-Grower-News #404 4-1-19

Midwest & Wine Industry Institute: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/wine/

Information in this issue includes:

EPA now requires specific “Paraquat” training for certified applicators Winegrapes exempt from FSMA Produce Safety Rules FREE NEW Publication: Ensuring Food Safety: Wineries A Short fungicide resistance survey for YOU to take. New: APHIS Launches Pests & Diseases Webpage National Clean Plant Network Newsletter Focused on , 8 pp. Top 50 Agriculture Universities in the World New! FREE! 2019 Michigan Hop Management Guide – 21 pp. ISU Weather Station Reports 4-4, FREE Webinar - Oxygen Management to Optimize Sulfite Additions 4-9, WGGA Spring Vineyard School – Ripon, WI 4-(11-12), Wine Sensory Analysis Workshop – Mitchell, SD 4-17, Practical Guide to Midwest Winemaking with Clark Smith - ISU 4-18, Music to my Glass with Clark Smith – WineFest Des Moines 4-18, FREE Vitis Gen Webinar – Cold Climate Flavor Challenges 4-22, FREE Webinar: Practices for Promoting Vineyard Sustainability 4-(22 & 23), Making the most of Cold Climate Grapes - Wisconsin 5-7, SMWGA Vineyard Nutrition Workshop - Waconia, MN 5-10, Deadline to Enter 2019 Sunset International Wine Competition Marketing Tidbits Show n Tell (my SD, MT, WY, NE trip) Notable Quotables Videos of Interest Neeto – Keeno Articles of Interest Calendar of Events Classified Ads

EPA now requires specific “Paraquat” training for certified applicators

As required by EPA’s Paraquat Dichloride Human Health Mitigation Decision and amended paraquat dichloride (a.k.a. paraquat) product labels, certified applicators must successfully complete an EPA-approved training program before mixing, loading, and/or applying paraquat. The training provides important information about paraquat’s toxicity, new label requirements and restrictions, and the consequences of misuse.

Paraquat is a restricted use pesticide. The restriction applies to mixing, loading, and applying paraquat, as well as other pesticide handling activities. Products that contain 1 paraquat dichloride as an active ingredient may be sold under many different brand names, such as Gramoxone, Cyclone, Helmquat, and Parazone, to name a few. The active ingredient is also used in premix formulations with many other herbicides.

The online FREE training module takes about 45 minutes to complete with a short test included. The EPA-approved training module can be accessed here.Exit This training was developed by paraquat manufacturers as part of EPA’s 2016 risk mitigation requirements and has been approved by EPA. The EPA approved online training module can be accessed HERE.

More Details about this can be found here: New EPA-Required Paraquat Training and Additional Use Restrictions, 3-29-19 ISU Extension

3-27-19 FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. exempts hops, wine grapes, pulse crops and almond producers from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

Details: https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/FDAInBrief/ucm634549.htm

FREE NEW Publication: Ensuring Food Safety: Wineries

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires wineries in the United States to adhere to food safety regulations when producing and selling wine.

This 4-page publication provides guidance to winery businesses about (FSMA) and those regulations that affect wine production facilities.

Download FREE here: https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/15671

A Short fungicide resistance survey for YOU to take.

The Fungicide Resistance Assessment, Mitigation and Extension (FRAME) Network, a national research and extension team (see individuals below), is working on fungicide resistance in grape powdery mildew. We are interested in hearing about how you approach powdery mildew management and fungicide selection. If you are a vineyard owner, manager, consultant or someone who provides fungicide recommendations for vineyards in the United States, please consider taking our survey!

This project is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture – National Institute for Food and Agriculture – Specialty Crop Research Initiative Award No. 2018-03375 titled “FRAME: Fungicide Resistance Assessment, Mitigation and Extension Network for Wine, Table, and Raisin Grapes.”

2 Preliminary research supporting this project was funded by: the American Vineyard Foundation, the Board and the Washington State Grape and Wine Research Program.

