“Viticulture and enology have tremendous potential for the state of Tennessee in agricultural production, commercial sales and tourism,” says Keith Carver, UTIA senior vice chancellor and senior vice president. These results highlight the large and growing contribution of Tennessee wineries to the entire Tennessee economy and to local and state tax revenues. At UT, he will combine research in field trials, controlled experiments, and create a UT test vineyard to help Tennessee growers produce high-quality wines as well as develop new viticulture classes for our students. Annie Vogel is a new assistant professor and UT Extension commercial fruit specialist, covering grapes along with other fruit crops. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is comprised of the Herbert College of Agriculture, UT College of Veterinary Medicine, UT AgResearch and UT Extension.