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Sigmund Hugo Schanderl, b. 2/1927 d. 11/2015.

Ph.D., Michigan State University, under professor, Wente Brothers Winery, Heuber Winery, Director of Research, Del Monte, E&J Gallo, Fresno State University professor, Consultant to the Wine and Food Industry, Valley Fig, Fleishmanns Vinegar

(Born February 13, 1927, ElDorado, Misiones,Provence of Chaco Argentina. Died November 17, 2015 in Fresno, California) was an American Scientist, Professor and Enologist. He devoted his career to his profession

Life: He moved to the Black Forest region of Germany when his father, Hugo Schanderl, was professor at Institute for Climate Research in Trier until 1932. His father Hugo Schanderl, was professor at the Instructive and Research Institute for Wine, Fruit and Horticulture in Geisenheim. Sigmund attended Grund and Hauptschule in Geisenheim, Germany. He was drafted into military service in 1944. After the war he returned to Argentina and founded an Juice Company, Refresco Especial Orange Juice. He relocated to California and earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. While attending Davis, he worked at the Wente Brothers Winery in Livermore, California. Upon graduation he took a sabbatical in Germany and accepted an under professor position in the Food Science Laboratory at Michigan State University in East Lansing. In 1966, he accepted a research position at Del Monte Foods in Walnut Creek, California. He was promoted to Director of Research and was essential in the creation of the TV dinners for children and space food sticks among others. In 1971 he accepted a position at E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California. He worked on many projects such as the development of Thunderbird Wine and ____________. He was featured in a glossy advertisement for ________. During the summer of 1972, he worked with Rudy Heuber in Hawaii to develop a pineapple wine. In 1973 he accepted a professiorship in the Enology Department at Fresno State University. Here, he grew the capabilities of the department and taught very popular courses in Enology. One of his favorite saying is that he wanted to fashion his lectures after a woman's mini-skirt. "Short enough to be interesting and long enough to cover the subject." After Fresno State, Dr. Schanderl continued to work in the Wine and Food Industry as a private consultant for over 30 years, most notably Valley Fig, Fleishmanns Vinegar, the development of the Ion Exchange column and Balsamic Vinegar.

Forschungsarbeiten: Research

Wichtigste Veroffentlichungen: Most Importante Publications

His hobbies included geology, rock collection, travel to visit his children and grandchildren and especially snorkelling in Tahiti with his longtime companion Betty Rothman.

Ph.D. University of California, Davis