Link to survey: Grape Powdery Mildew Management Survey

New! FREE! 2019 Michigan Hop Management Guide – 21 pp.

https://www.canr.msu.edu/hops/Michigan%20Hop%20Management%20Guide%202019.pdf

New: APHIS Launches Pests & Diseases Webpage

APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) protects the United States agricultural interests related to non-native plants, animals, insects and diseases as well as monitoring and managing existing agricultural pests and diseases.

APHIS launched a new Pests and Diseases page on its website. Listing all pest and disease programs the agency manages, the page makes it easy to find critical information on insects, viruses, funguses, etc., of concern. Of particular interest to grape growers would include: Japanese Beetles, Spotted Lanternfly, Spotted Wine Drosophila, Starlings, Blackbirds and Noxious Weeds.

Visit the page at www.aphis.usda.gov/pests-and-diseases

National Clean Plant Network Newsletter Focused on Grapes, 8 pp.

The March edition of the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) newsletter

Top 50 Agriculture Universities in the World

For the seventh year in a row, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has ranked the top collegiate schools for Agriculture & Forestery in the world. It recently released its 2019 QS World University Ranking by Subject report. Wageningen University in the Netherlands came in first. Here is how the U.S. ranked”

#2 UC-Davis – CA #23 Oregon State University #6 Cornell University – NY #27 University of IL at Urbana-Champaign #7 UC-Berkely – CA #29 North Carolina State University #8 University of Wisconsin – Madison #32 Penn State University - PA #11 Michigan State University #34 Florida State University #12 Purdue University – IN #37 Ohio State University #18 Iowa State University #39 University of Minnesota #19 Texas A& M University #44 Washington State University #45 Kansas State University From: The Top 50 Agriculture Colleges in the World Countdown, 3-18-19 Growing Produce 3

Check out the weekly weather summaries from our 5 - ISU vineyard weather stations around the state: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/viticulture/.

4-4, FREE Webinar - Oxygen Management to Optimize Sulfite Additions

What: Learn what the 3 sources of oxygen in a bottle of wine are, how oxygen impacts SO2 consumption and how to control oxygen efficiently.

When: 1 p.m. CST, Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Who: Enartis USA

Cost: FREE

REGISTER HERE

4-9, WGGA Spring Vineyard School – Ripon, WI

What: Intermediate Level Vineyard School

When: 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

Where: Vines & Rushes Winery, 410 county Road E Ripon, WI

Agenda: 9:00 a.m. Registration 9:30 a.m. How to evaluate cold damage – Amaya Atucha UW-Madison 10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. Grapevine Nutrition – Amaya Atucha 11:45 a.m. Lunch (included with registration) 12:45 p.m. Evaluating Grapes for Harvest & Post-Harvest Handling – Lynita Delaney – Elmaro Vineyard 1:45 p.m. Selecting the Right Sprayer & Using it in the Vineyard – Kevin White – Contree Sales 3:15 p.m. Adjourn

Cost: $35 WGGA member, $45 non-member (Please register before April 6th)

Send check to: WGGA 211 Canal Road, Waterloo, WI 53594 or contact [email protected] if paying by Credit Card.

4 4-(11-12), Wine Sensory Analysis Workshop – Mitchell, SD

What: Topics include: Welcome and Introduction to Tasting, White Sensory Standards, Red Sensory Standards, and Evaluating Palate Attributes: Alcohol, Acid, and Tannin Wine Defects, Descriptive Wine Analysis of White , Descriptive Analysis of Red Wines, Laboratory Investigating, Wine Competition Methodology and Professional Wine Rating Systems. A certificate will be awarded after the completion of this workshop.

When: Thursday & Friday, April 11 & 12, 2019

Where: Mitchell Technical Institute, Mitchell South Dakota

Who: Cristin Hosmer

Cost: Day 1 = $150 each by April 1st, $175 after. Day 2 = $150 each by April 1st, $175 after. $275 each by April 1st, $300 after.

