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Wine-Grower-News #309 7-21-15 Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine
Information in this issue includes:
Results of the Mid-America Wine Competition – Ankeny, IA
Wet Season Resulting in Quite a Lot of Black Rot Sudden Vine Collapse
VESTA Fall Wine Production Internship VIN 257 7-29, Vineyard Walk – West Madison Ag Research Station at Verona, WI 7-29, Biggest Viticulture Field Day in the Midwest – Benton Harbor, MI
8-10, ISU Hort Farm Fruit & Vegetable Field Day – Ames, IA 8-(13 & 14), Elderberry Workshop – Hermann, MO
Iowa Wine Growers Association’s 2016 Annual Conference 7th Annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition
9-1, Early Bird Registration for VitiNord 2015 Coming up Soon! Videos of Interest Show n Tell Marketing Tidbits Neeto Keeno
Notable Quotables Articles of Interest Calendar of Events U.S. Annual Precipitation Map
Results of the Mid-America Wine Competition – Ankeny, IA The 2015 Mid-American Wine Competition was held July 10-12, 2015, in Iowa, and will focus on wines of the Midwest. Awards were given to 80 wineries from IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, OH, TN and WI this year. The competition is held on the campus of the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa, which is just north of Des Moines. The college has the longstanding Iowa Culinary Institute which provides the infrastructure for the competition. Check out the winners here: http://www.midamericanwine.org Friend them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/MidAmericanWine
Ampelography: is the field of botany concerned with the identification and classification of grapevines. --- WikiPedia
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Wet Season Resulting in Quite a Lot of Black Rot I have been receiving quite a few pictures of Black Rot (Guignardia bidwellii) over my phone and e-mail. Our wet Midwest weather has really increased the potential of this disease this season. Berries infected in late May through mid-June are now showing black rot symptoms. There is nothing you can spray to clean up what you already have. Black Rot (Guignardia bidwellii) is the most common and destructive fungus disease we have of grapes here in the Midwest. American cultivars have varying levels of susceptibility while most of the French varieties (Vitis vinifera) are very susceptible. Black rot will attack all green tissues of grapes and will infect green tissue anytime the temperature is between 60-90°F and there is free water on the surface of the living tissue. Continual infections of black rot can occur from pre-bloom to veraison. A good fungicide spray program starting at 2 weeks before bloom and ending around 3 weeks after bloom is required to protect the fruit. The berries become resistant to further infection soon after this period of time. Other green tissues can continue to become infected. Berry symptoms often do not appear until the berries are about half grown. Small, round, white to light-brownish spots form on the fruit. The rotted tissue in these spots soften, and becomes sunken. These spots will enlarge and the berry will often go from pink to purple to brown and finally dry up to look like a black raisin. There are no control measures one can take once you start to see the symptoms on the fruit. The dry raisins are called mummies and are full of spore producing structures that can spread the disease. The amount of next year’s early season infection will be directly related to how many of these mummies are left in the vineyard and on the trellis. Removal of these mummies out of the vineyard is essential for a good disease control program.
(Above) Black Rot on Brianna 7-15-15 Linn County, Iowa
(Left) Close up of Black Rot lesion on leaf with picnidia fruiting structures. Ohio State University.
(Above) Black Rot on Bluebell
7-20-15 Iowa
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There are many fungicides available that provide excellent Black Rot control. Page 33 of the 2015 Midwest Small Fruit & Grape Spray Guide shows a list of these fungicides. Additional Information on Black Rot: 1. Black Rot Fact Sheet, Cornel Univ.: http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/factsheets/grapes/diseases/grape_br.pdf 2. Grape Black Rot, Ohio State Univ.: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/pdf/HYG_3004_08.pdf 3. Managing Black Rot on Grapes, Michigan State Univ.: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/managing_black_rot_on_grapes 4. Black Rot on Grapes, eXtension: http://www.extension.org/pages/31134/black-rot-of-grapes 5. Black Rot of Grapes, Oklahoma State Univ.: http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1011/F-7643web.pdf
Sudden Vine Collapse
Mid-summer sudden vine collapse (SVC) is a common problem seen in Iowa vineyards. Sometimes caused by trunk diseases or physical damage; most often I see it as the result of winter freeze injury to the trunks and cordons. Shallow roots can also be damaged during severe long and cold winters. It may be because the vine had not hardened off going into the winter properly or a mid-winter or early spring warm-up and re-freeze occurred that damaged the outer food transporting phloem cells just under the bark. Harder freezes can also damage the cambium and water transporting xylem cells that lie just inside the phloem layer.
