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Wine-Grower-News #199 May 11, 2012

Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine

Information in this issue includes:

Midwest Does Well at Pacific Rim Wine Competition

ISU has a NEW Yard & Garden FAQ Website

Summer Web-Blended Viticulture Classes at DMACC

Mid-American Wine Competition 2012

Iowa State Fair Commercial and Amateur Wine Competitions

Keep a Cork in it: Stabilizing Sweet Wines for Bottling – now archived for viewing

The Northern Grapes Project is now on facebook

5-19, Join Our Wine Tour – NE/IA

5-31, Basic Concepts in Winemaking – Columbia, MO

6-(18-20) Tour of the New York Finger Lakes Grape & Wine Industry

7-(6 & 7) Oak Barrel and Wine Workshops

Notable Quotables

Marketing Tidbits

Show n Tell (Northeast Iowa Winery Tour)

Articles of Interest

Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff

Videos of Interest

Calendar of Events

Choose Iowa Quality Wines

Midwest Does Well at Pacific Rim Wine Competition

The Pacific Rim Wine Competition is an International wine competition that attracts wines from all

over the world. It has been held during a 2 day competition in April since 1985. Over 2,000 wines

are typically judged. The competition is held in the National Orange Show Events Center at San

Bernadino, California.

Wollersheim Winery at Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin did very well. Their Prairie Blush received the

Grand Champion Rosė award. They also received:

Gold – Sweet Riesling Gold - Prairie Fumė (Seyval) Best of Class

Silver – Dry Riesling

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Ackerman Winery, the only Iowa winery entered did fairly well too! They received the following

medals:

Silver – Niagara Silver – Riesling White

Silver – Edelweiss Gold – Cranberry Apple

Other Midwest Wineries who sent in wines for judging were:

Augusta Winery – MO Blumenhof Vineyard & Winery – MO

Cedar Creek Winery – WI Holyfield Vineyard & Winery – KS

Montelle Winery – MO Prairie Berry Winery – SD

Sainte Genevieve Winery – MO Stone Hill Winery – MO

St. James Winery – MO

Check out all the results here: http://nosevents.com/events/wine_competition.htm

ISU has a NEW Yard & Garden FAQ Website

NEW: ISU Department of Horticulture’s Yard and Garden FAQs website. This database has answers

to over 500 commonly asked questions on a wide range of gardening topics. The FAQs cover topics

on vegetables, fruits, annuals, perennials, roses, bulbs, lawns, trees, shrubs, indoor plants...and more.

Feel free to browse the FAQs by entering a search term(s) or by categories.

If you aren’t able to find an answer to your gardening question, Iowa residents may call the ISU

Hortline at 515-294-1871. Assistance is available from 10:00 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm,

Monday through Friday. Check it out here: http://expert.hort.iastate.edu/

Summer Web-Blended Viticulture Classes at DMACC

Not sure what pest is infecting your grapes and how to control it? Consider taking VIN103:

Introduction to Vineyard Pest Management where we look at how to diagnose the pests of grapes and

investigate effective ways to protect the investment you have made in your grape crop.

This summer we are also offering VIN104: Viticulture for Wine Production. This is a valuable class

for both grape growers and wine makers as it looks at which vineyard practices are cost effective,

how we can mitigate negative attributes of our fruit and increase positive ones, and many more great

topics that grape growers and wine makers should be considering to optimize wine grape production.

If you have any questions, contact Randall Vos at Des Moines Area Community College:

rjvos@dmacc.edu<mailto:rjvos@dmacc.edu>

Mid-American Wine Competition 2012

You are invited to enter the 6th Annual Mid-American Wine Competition being held on July 13, 14,

and 15, 2012. They have updated the wine competition this year based on valuable feedback from

our participating wineries.

They will be sending a postcard and invitation email to wineries in the Midwest. If are a winery that

would like to participate, but have not received these, contact us at: winecompetition@dmacc.edu

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Below is some of the highlighted information for the 2012 competition. Our website will be updated

in the near future.