Complete details & registration.

4-17, Practical Guide to Midwest Winemaking with Clark Smith - ISU

What: A one-day workshop covering selected wine chemistry concepts, production strategies, tools available to address the unique challenges of making wine in the Midwest,

and more.

When: 9 a.m. to 6:30 pm, Wednesday, 4-17-19

Where: Jeff & Deb Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center

Who: Clark Smith, is a winemaker for his own WineSmith label and several other brands. For four decades he has been a consulting winemaker, author, inventor, musician, and professor to the wine industry across the globe. A product of M.I.T. and U. C. Davis, he has founded and managed four prominent start-ups and consulted for thousands of wineries and other craft beverage producers and suppliers throughout the world. He holds patents for VA removal and alcohol adjustment via reverse osmosis. His popular Fundamentals of Modern Wine Chemistry has received rave reviews from over 4,000 winemaker participants since 1984. His revolutionary Postmodern Winemaking was named Wine and Spirits Magazine’s 2013 Book of the Year. The IQ Conference named him 2016 Innovator of the Year. Wine Business Monthly named him among the 48 most influential people in the Wine Industry in 2018.

Cost: $60 Registration, prior to midnight April 10, 2019

Workshop Details & Registration 5

4-18, Music to my Glass with Clark Smith – WineFest Des Moines

What: Chime’ into the words of winemaker Clark Smith as he discusses how different music can affect our perception of how wine tastes. This powerful (and fun) event will explore how we can truly make the most out of every bottle by the sounds we surround ourselves with. Join us on Thursday, April 18th at the Hilton Downtown for this one of a kind event.

Heavy appetizers and wine will be in the Park Street Kitchen before the seminar with a dessert following.

When: 6 p.m. Hilton Downtown 435 Park St. Des Moines, IA. 50309

Who: Clark Smith

Cost: $80 each

Sponsored by: Grinnell Mutual

Details & Registration

4-18, FREE Vitis Gen Webinar – Cold Climate Flavor Challenges

When: April 18th, 1PM EST (12 CST)

“What the wild things are: the flavor challenges of breeding disease- resistant and cold-tolerant grapes using North American Vitis species.”

Dr. Gavin Sacks, Professor, Department of Food Sciences, Cornell University Native grape species (Vitis spp) offer several advantages over European wine grapes, including enhanced disease resistance and tolerance to extreme temperatures. However, these species can possess several undesirable flavor characteristics, including excessive sourness, poor mouthfeel, and herbaceous aromas. For breeders, the challenge is to incorporate desired disease-resistance and cold tolerance genes while reducing or eliminating those associated with unfavorable flavor characteristics of wild Vitis spp. This talk will review the flavor chemistry challenges of native species and their hybrids, and discuss how production practices or breeding could be used to mitigate these problems.

Gavin Sacks is an Associate Professor of Food Science at Cornell University, with a research program primarily focused on development and application of new tools for measurement of quality-related compounds in wine and grapes. He also teaches courses

6 on wine flavor chemistry and wine analysis and has co-authored of a recent textbook, ‘Understanding Wine Chemistry’ Click here to register Follow us on Twitter! @VitisGen

Funded by the USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative VitisGen2 project (Award No. 2017- 51181-26829)

Contact: Timothy E. Martinson, Ph. D. [email protected] or cell: 607-592-2616

4-22, FREE Webinar: Practices for Promoting Vineyard Sustainability

What: This webinar will be led by Fritz Westover of Westover Vineyard Advising and the Virtual Viticulture Academy and Dr. Craig Macmillan, Technical Program Director for the Vineyard Team. This team overlooks the SIP (Sustainability in Practice) program.

When: 7 p.m. CST, Monday April 22nd, 2019

Cost: FREE

Sponsored by: Southern Minnesota Wine Grower Alliance

Description: Vineyard sustainability is important to the long term growth, economics and health of grapevines and those who work with them,. This webinar will cover some of the most critical components of vineyard sustainability in challenging climates, with focus on extremities including cold, wet climates and lesser developed regions of the U.S. Topics will include pest and disease management, canopy management, and maintaining soil and vine health as vineyards age.

To Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5088430259823218946?source=MN

4-(22 & 23), Making the most of Cold Climate Grapes - Wisconsin

What: A one-day workshop learning about the possibilities of cold climate grapes.

When: 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22nd, 2019 – Elmaro Vineyard 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 - Vines & Rushes Winery

Where: Elmaro Vineyard Vines and Rushes Winery N14756 Delaney Road 410 City Road E Trempealeau, WI 54661 Ripon, WI 54971

Who: Michael Jones & Katie Cook of Scott Labs and Ellie Butz of Lallemand.

Cost: $20 each. Open to first 40 registrants per site.

Registration: Vines & Rushes Winery site – call: 920-478-4499 Elmaro Vineyards site – call: 608-534-6456

7 Sponsored by: Scott Labs Lallemand Elmaro Vineyard Vines & Rushes Winery Wisconsin Winery Association

5-7, SMWGA Vineyard Nutrition Workshop - Waconia, MN

Fritz Westover of Westover Vineyard Advising will be doing a workshop May 7th, 1:00pm- 5:00pm at Sovereign Estates Winery – 9950 North Shore Road, Waconia MN 55387

The workshop is titled Vineyard Nutrition: Developing a balanced vineyard fertilization strategy based on soil and plant data and yield objectives.

Cost: $30 for SMWGA members $35 for non-members before May 6th. After May 6th $35 for SMWGA members, $40 for non-members. Register at the Southern Minnesota Wine Grower Alliance.

Contact: Lisa Smiley at [email protected] or 651-482-5393

5-10, Deadline to Enter 2019 Sunset International Wine Competition

The 2019 Sunset International Wine Competition will take place in Sonoma County, California, beginning Monday, May 13, 2019. Registration is now open to all table, sparkling, fortified, fruit, and specialty wines produced in any wine producing region of the world that meet the applicable federal legal requirements for sale in the United States. Details HERE.

Marketing Tidbits

1. Millenials do not exist: so why market to them? 3-25-19 The Wine Gourd

2. In 2018, wine drinkers overall spent a record $3 billion on direct shipments from wineries, a 50 percent increase since 2015, according to the 2019 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report from Sovos and Wines Vines Analytics.

From: How Can Wineries Reach Millennials? Personal Experience & Shipping Convenience, 3-26-19 Wine Industry Advisor

3. NZ: “there's been a recent resurgence in beer-wine hybrids. The modern trend can be traced to American experimental brewery Dogfish Head who worked with molecular archeologist Patrick McGovern to create Midas Touch, a recipe based on evidence McGovern found in a Turkish tomb believed to have belonged to King Midas. The beer was brewed with honey, white Muscat grapes, and saffron.”

From: It's beer, but not as we know it: the rise of beer-wine hybrids, 3-27-19 Stuff

4. FREE wine marketing videos and case studies form VineSpring

8 5. What kind of marketing works best for family wineries, 3-20-19 Bauerhouse Design

6. Wollershiem Winery’s 4-pak mini’s for $10.

Show n Tell

I was recently invited to speak at the Montana Grape & Winery Association 5th annual conference held in Helena, Montana. The conference was held March 21 to 23. It was an excellent conference. The Montana winegrape industry is where Iowa was about 15 years ago. I believe they are at the beginning of a boom. They have many things going for them: gravelly soils, many microclimates, low rainfall, low humidity, access to water, temperatures similar to the Midwest, tourists from around the world and high income people buying or moving into the state. Montana currenty has approximately 16 operating wineries and about 45 small vineyards. Berry, honey and some locally grown grape wines are being produced. Some of the wineries are using grape fruit or juice shipped in from the west coast.

