Team Members
Katie Benner
Department of Food Science
NLSN, Room 1243
745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette IN 47907
Specializing in marketing and education, she provides expertise in:
- Coordinating the Vintage Indiana Festival
- Marketing Indiana Wineries to consumers
- Designing new marketing and consumer education materials
- Developing marketing, financial and various business plans
- Conducting educational workshops
Jill Blume
Department of Food Science
NLSN, Room 1251
745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette IN 47907
Specializing in enology (winemaking), she provides expertise in:
- Wine analysis and sensory evaluation
- Hybrid wine grape varieties and wine-styles
- Winemaking concerns
- Winery visitations and safety
- Indy International Wine Competition
Miranda Purcell
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
HORT, Room 308
625 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette IN 47907
Specializing in viticulture (growing grapes), she provides expertise in:
- Establishing vineyards
- Managing vineyards
- Identifying and managing pests
- Evaluating new grape varieties
- Advising about equipment and supplies
- On-site visitations
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