· June 29th Deadline for Wine Entries

· NEW – Wine Categories have been updated

· NEW – Rules of Competition have been updated

· NEW – Credit Cards can now be accepted here:

http://www.midamericanwine.org<http://www.midamericanwine.org/

· Physical Medals will no longer be awarded for the Label Competition

· The Food-Wine Pairing competition is July 13th

- Reservations are required

- An entry to the Food-Wine Pairing Competition consists of 2 (two) bottles of wine and $25.00

- Traditional Wine Competition is July 14th and 15th

- An entry for the Traditional Competition consists of 4 (four) bottles of wine and $40.00

Keep a Cork in it: Stabilizing Sweet Wines for Bottling – now archived for viewing

The fifth webinar, “Keep a Cork in it: Stabilizing Sweet Wines for Bottling,” was a success, thanks in

part to your interest and participation. Many thanks to Chris Gerling for his presentation and to Anna

Katharine Mansfield and Murli Dharmadhikari, for being on-line to answer questions in the “chat

pod.”

If you watched the webinar, please complete the exit evaluation survey here.:

https://cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8AnmrPRqIMxB28k Your responses will help us improve future webinars and we value your input!

If you missed the live webinar, it can be viewed by visiting the “Recorded Webinars” tab of the

Northern Grapes Project Website (http://northerngrapesproject.org/?page_id=257) and clicking

on the webinar title. The webinar should load automatically. The 7pm session of webinar is

available for viewing and the chat log from the noon session is available as well.

Further info: Chrislyn A. Particka, PhD cap297@cornell.edu or 315-787-2449

http://www.northerngrapesproject.org

Iowa State Fair Commercial and Amateur Wine Competitions

Entry Deadline: Sunday, 7-1-12

Amateur entry form:

http://www.iowastatefair.org/downloads/competition/premium-books/oenology-23.pdf

Commercial entry form (Iowa Wineries only):

http://www.iowastatefair.org/downloads/competition/premium-books/commercial-wine-23.pdf

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5-31, Basic Concepts in Winemaking – Columbia, MO

What: One-day workshop for those considering winemaking as a career or starting a winery. The

workshop's objectives are to introduce basic winemaking procedures, basic winery equipment

and basic concepts in wine chemistry.

When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2012

Where: 145 Stringer Wing, 1406 East Rollins St., University of Missouri, Columbia Mo., 65211

Sponsored by: Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture & Enology

Cost: Registration is $60.

Details: http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102037603213-

280/Basic+Concepts+in+Winemaking-Agenda+%26+Reg-1.pdf

Register online: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/244176

The Northern Grapes Project is now on facebook

Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/NorthernGrapesProject

Info about upcoming webinars, newsletters, field days, workshops, etc. will

be posted here.

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Oak Barrel and Wine Workshops

Sponsored by: Brick Packaging LLC ; Tonnellerie Radoux USA ; Tassel Ridge Winery, Midwest

Grape and Wine Industry Institute and the Northern Grapes Project*

Location: Tassel Ridge Winery, 1681 220th St., Leighton, IA 50143

Dates and Times:

Workshop 1

For licensed commercial winemakers

Workshop 2

All are welcome!

Friday July 6, 2012 Saturday July 7, 2012

Agenda

12:30 pm Registration/check-in

1:00-2:00 Tour of Tassel Ridge Vineyard &

Winery

2:00-4:00 Demonstration and Discussion

A. Demonstration of barrel toasting by Francis Durand, Master Cooper from

Tonnellerie Radoux

B. Discussion with Francis Durand and Dan Brick, Brick Packaging

o Types of Oak; French, American etc. o Barrel repair o Barrel cleaning and sanitation o Storage and maintenance of barrels o Barrel alternatives

4:00-5:00 Wine tasting and wrap-up

Agenda

12:30 pm Registration/check-in

1:00-3:00 Demonstration and Discussion

A. Demonstration of barrel toasting by Francis Durand, Master Cooper from

Tonnellerie Radoux

B. Discussion with Francis Durand and Dan Brick, Brick Packaging

o Types of Oak; French, American etc. o Barrel repair o Barrel cleaning and sanitation o Storage and maintenance of barrels o Barrel alternatives

3:00-4:00 Tour of Tassel Ridge Vineyard &

Winery

Registration: Free but required. Contact Tammi Martin,

tkmartin@iastate.edu, 515-294-3308 by Friday, June 22nd

to reserve your

space.