Instead of flying, I drove to Montana. This enabled me to visit some winery friends who I know well, but have never visited. I made some new friends and learned A LOT on this trip. I want to thank the Montana Grape & Winery Association for making this happen and all my gracious hosts along the trip. Below are some pictures from my recent adventure: mlw

Map of my route.

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ISU Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute table display at the conference. 3-22-19 MT winegrape industry poster.

L-R. Bob, Josh & Marilyn Thaden of Tongue River Winery received an award Front & back of Belle Joli’s Sparkling Wine House at for their part in developing the Montana Sturgis, SD. 3-19-19 winegrape industry. 3-22-19

Marnie & Mike Gould standing in their Frontage of Firehouse Brewery & Wine Cellars in downtown Old Folsom Vineyard. Their grapes go Rapid City, SD. Very good wines. 3-20-19 to Firehouse Wine Cellars. 3-20-19

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Mac’s Creek Vineyards & Winery has 10 of these natural gas fired pots customers can sit around right next to Front of Prairie Berry Winery & Restaurant located at Hill the vineyard and band shelter. City, SD. Beautiful winery! 3-19-19

Josh Thaden, winemaker at Tongue River Winery in their vineyard. Very well managed vineyard. The netting in the background will cover the entire Mother Theresa & son Seth MacFarland vineyard near harvest time. 3-20-19 at Mac’s Creek Vineyards & Winery. Very nice winery with 37 acres of vines. Seth, the winemaker is about to add a new enterprise of brewing beer. I highly recommend the Ringnect Red or Celtic Aire wines. 3-26-19

Prairie Berry’s Red Ass Rhubarb is the #1 seller.

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Larry Robertson with some of his Petite Pearl wine. Larry Robertson – owner/winemaker of He steams his fruit to remove the juice. I tried his Arrogant Bastard Winery (open soon) Cherry, and Petite Pearl wines. The standing next to his Petite Pearl vines. The wines were amazing. This is the only commercial vineyard lies next to Flathead Lake which winery I am aware of that steams their fruit. moderates the temperatures. The tarps are I NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS! 3-24-19 wrapped around the netting that covers the

entire vineyard when the grapes beging to PS: Larry is also a winegrape vineyard consultant ripen. 3-24-19 working the Montana area. He specializes in vineyard site assessment, establishment and management. [email protected] or 406-253- 9641.

Notable Quotables

1. NZ: “there's been a recent resurgence in beer-wine hybrids. The modern trend can be traced to American experimental brewery Dogfish Head who worked with molecular archeologist Patrick McGovern to create Midas Touch, a recipe based on evidence McGovern found in a Turkish tomb believed to have belonged to King Midas. The beer was brewed with honey, white Muscat grapes, and saffron.”

From: It's beer, but not as we know it: the rise of beer-wine hybrids, 3-27-19 Stuff

2. FR: “Wine bottles can be reused at least seven times to substantially lower the carbon footprint for wine production and prevent waste.”

From: Ingenious ways to reuse wine bottles instead of recycling them, 3-24-19 Meiningers Wine Business International

12 Videos of Interest

1. MN: Minnesota Winemakers Fight to Change Grape Laws, 3-14-19 Fox9 TV. 2:11 min.

Neeto – Keeno

1. Picnic Shade Trailer from Western Square Industries

2. New Grape & Wine Brix & TA meter from Atago USA that does not need a reagent. $785

3. Vaccuum pump wine stopper (I just used one of these. Very impressed. mlw)

4. KS: Bicycle made from wine barrels, 3-18-19 New Atlas

Articles of Interest

1. IL: Proprosed Illinois Winery Drawing Opposition from Potential Neighbors, 3-13-19 Journal Star

2. Is There Really a Benefit to Crop Thinning? 3-14-19 Wine Enthusiast

3. Over the Moon: Contemporary Biodynamics & Beyond, 3-15-19 Guildsomm

4. Invasion of Vineyard Robots, 3-15-19 wine-searcher

5. Winemaking Collaboration: Welch’s Develops Neutralized Juice with Proprietary Technology, 3-15-19 Food Ingredients First

6. NZ: Integrating Sheep into Vineyards, 3-18-19 New Zealand Winegrower

7. KS: Kansas history as a wine country, 3-19-19 the Bulletin

8. CA: Mechanical Pruning Tools Demonstrated at Lodi Field Day 3-19-20 WineBusiness.com (V-Mech system from Midwest Grower Supply featured here.)

