oregon and many regions worldwide and has given hundreds of international, national, and regional presentations on climate and wine-related research. He is the author of numerous book chapters and other reports and articles on wine economics, grapevine phenology, site assessment methods for viticulture, climatological assessments of viticultural potential, and climate variability and change impacts on wine production.

Jessica, a native of Oregon, has a B.S in Horticulture, M.S in Horticulture and a Ph.D in Food Science and Technology all from Oregon State University. Jessica was the vineyard management instructor at Chemeketa Community College from 2009 to 2016. After working for several years as the Oregon Washington viticulturist for Premier Pacific Vineyards, she founded Vitis Terra Vineyard Services in 2010 and farms a number of vineyard sites around the valley.

Mark Anderson serves as the Director of the Vintage Report. With the Vintage Report, Mark manages a network of thought leadership events that advance the use of technology and scientific understanding throughout the wine industry. Previously Mark worked for an international affairs consulting firm, securing market access for agricultural exports around the world. Mark has a degree from Wheaton College (MA) in international relations with a concentration in international political economy.

Sam worked in wineries and vineyards in Burgundy, California and Oregon before he joined his wife, Cheryl Francis, and Bill and Deb Hatcher to launch A to Z Wineworks in 2002. A to Z quickly became one of Oregon's largest wineries and in 2007 acquired REX HILL. Sam has served as the president of the Oregon Wine Board and Oregon Winegrower's Association, as a WVWA board member, as chair of the Oregon Businesses Association and Oregon Business and Industry and currently serves on the Oregon Business Council and OBI Boards.

Steve is an Oregon resident who works with wine and grape phenolic chemistry. He has developed the phenolic assays offered by ETS, works with client support for the phenolic program and works on a range of ETS research projects. He has a PhD from Oregon State University in Plant Physiology and was Viticulturist at OSU for twelve years. He has been consulting with ETS since 1995.