Wine-Grower-News #250 8-3-13

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

Information in this issue includes:

Come Visit the Wine Experience at the Iowa State Fair Status of the Native Iowa Wine Industry - Latest Report Performance of recently released New York grape cultivars in Iowa trials Lisa Smiley Elected 2014 Chair of ASEV – ES 8-(8 or 13), Harvest Time Sensory Workshop – Perryville, MO 8-8, UW-Extension Vineyard Walk – Chippewa Falls, WI 8-10, UNL Harvest Field Day – Nebraska City, NE 8-16, Fall Enrollment Deadline for VESTA Courses 9-21, USAronia Berry Field Day – Homestead, IA Neeto-Keeno Stuff Marketing Tidbits Articles of Interest Show n Tell (Mn tour of vineyard & wineries) Notable Quotables Calendar of Events

Come Visit the Wine Experience at the Iowa State Fair

Come visit the Wine Experience at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18th. Check out our live music, informative speakers, wine tasting, displays, kids play area, vineyard, Wine & Cheese Garden and Wood Oven Pizzas. All under the big shade trees on top of the hill around Grandfather’s Barn. Everything is FREE except for the wine & food. 1

This will be the 5th year that the Iowa State Fair has teamed up with the Iowa Grape & Wine Industry to display our industry to the 1million+ visitors that come to the Iowa State Fair each year. We normally will get 100,000+ through the Wine Experience.

Iowa State Fair – Nothing Compares - Aug. 8-18th. Iowa State Fair Map

Further Info, Contact: Mike White at [email protected] or cel: 515-681-7286.

Status of the Native Iowa Wine Industry - Latest Report

Craig Tordsen with our ISU Value Added Agriculture Program has just completed a financial report showing the current status of the Native Iowa Wine industry as of the state of Iowa’s fiscal year ending 6-30-13. The following table shows our wine sales and production over the last three years.

Iowa native wine sales as a percentage of total wine sales has been in the 5-6% range for the last 4 years with total sales running from 225,000 to 267, 000 gallons. The number of licensed wineries has been in the 90-100 range over this same period. Our industry has matured with new wineries starting as others close down. We now have approximately 310 commercial vineyards down from a high of around 425 several years ago. Our commercial acreage seems to be steady at round 1,200+ acres. Consumer demand for U.S. wine continues to grow each year. So what seems to be slowing our Iowa native wine industry?

I understand that each additional 1% of market share is increasingly difficult to obtain but,….do we need a stronger statewide marketing effort? Do we need to improve our wine quality? Are our prices too high? These and other questions need to be investigated by our Iowa Wine Growers Association in the near future. We need some new and better methods to gain greater market share for Native Wine in Iowa. mlw

You can Read this entire report here: http://www.agmrc.org/media/cms/Iowa_Native_Wine_Production_and_Sal_0E0E85CA79238.pdf

2 Performance of recently released New York grape cultivars in Iowa trials (Dr. Paul Domoto, Professor of Horticulture & Extension fruit specialist )

‘Aromella’ was named and released in 2013 by Cornell University and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY. It is a cross between ‘Traminette’ and ‘Ravat 34’, and was evaluated in Iowa as NY76.0844.24 in the 2003 Wine Grape Cultivar Trial http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/research/research.html#trial. Vines of NY76.0844.24 were planted at the Armstrong Research Farm, Lewis (ARF), Horticulture Research Station, Ames (HRS), Northeast Research Farm, Nashua (NERF), and Southeast Research Farm, Crawfordsville (SERF) in 2004. Vines at the trial sites were exposed to several freezing events that affected performance and primary bud survival (Table 1). Based on primary bud survival, NY76.0844.24 would be classified as a “hardy” selection. As reflected by the annual pruning weights and length of established cordon (Table 2), the vines were difficult to establish in the ISU trials and never attained the pruning weights reported in New York (4.1 lb/vine). This can be attributed to late lignification (periderm formation) of the shoots on more vigorous growing sites such as HRS, ARF and SERF, and an extreme sensitivity to drift from 2,4-D and similar growth regulator herbicides (Table 3). Under Iowa growing conditions, bud break on NY76.0844.24 occurred with Frontenac and Frontenac gris. Compared to the production reported for New York (average production of 25.4 lbs/vine with clusters averaging 0.27 lbs), it was not productive at the ISU test sites and cluster weights were variable (Table 4). This was attributed to exposure low winter temperatures, spring frosts, poor fruit set from exposure to growth regulator herbicide drift or rain during the bloom period, and berries being prone to shelling (dropping) as they approached maturity. Harvest dates and fruit quality indices varied between sites (Table 5) and growing season (Tables 6).