9. MN: Minnesota Winemakers Question the Constitutionality of Grape Source Requirements, 3-20-19 On Reserve Wine Law Blog

10. WA: Are you throwing money on the vineyard floor, 3-21-19 Growing Produce

11. NY: $68.9 million facility will study grape quality, and resistance to disease, 3-22-19 The Cornell Daily Sun

12. MT: Montana’s grape growers and winemakers cheers to the future of the industry, 3-23-19 8KPAZ.com

13. Management of grapevine trunk diseases varies by region, 3-26-19 Good Fruit Grower *****

14. CA: Sonoma County man awarded $80 million in lawsuit claiming Roundup causes 13 Cancer, 3-27-17 North Bay Business Journal

15. Birds attack problem bugs in vineyards, 3-27-19 Western Farm Press

Calendar of Events

4-(2-3), 6th Annual – Inside Missouri Cooperage Tour - VESTA sponsored. Lebonon, MO area. March 22nd registration deadline. COMPLETE DETAILS

Week of 4-7, National Viticulture & Enology Extension Leadership Conference – Fredericksburg, TX. Details: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/pss/nveelc2019.php

4-9, Wisconsin Grape Growers Association’s Spring Vineyard School – Vines & Rushes Winery – Ripon, WI. Contact: [email protected]

4-(11-12), VESTA Wine Sensory Analysis Workshop – Mitchell Technical Institute, Mitchell South Dakota. Complete details & registration.

4-17, Practical Guide to Midwest Winemaking with Clark Smith – ISU, Ames at the Jeff & Deb Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center Workshop Details & Registration

4-18, Music to my Glass with Clark Smith – WineFest Des Moines - . Hilton Downtown Details & Registration

4-22 & 23, Making the Most out of Cold Climate Grapes at Elmaro Vineyard – Trempealeau WI and Vines & Rushes Winery – Ripon, WI Meeting Flyer: https://iastate.box.com/s/y553b3uqf5588hihc16q9rf1k6hl5pmr

5-7, SMWGA Vineyard Nutrition Workshop - Sovereign Estates Winery, Waconia, MN Register at the Southern Minnesota Wine Grower Alliance. Contact: Lisa Smiley at [email protected] or 651-482-5393

5-(16-19), WineMaker Magazine 2019 Conference – Traverse City, MI. Details: https://winemakermag.com/product/2019-conference-registration

7-(7-12), International Confernence on Grapevine Trunk Disease at Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. 3-31-19 Deadline, 4-30-19 Final Deadline. Details: http://iwgtd2019.ca/

8-(15-16), North American Grape Breeders Conference – Missouri State University, Mountain Grove, MO. Details later.

2020 Events

7-(12-17)-2020, International Cool Climate Wine Symposium - CCOVI at Brock University – St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Details: http://iccws2020.ca/

7-(16-18), 44th ASEV-Eastern Section Annual Meeting with Nelson J. Shaulis Symposium Geneva, NY. https://www.asev-es.org/

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Grapes e-Xtension Growers Association

ISU Viticulture Extension ISU Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute

ISU 2019-20 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide Northern Grapes Project

A Review of Cold Climate Grape Cultivars Wisconsin Fruit News

VESTA (Viticulture Enology & Science Technology Alliance)

Dr. Tom Zabadal’s YouTube Channel Mike White’s YouTube Channel

The Vineyard Advisor FREE App iTunes App Store (iPhone) Google Play (Android)

Growing Grapes in Minnesota 168 pp. Free Download from the MGGA with 14 Best Practice videos

The Efficient Vineyard Project – Precision Viticulture

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