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Fresno State Professor Emeritus Wins an Award for a Raisin Book

Posted on: Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 12:00 CDT

By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif.

Oct. 11--Vincent Petrucci, who pioneered the viticulture and enology programs at California State University, Fresno, will be honored Wednesday by an international organization in Paris for a book he spearheaded on the raisin industry.

Petrucci, Fresno State professor emeritus of viticulture, will be recognized by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, which comprises 46 countries, for a book he co-edited with Carter D. Clary, "A Treatise on Raisin Production, Processing and Marketing."

Clary, a professor at Washington State University, will attend the awards ceremony along with Patrick Cavanaugh, managing editor for American Vineyard magazine, a publication of Malcolm Media, which published the book.

"I'm very thrilled and excited about the world recognition of the role that the United States and California plays as the raisin capital of the world," Petrucci said.

"That makes me feel the best."

Petrucci, a past vice president of the international organization, said the Valley accounts for 40 percent of world raisin production.

He said the honor recognizes the work of 22 contributors to the book, including scientists, industry leaders, growers and packers who wrote of the history of raisin production, global differences, the federal marketing program for the dried fruit, pest challenges and a dawning era of mechanization.

"It's encyclopedic," said Nindy Sandhu, a Caruthers grower and member of the Raisin Administrative Committee. "It is full of great information. I'm extremely pleased the book was chosen for this prestigious award. It's a great resource."

In a review Sandhu wrote on the treatise, he said, "So, this holiday season, tie a red ribbon around this treasure and give it to the raisin grower in your life. As a matter of fact, it might be a good idea for the local 'coffee shops' to have a copy on hand, because a great deal of discourse, discussion, debate and gossip regarding the raisin industry takes place there."

Barry Kriebel, president of Sun-Maid Growers, said, "I think Vince is well-deserving of this award. It's a very valuable book for raisin-grape growers and the industry, and we thought so much of it that we presented copies to our grower-members at our annual meeting in 2002."

Sun-Maid distributed 700 copies of the book.

Federico Castellucci, director general of the International Organisaton of Vine and Wine, said the book is "a fundamental resource work for the sector."

The book is priced at $75 plus tax, shipping and handling and can be obtained through P&P Enterprises, 3481 E. Via Monte Verde Ave., Clovis, CA 93611; phone (559) 297-7376.

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Source: The Fresno Bee

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