Table 1. Critical winter temperatures recorded and primary bud mortality for NY76.0844.24 vines at the four ISU trial sites in the 2003 Wine Grape Cultivar Trial. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Tem % Tem % Tem % Tem % Tem Site p Date Temp Date Mort. p Date Mort. p Date Mort. p Date Mort. p Date Oct Jan Dec 7 Jan Jan Jan 25 10 ARF -11 15 -10 Feb 8 - -12 16 18 -17 24 23 -20 25 47 -18 Jan 2 Oct Jan Jan Jan Jan 24 Dec 7 10 HRS -19 15 -16 - -14 16 25 -12 24 52 -25 15 91 -21 Jan 2 Oct SER Jan Jan Jan 25 Dec 9 Apr 7 10 -12 17 -12 67 17 0 -13 24 51 -29 16 49 F -18 Jan 2 Oct NER Jan Jan Jan 22 Feb 8 Feb 5 10 -19 17 -20 14 -17 60 -23 24 18 -28 16 53 F -20 Jan 2

Table 2. Primary bud injury, pruning weights and established cordon length for NY76.0844.24 vines at the four ISU trial sites in the 2003 Wine Grape Cultivar Trial.

2007 2008 2009 2010 Pruning Cordon Pruning Cordon Pruning Cordon Pruning Cordon Site wt. (lb) length (ft) wt. (lb) length (ft) wt. (lb) length (ft) wt. (lb) length (ft) ARF 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.8 11 5.1 1.6 6.8 HRS 0.6 0.0 1.6 5.0 2.0 6.8 1.9 7.2 SERF 0.3 0.0 0.2 3.8 0.5 4.8 0.8 7.0 NERF 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.3 1.4 0.4 3.8 3 Table 3. Periderm formation and herbicide drift injury ratings for NY76.0844.24 vines at the four ISU trial sites . Periderm Formation Herbicide Drift Injury 2005 2006 2007 2006 2007 2009 z z z y y y Site Rating (Date) Rating (Date) Rating (Date) Rating (Date) Rating (Date) Rating (Date) 1.1 (Sep 22) 1.8 (Sep 14) ARF 4.7 (Jul 28) 5.0 (Jun 12) 5.0 (Jun 29) 2.3 (Oct 2) 3.0 (Oct 3) 3.8 (Oct 3) 1.3 Sep 20) 0.2 (Sep 14) 2.7 (Sep 14) HRS 2.6 (Oct 2) 4.3 (Oct 3) 3.4 (Jul 20) 3.7 (Jul 14) 5.0 (Jul 1)

0.5 (Sep 21) 1.9 (Sep 14) SERF 2.9 (Aug 3) 4.8 (May 30) - 3.2 (Sep 27) 1.4 (Oct 11) 2.9 (Oct 3) x 3.1 (Sep 20) 2.3 (Sep 17) 4.8 (Jun 6) NERF 4.5 (Aug 2) 4.6 (Jul 9) 4.6 (Oct 3) 4.2 (Oct 5) 3.1 (Oct 3) 4.9 (Jul 19) z Periderm rating scale 0-5: 0 = none of the primary shoot was lignified; 1 = 1 to 20% of the shoot length was lignified; 2 = 21 to 40% lignified; 3 = 41 to 60% was lignified; 4 = 61 to 80% lignified; 5 = 81 to 100% lignified. y Herbicide injury scale 1-6: 1 = no apparent injury; 2= slight symptoms of abnormal venation; 3 = moderate; 4 = severe; 5 = very severe; 6= extremely severe. x Low vigor site.

Table 4. Average yield per vine and average cluster weight for NY76.0844.24 vines at the four ISU trial sites.