Additional poor site, hot-dry weather and over-cropping increases the chance of the vine suddenly shutting down because what is left of the damaged phloem, cambial and xylem cells cannot handle the increase needs of the green tissue in mid-summer.
Ways to reduce the chances of sudden vine collapse would include proper vineyard management, good site selection and proper cold tolerant variety selection. Though not a huge problem, Marquette is one variety that I often see and hear of having this problem here in Iowa. In my opinion, we are still seeing the long term stress effects from the drought of 2012 and cold-long 2013 / 2014 winter in many of our vineyards today. mlw Additional Resources: 1. Anatomy of Grapevine Winter Injury & Recovery, 2-28-04 Martin C. Goffinet: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/goffinet/Anatomy_of_Winter_Injury_hi_res.pdf
(Above) Sudden Vine Collapse of Marquette vine. 7-9-15 Central, IA
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2. Grapevine Decline in Pennsylvania & New York, 2005 Penn State University: http://plantpath.psu.edu/research/labs/grapes/publications/brochures/Grapevine-Decline-Brochure.pdf
VESTA Fall Wine Production Internship VIN 257
Sign up deadline: 7/27/15, which is earlier than the regular fall classes. Instructor: Dennis Emslie Drummond This course (internship) is designed to provide a student who has completed major course sequences with an intense level of practical and realistic winery operation experiences, sufficient to equip him/her with sufficient skills and work experience for an entry-level position in the wine industry. Students involved in this program will participate in a full time Crush Season internship at a supporting winery, and are expected to use the time and opportunities to further their understanding of the wine making process and common winery operations. All other VESTA Fall Class Registration Deadline is 8-14-15 Details: http://www.vesta-usa.org
7-29, Vineyard Walk – West Madison Ag Research Station at Verona, WI When: 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 29th Where: West Madison Agricultural Research Station 8502 Mineral Point Road, Verona, WI No Pre-registration necessary
Save the Date
Iowa Wine Growers Association’s 2016 Annual Conference
Feb. 28-29, Prairie Meadows Hotel –Racetrack & Casino , Altoona, IA. Details later here: http://iowawinegrowers.org/
Veraison: is the period of the beginning of berry ripening. The berries become soft and take on the colors characteristic of their specific varieties. From the beginning of veraison to harvest, the berries will increase in volume, weight, and sugar content. …. UC Davis
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Sponsored by: UW Extension
7-29, Biggest Viticulture Field Day in the Midwest – Benton Harbor, MI What: Michigan State University will be hosting the 26th annual Viticulture Field Day at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (SWMREC). Grape growers and vineyard employees both new and experienced, winemakers, agribusiness professionals, and anyone else with an interest in viticulture, are invited to attend. Register early for this full day of viticulture education and time to chat with your grape-growing neighbors. The event will include an outdoor trade show, equipment demonstrations, and bus tours of the research farm. The bus tours will include workshops by Michigan State University experts and others on matters related to grape production in our region. Discussion and demonstration subjects during workshops include: variety selection, canopy management, weed control, fungicide resistance, and many others. After the last two cold winters, workshops will have a focus on replanting decisions and protection from winter injury. Bring ideas to share. The educational program will be followed by a showcase of wine from the local American Viticultural Area, the Lake Michigan Shore. All attendees are invited to stay for the wine showcase and steak cookout afterwards. Note that IDs will be checked for entrance into the wine showcase. When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, Wednesday July 29th, 2015 Where: The Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center; 1791 Hillandale Rd., Benton Harbor, MI 49022 Contact: Diane Miner, [email protected] , (269)944-1477 ext. 201
Cost: $45 per person includes lunch, wine at the showcase, and steak cookout.