Motor Coach Tour of the New York Finger Lakes Grape & Wine Industry

Sponsored by: Ohio State University’s Enology & Viticulture Program

When: June 18-20, 2012

Lodging: Inn at Glenora, Seneca Lake

Cost of Tour: $375 each

Cost of Lodging $250 to $357 (depends on room size)

Full Details: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/grapeweb/images/OGEN_27_April_2012_%2812%29fillable.pdf

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*The Northern Grapes Project is funded by the USDA’s Specialty Crops Research Initiative Program

of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Project #2011-51181-30850

Notable Quotables

"Wahh"created by scientists that allows a user to administer a dose of alcohol via aerosol spray to

the mouth that gets the user INSTANTLY drunk—but, the effects wear off in seconds.”

From: A New Alcohol Toy – And Why It Will Be Banned Instantaneously, 5-4-12 - Tom Wark’s

Fermentation: http://fermentation.typepad.com/fermentation/2012/05/a-new-alcohol-toyand-why-it-

will-be-banned-quickly.html

Marketing Tidbits

1. Ontario Grape Prices Set, 4-30-12 – Wines & Vines Magazine: http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=100186&htitle=Ontario%20Grape%20Prices%20Set&

2. Are Wine Apps a Dead or Dying Breed, 5-3-12 – Blog Your Wine:

http://www.blogyourwine.com/2012/05/03/are-wine-apps-a-dead-and-dying-breed/

3. “Costco is now the largest American importer of French wines, including some pretty impressive

houses such as Château Mouton Rothshild and Château Pétrus. None are marked up more than

15 percent.”

From: Costco's head wine buyer causes a stir with her remarks, 5-8-12 – Orange County

Register: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/wine-353192-costco-peters.html

4. Plastic Mini-Wine Bottles at Wollersheim: http://www.wollersheim.com/tradetools/news/newminis

Show n Tell

Last week Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari and I made a very quick visit to 11 wineries in the northeast

corner of Iowa. We started the trip early on Tuesday, May 1st and ended very late in the evening on

Thursday, May 3rd . We considered this a listening and learning tour. It was a good trip. We came

back with a greater appreciation or our industry and their concerns.

Our first stop was to visit with Les Ackerman, owner of Ackerman Winery in Amana, Iowa.

Ackerman Winery was started in Les’s parent’s basement in 1956 and later moved to the Amana

Colonies. Les and his wife Linda are the second generation to run the winery. Les has been making

wines since the early 1970’s and has been awarded more wine awards than any other winemaker in

Iowa. Sweet fruit wines dominate their sales. Les mentioned that approximately 80% of their sales

go to repeat customers.

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Our next stop was Brick Arch Winery in West Branch, IA. This “All New” building is built on the

location of the historic post office which collapsed during the winery building stage. This delayed

the opening until March of 2011 and sent Ilene Lande and her husband John McNutt back to the

drawing board. This “All New” building has a large tasting room and 3 levels of meeting rooms that

can hold a total of 286 people. Ilene and John located the winery tasting room and event center on

Main Street in West Branch. The wine production facility is located approximately 3 miles off site in

a rental industrial building site. Brick Arch is a member of the I-80 Wine Trail and the Iowa Wine

Trail. The majority of sales lean to the dry side because most of their customers come from the Iowa

City area.

(Above Left) Brick Arch Winery at West

Branch, IA. 5-1-12

(Above Right) Ilene Lande checking a seal

on a wine tank at their off- site wine

production facility. 5-1-12

(Right) L-R: Bonne Leslie (Tasting Room

Mgr), Ilene Lande, John McNutt and Murli

at tasting room bar. 5-1-12

(Above) Front of Ackerman Winery.

(Right, L-R) Les Ackerman and Murli

tasting wines in the main tasting room.

5-1-12

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After a delicious lunch at the winery with Ilene and John, Murli and I took off to visit with Randy

Weaver at Tipton, Iowa. Randy and his wife Linda saved the historic Buchanan house (1863) that

was located in northern Cedar County. They moved the 480 ton house 7.5 miles south to a new site

located just west of Tipton. The large 16 room house will soon be turned into a winery and event

center. You can see pictures of the move on facebook here:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.144396918912188.23658.144393245579222&type=3

Randy and his daughter Mallory gave us a tour of the Buchanan House when we arrived. The goal is

to have the building completely renovated by September of 2013. The wine production area is

located in a large new basement. Randy shared some of his sparkling wines he has been producing.

