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For California Ag Today, I’m Mike Stephens <p>West Coast University Scientists Receive a $7.65 million dollar Grant to Study Smoke Impact on Grapes and Wine.<p>A team of West Coast university researchers received a $7.65 million dollar grant to study the impact of smoke on grapes and wine. The research project is expected to produce new insights, strategies and tools to help wine grape growers and winemakers prevent or better manage the damage to grape quality and wine that can result when wildfire smoke events occur. <p>The four-year project is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative. The project brings together ongoing state-based research programs into a strong, coordinated effort. Dr. Elizabeth Tomasino of Oregon State University, who serves as project director, is joined by Drs. Tom Collins of Washington State University and Anita Oberholster of the University of Calif