Registration: Print and mail the registration form with payment
Note: In my opinion, this is the best and biggest viticulture field day in the Midwest. Worth the trip if you can make it. mlw
8-10, ISU Hort Farm Fruit & Vegetable Field Day – Ames, IA What: Field Day covering commercial production topics and practices. This year’s field day will showcase small-scale fruit and vegetable production systems, cropping practices, research projects, and tools and equipment needed. Specific topics include:
Organic broccoli and pepper production Pest Management Strip tillage in melon production Tomato Grafting Colored plastics for sweet potato production Cover Crops New hops plantation Honey bee health and behavior studies while touring the ISU Bee Research Facility at the Horticulture Research Station.
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When: 1:30 pm. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, August 10th, 2015 Where: ISU Horticulture Research Station 55519 170th Street, Ames, IA 50010 Cost: FREE – includes dinner Registration http://www.extension.iastate.edu/vegetablelab/fieldday
(August 4th deadline) Details: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/article/august-fruit-and-vegetable-field-day-cover-production-and-best-practices
Sponsored by: ISU Extension & Outreach, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Practical Farmers of Iowa and Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association.
8-(13 & 14), Elderberry Workshop – Hermann, MO What: Two day hands-on Elderberry Workshop at organic 12,500 plant elderberry farm. When: Thursday & Friday, August 13th & 14th, 2015 Where: Nature’s Organic Haven certified organic elderberry farm. Who: Phyllis Hannan, owner of Nature’s Organic Haven & Patrick Byers, regional Extension Horticulture, University of Missouri. Patrick is a world renowned authority on growing and marketing elderberries. Cost: $245 each, includes lunches & refreshments. Registration & Details: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/elderberries-patrick-byers-regional-horticulture-specialist-university-of-missouri-2-day-class-tickets-16981781967?aff=ehomecard
Léon Millot It was created in 1911 in the Oberlin Institute in Colmar, Alsace, by the French viticulturist Eugène Kuhlmann (1858–1932) by crossing the hybrid grape Millardet et Grasset 101-14 O.P. (which is Vitis riparia × Vitis rupestris[2]) with Goldriesling, which is Vitis vinifera. The variety was named after the French winemaker and tree nurseryman Léon Millot. Léon Millot was the product of the same crossing trials as Lucie Kuhlmann, Marechal Joffre and Maréchal Foch, and these three varieties are related. From: Wikipedia
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International Cold Climate Wine Competition Registration is now open for the 7th annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition, which will be held on August 18, 2015, on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. There are 38 official cold climate grape varieties eligible for this competition which are considered to be hardy without winter protection in USDA Zone 4 and are known to survive temperatures of -20°F or lower. All commercial wineries are invited to enter wines made up of a minimum of 75% cold-hardy varieties. The ICCWC's expert judges come from a wide variety of backgrounds in the wine industry and have experience and training in evaluating cold-climate wines. Judges participate in a blind tasting of the wines and award gold, silver and bronze medals, and best of show awards to the top red, white, and specialty wines and, for the first time in 2015, best of show rosé wine. The annual "Governor's Cup" is awarded to the favorite Minnesota wine of the internationally recognized wine experts on the judging panel. Medal and award winners will be posted online within two days of the competition and many medal winners will have a chance to be featured during the 2016 Cold Climate Conference in February. Online registration is open now. Reduced rate registration ends July 10, 2015. Final deadline for registration is August 7, 2015. Wines must be received by 4:30pm on August 12, 2015 to qualify. Registration & full details can be found here: http://www.mngrapes.org/?page=ICCWC The ICCWC is a partnership between the Minnesota Grape Growers Association and the University of Minnesota. 