They were all very good.

We were running a little late after our visit with Randy Weaver and ended up arriving around 5:30

p.m. to Wide River Winery located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River on the north side of

Clinton, IA. The winery was opened in the spring of 2006. We were first greeted by Kyle Fram,

(assistant winemaker & vineyard worker) and later by the owners: Dorothy O’Brien and her husband

Charlie Pelton. After a tour of the winery, we were invited to taste some of their wines in their home

which overlooks the widest part of the Mississippi River. I highly recommend their dry “Felony

Red”! Wide River Winery opened up a tasting room in LeClaire, Iowa in 2012 that is doing very

well. BTW: Dorothy is also running for the Iowa senate: http://www.obrienforiowa.com/

(Above) Buchanan House Winery with

surrounding vineyard. 5-1-12

(Right L-R) Murli, Mallory Weaver and father –

Randy Weaver. 5-1-12

(Left, L-R) Kyle Fram, Dorothy O’Brien, Charlie

Pelton and Murli. 5-1-12

(Above) Wide River Winery 5-1-12

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After a stormy overnight in Clinton we headed for Iowa Grape Vines winery and juicery located one

mile west of Preston, Iowa. The owners, Jim and Mary Kay Sorensen met us as we drove up. They

gave us a tour of the facility and we tasted some of the juices they produce. The entire facility was

very, very clean and the juice was excellent. Jim and Mary Kay both agreed that the licensing and

regulations for the juicery are more difficult than those involved with the winery operation. They

currently plan to move the entire operation to Maquoketa, Iowa in the near future.

Next stop was Brush Creek Winery located in the country approximately 8 miles southwest of

Bellevue, Iowa. Brush Creek Winery and Iowa Grape Vines are the only two members of the Little

Wine Trail – Iowa’s smallest wine trail. Keith and Sherry Weuste are owners of Brush Creek

Winery. Keith makes the wine and Sherry handles most of the marketing. There is a 1.5 acre

vineyard next to the winery. They are currently adding an addition to the front of their tasting room.

(Above) Jim and Mary Kay Sorensen, in front of

Iowa Grape Vines winery and juicery. 5-2-12

(Above, L-R) Jim & Mary Kay Sorensen

and Mike White in wine production area.

5-2-12

(Above) Keith and Sherry Weuste,

owners of Brush Creek Winery.

5-2-12

(Above) Sherry Weuste came up with a line of

wedding wines with generic labels people can

purchase for wedding gifts. They are very popular.

5-2-12

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Barrel Head Winery to visit John & Karen Burns was our next stop. Barrel Head is located

approximately 7 miles south of Dubuque on Highway 61 near the airport. This was an interesting

stop. John has spent some time in Europe and his son lives in Germany. It was in Germany where he

tweaked some of his winemaking skills. He uses the minimalistic old European methods to make his

wine. He also manages his vineyard with precision. Good wines come from good grapes!

(Right) The bottle of wine on the left is

called “Girls R Meaner”. An easy way to

pronounce Gewurztraminer of which the

wine is made of. 5-2-12

The bottle on the right is called “on the Dam

Good Wine” Referring to the locks and

dams on the Mississippi River. 5-2-12

(Above) Front entrance

to Barrel Head Winery.

5-2-12.

(Left) Disgorging tool

used to remove the

bidule (inner plastic

cap) and frozen lees in

neck of the sparkling

wine bottle. 5-2-12

(Above) L-R: Dr. Murli

Dharmadhikari and John Burns

discuss making sparkling wine using

the traditional method similar to that

use in Champagne, France.

John, Murli and I all took turns

disgorging some sparkling wine. It

was a BLAST !! 5-2-12

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Sunset Ridge Winery in Dubuque was next. A visit with John Bonnette (father) and Ian (son) was a

pleasant surprise. Ian is building a home & winery near his parent’s home. It will be located at the

end of winding entrance road in a secluded forested area. The very nice vineyard and garden area

behind his parent’s home will be used for special events, weddings, etc… The current “Sunset Ridge

Winery” is located in the basement of his parent’s home. A VERY cramped space for a winery.

