Wine and Viticulture Associate Professor Federico Casassa, Jean Dodson Peterson, and their students were honored at the annual meeting of the American Society of Enology and Viticulture for receiving the best paper award for their research published in the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. The research, led by Casassa, titled “Whole Cluster and Dried Stem Additions’ Effects on Chemical and Sensory Properties of Pinot noir Wines over Two Vintages” was selected as the best enology paper for 2021. The paper includes the findings from an experiment on Pinot noir from Edna Valley in San Luis Obispo, that was conducted in partnership with industry partner Chamisal Vineyards – making the findings relevant for the local wine industry and California at large.