About Us
Advanced Viticulture's principal viticulturist is Mark Greenspan, Ph.D.
Mark has over two decades of viticultural experience, comprised of scientific, technical and practical field efforts.
Mark’s background includes a Masters degree in Horticulture/Viticulture and a Doctorate in Agricultural Engineering, both from the University of California, Davis. He is one of very few private practitioners who have been elected as an honorary member of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Agricultural Honor Society.
He holds CCA (Certified Crop Advisor) and CPAg (Certified Professional Agronomist) certifications from the American Society of Agronomy.
He is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in winegrape irrigation and has
written scientific and trade journal articles on the subject. In addition to his command of grapevine irrigation practices, he has extensive experience in vineyard mineral nutrition, crop load management, vineyard uniformity, grape maturation, weather, climate and viticultural technologies.
He has frequently delivered presentations on numerous topics to his colleagues in the wine industry at venues ranging from small classrooms and vineyard tailgate meetings to large industry-wide symposia.
Mark is a regular contributor to wine industry publications, including Practical Winery and Vineyard and Wine Business Monthly. He has penned a viticulture column for Wine Business Monthly continuously since 2005.
Advanced Viticulture has a network of carefully-selected soil scientists, pest control advisors, and other professionals to form an extensive array of viticultural services for our clients.