2007 2008 2009 2010 Yield per Cluster Yield per Cluster Yield per Cluster Yield per Cluster Site vine (lb) wt. (lb) vine (lb) wt. (lb) vine (lb) wt. (lb) vine (lb) wt. (lb) ARF 8.3 .22 2.5x .10 0.8y, w .11 6.1z .16 HRS 5.8 .19 4.6z .35 0.4y, w - 0.9y,v .12 SERF 0.4 - 1.7 .14 1.2y, w .10 4.3y .18 NERF 0.1z - 0.4y - 2.5z .15 3.5z .18 z Exposure to winter temperatures below -150 F. y Exposure to winter temperatures below -200 F. x Wind and hail damage. w Poor fruit set. v Spring frost.

Table 5. Harvest dates and quality indices for NY76.088.24 fruit at the four ISU trial sites.

2007 2008 2009 2010 Site Date oBrix pH TA Date oBrix pH TA Date oBrix pH TA Date oBrix pH TA ARF 8/28 18.3 3.14 7.5 9/1 19.2 3.21 10.6 9/9 18.5 3.21 10.5 8/24 15.8 3.26 8.9 HRS 9/4 17.4 3.29 6.3 9/18 18.5 3.10 10.3 10/7 - - - 10/11 17.1 3.31 6.6 SERF 8/28 19.6 3.30 8.1 9/4 18.7 3.19 9.3 9/29 18.9 3.20 8.0 8/16 15.5 3.12 9.3 NERF 9/17 18.4 3.30 8.2 9/25 21.0 - - 10/5 15.3 3.18 10.8 9/8 20.1 3.34 7.6

Table 6. Accumulated growing degrees days (GDD), base 500 F from May 1 to October 1 and deviation from normal at the four ISU Trial sites.

2007 2008 2009 2010 Site GDD Dev. GDD Dev. GDD Dev. GDD Dev. ARF 3148 271 2801 -76 2605 -273 3018 14 HRS 3065 222 2676 -166 2498 -344 2943 101 SERF 3202 125 2728 -349 2523 -554 3026 -50 NERF 2831 167 2538 -127 2307 -357 2775 110

FREE Midwest Wide CLASSIFIEDS for vineyards and wineries at Midwest Wine Press here: http://midwestwinepress.com/classifieds/ 4 Lisa Smiley Elected 2014 Chair of ASEV - ES Lisa Smiley of Cannon Falls Minnesota was recently elected Chair of a national organization, the American Society for Enology and Viticulture Eastern Section (ASEV-ES).

The American Society for Enology and Viticulture, founded in 1950, is a non-profit, scientific organization dedicated to promoting the interests of enologists, viticulturists, and others in the fields of wine and grape research and production throughout the world. It's membership of 2,400 includes professionals from wineries, vineyards, academic institutions and organizations. In addition, it has 120 Industrial Affiliates.

The society publishes the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture and is headquartered in Davis, California. ASEV-ES consists of all US states east of the Rockies and includes the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Check out the “NEW” ASEV-ES facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Society-for-Enology-Viticulture-Eastern- Section/596240580415839

Véraison is a viticulture (grape-growing) term meaning "the onset of ripening". It is originally French, but has been adopted into English use. The official definition of veraison is "change of color of the grape berries." Veraison represents the transition from berry growth to berry ripening, and many changes in berry development occur at veraison.

8-(8 or 13), Harvest Time Sensory Workshop – Perryville, MO

What: These workshops will consist of a short presentation about grape physiology with an emphasis on the changes that occur during ripening and an introduction to principles of sampling grapes within the vineyard after veraison. There will several “hands-on” experiences during which you will sample and evaluate all aspects of the ripening grape…pulp, skins, and seeds. We encourage you to bring grape samples from your vineyard, ideally picked the same morning, for evaluation.

Where/When:

8-8: 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8th, 2013 Barrens Winery, Perryville, MO Perryville Registration: please click here 8-13: 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 13th, LaBella Vineyards & Winery, Wellington, MO 5 Wellington Registration: please click here.

Cost: $20 each. Lunch is included, please click here.

Snail mail-in registration form: please click here.

