Savor: Lectures on Food and Wine hosts thought leaders, entrepreneurs, policy makers and scientific experts for evenings of illuminating discussion on some of the biggest topics in food and wine being studied at UC Davis today. The Robert Mondavi Institute and UC Davis Library have embarked on this partnership to advance our shared commitment to supporting scholarship about food and wine, at UC Davis and beyond.
Savor: Lectures on Food and Wine
How Big Soda Got Us Hooked
May 27, 2020: A conversation with Jennifer Falbe, who evaluated the effectiveness of the nation’s first “soda tax” in Berkeley, and California Assembly Member Richard Bloom, who has sponsored similar statewide legislation, to discuss California’s fight against Big Soda.
Food Shortages in a Pandemic
May 12, 2020: An expert panel of UC Davis researchers, policymakers, and food purveyors discussed how our food supply chain works, why the COVID-19 pandemic has been so disruptive, and what changes can be made to make food systems more resilient.
Wine, Wildfire and Climate Change
June 3, 2019: A conversation with former Governor Jerry Brown, who emphasizes the need for California agriculture to adapt to climate change, and Anita Oberholster, from the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology, who studies the effect of smoke exposure on wine grapes.
Farm to Table and Back Again: Feeding More with Less
February 4, 2019: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), a national leader on food policy, and Edward Spang, an assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology, discussed innovations to ensure that more food makes it from the farm to the home.