Susan A. Henry, the Ronald A. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will be the master of ceremonies. The Cornell Vinification and Brewing Technology Laboratory represents a university-industry partnership on the part of Cornell and the Agricultural Experiment Station. The lab will be the premier site in the eastern U.S. for collaborative research and development in the art and science of wine making and brewing. It builds on the station's well-established programs in enology and fermentation science. In the past 25 years, more than 135 farm wineries and numerous microbreweries have been established in New York state.
Black tie is optional.
The event is sponsored by New York State wineries, microbreweries, related industries and the Agricultural Experiment Station.