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Viticulture & Enology Specialists

Name Address Phone/Fax/E-Mail
Dr. Brad Taylor SIU College of Agriculture
Mail Code 4415
Carbondale, IL 62901-4415
Ph: (618) 549-4267
Fax: (618) 453-7457
E-mail: hbtaylor@siu.edu
Elizabeth Wahle
Viticulture Specialist
200 University Park Drive
Edwardsville, IL 62025-3649
Ph: (618) 692-9434
E-mail: wahle@uiuc.edu
Bill Shoemaker
Viticulture Specialist
U of I 535 Randall Road
St. Charles, IL 60174
Ph: (630) 584-7254
E-mail: wshoemak@inil.com
Bradley Beam
Enology Specialist
1113 N. Maplewood Ave.
Peoria, IL 61606
Ph: (309) 635-9463
E-mail: bradleybeam@gmail.com
Fax: (217) 333-9329
Matt Stark
Viticulture Specialist  
1821 Hardy St.
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Phone: (618) 893-2557
Cell: (618) 201-4536
E-mail: mattsstark@gmail.com
Mosbah M Kushad
Food Crops Ext.
Specialist & Post
Harvest Physiologist    
University of Illinois
1201 West Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
Ph: (217) 244-5691
E-mail: kushad@illinois.edu