9-1, Early Bird Registration for VitiNord 2015 Coming up Soon! The Early Bird registration deadline for VitiNord 2015 is coming up fast. This is one premier international Cold Climate grape and wine event you don’t want to miss. There will be: Enology Track Viticulture Track Trade Show Wine Receptions International Networking Pre & Post Conference Tours Great Food International Speakers VitiNord is an International Viticulture & Enology conference that happens every three years. This conference focuses on research and practices being used in Northern wine growing climates. Speakers from across the globe will share strategies and information that you can use in your own vineyard and or winery. When: Wednesday – Saturday, November 11-14, 2015 Where: Lied Lodge & Conference Center, 2700 Sylvan Rd. Nebraska City, NE 68410 ph: 800-546-5433
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Agenda: http://www.vitinord2015.org/conference-info.html Speakers: http://www.vitinord2015.org/conference-speakers.html Full Details, Agenda and Registration: http://www.vitinord2015.org Suggest “Friending” VitiNord on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/VitiNord-2015/301010626722061?fref=ts
Videos of Interest 1, IA: Mechanical Hedging of LaCrescent Grapes, 7-12-15 by Brian Nordschow of Windridge Implements – Cresco, IA. 6:26 [email protected]
2. MO: Growth in Missouri’s wine industry helps fuel local economy, 7-16-15 KY3 1:52 min: http://www.ky3.com/news/local/growth-in-missouris-wine-industry-helps-fuel-local-economy/21048998_34194690
Show n Tell
Marketing Tidbits 1. Gallo, Barefoot Dominate Off-Premise Sales - Five wine companies account for 80% of sales by top 20 brands in U.S. 7-15-15 Wines & Vines: 2. Has sweet red wine taken over the U.S. wine market? 7-17-15 Wine Curmudgeon: http://winecurmudgeon.com/has-sweet-red-wine-taken-over-the-u-s-wine-market/
Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute Updates: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/wine/content/institute-updates
(Left) Grape Tube Gall on Brianna. Not an economic problem. http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/grapeipm/grape_tube_gallmaker.htm 7-13-15 Linn County, Iowa
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3. Wine Infographics Worth a Thousand Words, 7-20-15 Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyhuyghe/2015/07/20/wine-infographics-worth-a-thousand-words/2/
4. SD: Sioux Falls Studio Pairs Wine with Painting, 7-17-15 KDlT News video 5:30 min.: http://www.kdlt.com/news/local-news/sioux-falls-studio-pairs-wine-with-painting/34216230
Neeto Keeno 1. MI: Gov. Snyder signs bill to drink wine, beer while biking, 7-16-15, Detroit News: http://vinoenology.com/wine-news/read/9752/ 2. Somm Journal – 6 issues per year. $52 value. FREE to those in the wine industry: http://www.sommjournal.com/Subscribe.aspx 3. Worlds First Smart Wine Bottle Unveiled, 7-14-15 the drinks business: http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2015/07/worlds-first-smart-wine-bottle-unveiled/
Notable Quotables
“Give me wine to wash me clean of the weather-stains of cares”
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson “In victory, you deserve Champagne. In defeat you need it.”
