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72 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } APRIL/MAY 2018 { farmers journal } A SOMM'S PATH TO THE VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE by CW Kelley PHOTO COURTESY OF CW The Plant Pilgrimage ON MAY 19, 2018, I will graduate from Missouri State University West Plains with an Associate of Applied Science in Viticulture, and Fort Hays State University has accepted me into its Bachelor of Science program in Agricultural Business. For that I have the Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance, or VESTA, to thank. From 2011 to 2015, 180 VESTA students achieved certificates and 69 earned degrees in the fields of viticulture, enology, and wine business.