Day three of our journey started us out early to go visit Yvonne & Ken Barnes and their two

daughters Beth Guzman and Darla Jones at Winneshiek Wildberry Winery located approximately 10

miles north of Decorah, Iowa. The winery is located very close to the famous “Seed Savers

Exchange”. The winery is surrounded by Rhubarb plantings, vineyards, and a plum orchard. Ken

started planting grapes in 2001. They converted their old dairy barn into a winery with a very nice

gift shop and meeting room. The winery first opened in the fall of 2005. They were just recently

licensed to prepare and serve food.

(Above – L) Ian Bonnette gives Murli a quick tour of the

wine production area. He hopes to be breaking ground

very soon for the new winery. 5-2-12

(Above –R) Ian turned this conventional pull type sprayer

into an airblast sprayer via plans he found in WineMaker

Magazine. A push type leaf blower, PVC pipe and some

4” plastic tile can do amazing things!

(Right) Ian let us taste some of his sparking Pinot Grigio.

He force carbonated it with C2 while it was cold. Very

good. Lots and lots of bubbles.

(Right) Front of Winneshiek Wildberry

Winery. There is a large patio along the

entire front of building.

5-3-12

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After a quick lunch on the road we arrived at Cindy and Pat Wachendorf’s home located

approximately 3 miles north of Guttenberg, Iowa on the Great River Road. They have been growing

grapes since 2004 and recently licensed their Promise Land Winery. The construction of the new

winery and tasting room will begin soon. They are currently making wine in a storage building next

to their home.

Our final stop on this journey was to visit Judy and Vernon Harper at TownsEnd Winery located at

Hansel, Iowa. Vernon remodeled their old barn into a winery and tasting room with a two bedroom

apartment on the second floor. The winery is located right next to the Hansel City Park. The

population of Hansel is approximately 96 people.

(Above) L-R: Cindy & Pat Wachendorf

with their dog Hawkeye. He looked more

like a Cyclone dog to me! 5-3-12

(Above) L-R: Pat, Murli and Cindy try

some LaCrosse, Marechal Foch and St.

Croix wine directly from the tank. 5-3-12

(Above) Newly planted Elderman Plum

orchard. 5-3-12

(Left) L-R: Yvonne Barnes, Beth

Guzman, Darla Jones, Ken Barnes and

Murli in tasting room. 5-3-12

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Note: More pictures of our winery tour can be found here on my facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=app_2305272732_2392950137

Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff

1. Cash Rental Rates for Iowa 2012 Survey (up 18% over last year (Ave = $252):

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/html/c2-10.html

2. Using heat wires on cordons for frost protection - Univ. of New England, Australia:

http://www.une.edu.au/parg/Frost.php

3. New Zealand Society of Viticulture & Enology:

http://www.nzsvo.org.nz/members_only/links/links_pg_7.htm

4. New Book: Grape-A-Hol – How Big Business is Subverting Artisan Winemaking and the Future of

Fine Wine: http://www.destinybaywine.com/grapeahol.html

Articles of Interest

1. MN: Controlling Heat Stability in Wine, 5-1-12 – Nick Smith, Midwest Wine Press:

http://midwestwinepress.com/2012/05/01/controling-heat-instability-in-wine/

2. Brianna Wine Profile, 5-3-12 – Matt Maniscalco, Midwest Wine Press:

http://midwestwinepress.com/2012/05/03/brianna-wine-grape-midwest/

(Above) Picture taken right at dusk looking to the

northwest at TownsEnd Winery. The winery is

located on the northeast edge of town next to the

Hansel, IA city park. 5-3-12 (Above) L-R Joanne Young

(employee), Judy and Vernon Harper

and Murli check out a new Vernon’s

new S02 testing apparatus. 5-3-12

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3. Midwest Vineyards Damaged by Frosts, 5-7-12 – Wines & Vines Magazine: http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=100413&htitle=Midwest%20Vineyards%20Damaged%20by%20Frost&

4. CA: Wine Uncorked: The Rise of Big [Really Big] Box Wine, 5-7-12 – The Wine Economist:

http://wineeconomist.com/2012/05/07/the-rise-of-big-really-big-box-wine/

5. OR: Examining the Efficacy of Sheep in Vineyard Management, 5-7-12 – King Estate Winery:

http://www.kingestate.com/featured/examining-the-efficacy-of-sheep-in-vineyard-management/