--- Napoleon Bonaparte
Articles of Interest 1. IL: 5 Local Wineries to Check Out, 6-25-15 Peoria Journal Star: http://blogs.pjstar.com/123/5-local-wineries-to-check-out/
The Golden Formulas for Sprayer Calibration:
GPM = GPA x MPH x W Where: GMP = Gallons/Minute/Nozzle 5,940 GPA = Gallons/Acre MPH = Miles/Hour GPA = 5,940 x GMP W = Nozzle Spacing in Inches MPH x W = Row Spacing Inches # Nozzles per Row MPH = Feet Traveled x 60 or ______60_________ Seconds 88 Seconds to travel 88’
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2. KS: Family Transforms Olathe Farmland into KC Wine Co., 6-29-15 Kansas City Star: http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/cityscape/article25758982.html
3. NE: George Spencer Tasting Room expands with The Barn for live music and relaxing, 7-4-15 Kearney Hub 4. WI: Wisconsin winery growth crushed by state budget? 7-10-15 we are Green Bay: http://www.wearegreenbay.com/story/d/story/wisconsin-winery-growth-crushed-by-state-budget/39378/cLSUMyJQUUOLp4ly7PABTQ
5. WI: Winery Planning for August Opening, 7-16-15 Hudson Star Observer: http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/news/business/3798620-winery-planning-august-opening
Calendar of Events 2015 Practical Farmers of Iowa schedule of field days: http://practicalfarmers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-Field-Day-Guide_final_smaller1.pdf
7-(23-25), 40th ASEV-Eastern Section Annual Meeting, Clarion Hotel - Dunkirk, NY: Details: http://www.asev-es.org/ 7-(26-29), ISHS International Workshop on Vineyard Mechanization and Grape and Wine Quality - Fredonia, NY: http://www.ishs.org/symposium/428 7-29, 26th Southwest Michigan State University Viticulture Day – Benton, Harbor, MI: Details: http://agbioresearch.msu.edu/events/26th_annual_msu_viticulture_field_day 7-29, Summer Vineyard Walk West Madison Research Station. By: UW Extension. Details: http://news.cals.wisc.edu/2015/07/08/uw-madison-agricultural-research-station-field-days-for-2015-season/ 8-10, ISU Extension Fruit & Vegetable Field Day, Horticulture Research Station – Ames FREE. Register by Aug. 4th: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/vegetablelab/fieldday 8-(12-14), Society of Wine Educators 39th Annual Conference – New Orleans, IA: http://societyofwineeducators.org/conference 8-(13-14), Hands-on Elderberry Workshop at Nature’s Organic Haven– Hermann, MO: $245. Details & Registration: 8-22, ISU Aronia Berry Field Day, Winding Creek Gardens – Belmond, IA. Details later. Contact: Joe Hannan: [email protected] 8-29, “WHAT” Berry Farm Aronia Berry Field Day – Fairbank, IA: Details: http://midwestaronia.org/event/berry-farm-field-day/?instance_id=78 10-17, Fall University of Nebraska Viticulture Program Workshop, Lincoln, NE Details later here: http://viticulture.unl.edu/ 11-(11-14), 2015 VitiNord International Conference will be held at the Lied Lodge & Conference Center in historic Nebraska City, NE: http://www.vitinord2015.org/
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2016_______________________________________________________________ 1-(26-28), Unified Wine & Grape Symposium – Sacramento Convention Center, CA http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/ 2-(4-5), Midwest Grape & Wine & Craft Brew Conference – St. Charles, MO Convention Center. Details: http://midwestgrape.com/ 2-(11-13), Texas Wine Grape Growers Conference – San Marco, TX. Details: http://www.txwines.org/ 2-(11-13), Cold Climate Conference - Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, MN http://www.mngrapes.org/ 2-(22-23), Northern Grapes Project Symposium & Advisory Committee meeting – Kalamazoo, MI, Details later: : http://northerngrapesproject.org/ 2-(24-26), 2016 Michigan Grape & Wine Conference, Radisson Plaza Hotel – Kalamazoo, MI. Details later: http://www.michiganwines.com/conference 2-(28-29), Iowa Wine Growers Association Annual Conference – Prairie Meadows Hotel –Racetrack & Casino , Altoona, IA. Details later here: http://iowawinegrowers.org/ 3-(3-5), Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Forum & Trade Show – Omaha Marriott http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/ 3-(9-11), Eastern Winery Exposition – Lancaster County Convention Center – Lancaster, PA: http://easternwineryexposition.com/
e-Viticulture: http://eviticulture.org/
Iowa Wine Growers Association: http://iowawinegrowers.org/
Iowa Wine Explorers Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IAWineExplorers?ref=hl
Iowa Wine & Beer Promotion Board: http://www.traveliowa.com/GetInspired/WineAndBeer
ISU Viticulture Extension: http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/
ISU Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/wine/
Northern Grapes Project: http://northerngrapesproject.org/
Missouri Grape & Wine Institute Weekly Vineyard IPM Reports can be found here:
http://gwi.missouri.edu/
VESTA (Viticulture Enology & Science Technology Alliance): http://www.vesta-usa.org/
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