Ravenholt Lecture | Breaking the Cycle to Change the Approach to Holistic Vineyard Management | April 23, 2025
Internationally renowned scientist, agro-ecologist and third generation viticulturist Dr. Mary Retallack delivered the keynote Ravenholt Lecture at the 2025 WAVE Seminar sponsored by the Washington State Wine Commission and Washington State University. Retallack, a viticultural consultant from Adelaide, Australia, co-founded and manages the National EcoVineyards Program, a three-year, $2.2M regionally based initiative funded by Wine Australia. The grassroots-focused ecovineyards program works across nine wine growing regions with more than 75 demonstration sites that are testing a range of ecological practices in commercial vineyards to enhance soil health and improve vineyard biodiversity. Retallack shared program insight, general soil health and biodiversity practices, and how to integrate such practices into a vineyard management system in her address.