6. 4. NY: Eastern US gets sustainable vineyard certification, 5-8-12 – Western Farm Press:

http://westernfarmpress.com/grapes/eastern-us-gets-sustainable-vineyard-certification

7. What is the difference between American Oak and French Oak Barrels, 5-8-12 – Blog Your Wine: http://www.blogyourwine.com/2012/05/08/whats-the-difference-between-american-oak-and-french-oak-wine-barrels/

Videos of Interest

1. NY: Installing Tile into Vineyards, 3-9-12 – Finger Lakes Grape Program, 6:50 min.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXbyKRGvaaE

Calendar of Events

5-(21-22), Missouri Cooperages Tour by Viticulture Enology Science Technology Alliance (VESTA)

and Cooperages 1912 . Full details: http://www.vesta-usa.org/main/index.php/current-

students/calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2012/05/20/60/-/inside-missouri-cooperage-your-exclusive-

seminar

5-28 thru 6-2, French/Italian Mediterranean chartered wine cruise, Washington State Viticulture &

Enology Program. Pricing starts at $2,450 per person: http://cahnrsalumni.wsu.edu/cruise/

6-(1-2), WineMaker Magazine Annual Conference, Ithaca, NY.

Details: http://www.winemakermag.com/conference

6-5, Missouri Grape Growers Association Annual Field Day. Details later.

6-(7-10), 6th

Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE),

Princeton, New Jersey. Hosted by Princeton University and Rutgers University. Details will be

posted at www.wine-economics.org.

6-(8-10), Kothe Distilling Technologies Distillation workshop - Chicago, IL.

Cost: $799 each, max of 30 participants

6-(18-22), 63rd

American Society for Enology & Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference, Portland

Marriott Downtown Waterfront – Portland, OR: http://asev.org/national-conference-2012/

7-(6 & 7), Oak Barrel & Wine Workshops, Tassel Ridge Winery, 1681 220th St., Leighton, IA

50143 FREE Contact prior to 6-22: Tammi Martin, tkmartin@iastate.edu, 515-294-3308

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7-(15-19), 37th

American Society of Enology ASEV-Eastern Section (ASEV-ES) Annual Conference

- Traverse City, MI: mhttp://www.asev-es.org/

7-19, International Symposium on Sparkling Wine Production – last day of ASEV-ES Annual

Conference, Traverse City, MI: Details: http://www.asev-es.org/

7-17, Field Day: Northern-Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project at NDSU Carrington Research Extension

Center, Carrington, North Dakota. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/CarringtonREC/ 701-652-2951

7-(25-27), Society of Wine Educators 30th

Annual Conference – San Mateo, CA. Details here:

http://www.societyofwineeducators.org/conference.php

7-29, Minnesota Grape Growers Association Annual Picnic – Round Lake Vineyard, 30124 State

Hwy 264 Round Lake, MN 56167 Details: http://mngrapegrowers.com/mgga-annual-picnic1

8-16, International Cold Climate Wine Competition, University of MN Continuing Education

Conference Center: http://www.mngrapegrowers.com/competition

9-8, UMN (Tentative) Annual Horticulture Research Center Vineyard & Winery open house,

Excelsior, MN. Details later.

11-28 to 12-1, International Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference - Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Details soon: International Association for Northern Viticulture

1-(29-31)-13, Unified Grape & Wine Consortium at the Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento,

CA http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/

1-31 to 2-2-13, Illinois Vintners & Grape Growers Assn. Conference – Crown Plaza Hotel,

Springfield, IL.

2-(7-9)-13, Midwest Grape & Wine Conference & Trade Show – St. Charles, MO Convention

Center: Details: http://www.midwestgrapeandwineconference.com/

2-(21-23)-13, Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA) Cold Climate Conference – Crown

Plaza, St. Paul. MN. Details: http://mngrapegrowers.com/conference

2-28 to 3-2 – 2013, 16th

Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Conference, Holiday Inn – Kearney, NE

3-(6-7)-13 Eastern Winery Exposition at Lancaster County Convention Center & Lancaster Marriott

at Penn Square, PA: http://easternwineryexposition.com/

3-(12-14)-13, Wineries Unlimited at Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA:

http://www.wineriesunlimited.com/

Past issues archived as html and/or pdf here:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/wine/news

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