Sponsored by: University of Missouri Grape & Wine Institute: http://gwi.missouri.edu/

8-8, UW-Extension Vineyard Walk – Chippewa Falls, WI

What: Vineyard walk at CR Vineyard of 6,500 vines including Bluebell, Frontenac Gris, LaCrescent, Maquette and Sommerset.

When: 4-6 p.m., Thursday, August 8th, 2013

Where: Randy & Cathy Feuling, CR Vineyard 8489 120th Ave. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

Who: PATTY McMANUS, UW-Extension Fruit Crop Plant Pathologist, and CHRISTELLE GUEDOT, UW-Extension Fruit Crop Entomologist. They will discuss diseases and insects affecting grapes in 2013. KEVIN SCHOESSOW, Agriculture Development Agent based in Spooner, and JERRY CLARK, Chippewa County Crops and Soils Educator.

Cost: $5 each.

Register by: Contacting Chippewa County UW-Extension at 715-726-7950, ext. 5

8-10, UNL Harvest Field Day – Nebraska City, NE

What: Harvest Field Day that will cover the following topics:

Crop Estimation and Harvest Timing; Harvest Measurements; Canopy Management and Crop Balance; Handling Disease Problems; Other Harvest Challenges; and a look at relative success of new and not-so-new cultivar performance (Noiret, Corot Noir, Bianca, and some very successful Norton, among many others.

Where: Kimmel Orchard Site, 5995 G Rd, Nebraska City, NE 68410

When: 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. Registration) Saturday, Aug. 10th

Cost: $10 (includes lunch & handouts)

Contact: Kathy Schindler at 402-472-1508 or [email protected] 6

8-16, Fall Enrollment Deadline for VESTA Courses

http://www.vesta-usa.org/

9-21, USAronia Berry Field Day – Homestead, IA

When: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, 9-21-13

Where: Proverbs Ministries, 1681 U Ave. Homestead, IA

Agenda: Mechanical Harvesting Demos at 10 a.m. , Noon, 2 & 4 p.m. Keynote Speaker at 1:00 - "Opportunities for Local Food Producers" Live Christian Music at 2:00 Food, Artisan Vendors all day Kids Games (proceeds to Local Youth Groups)

Cost: FREE!

Note: Bring your lawn chair and enjoy!

Aronia’s Partners: Levi's Indigenous Fruit Enterprises BEI International ARo the aronia berry brand Good4U Berries Proverbs Ministries

Complete Information: http://www.usaronia.com/content/usaronia-berry-field-day

Neeto-Keeno Stuff

1. Coral Cellars Micro Winery, Coralville, IA: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coral-Cellars-Micro-Winery/424660414285725

7 2. Drink wine without opening the bottle, 7-30-13 – C/Net: http://www.cnet.com/8301-13553_1-57596112-32/drink-wine-without-opening-the-bottle/

3. History of Wine in America by Thomas Pinney – FREE Google e-book: http://books.google.com/books?id=1wiHf4hxOFwC&dq=the+history+of+wine+in+america

4. World of Wine Map in European Languages: http://mapsontheweb.tumblr.com/image/56049849637

5. Wine Serving Temperature chart: http://winefolly.com/tutorial/wine-serving-temperature/

Marketing Tidbits

1. Understanding Online’s Reach Potential: A Facebook Case Study, 7-31-13 – Nielsen: http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/newswire/2013/understanding-onlines-reach-potential--a-facebook-case-study.html

2. U.S. Drinkers Divide Between Beer and Wine as Favorite, 8-1-13 – Gallup Wellbeing: http://www.gallup.com/poll/163787/drinkers-divide-beer-wine-favorite.aspx

3. Why PR is your best marketing weapon and how to use it, 7-22-13 – Entrepreneur: http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/22/pr-marketing-weapon/

Show n Tell

I was invited Irv Geary to meet with several other members of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association on 7-23-13 at the University of Minnesota's Horticulture Center at Excelsior, MN. Irv has a winery at Taylor, MN called Wild Mountain Winery. We met for a day-long session to outline Best Management Practices to consider for Minnesota Vineyards. Our meeting ended with a tour of the UMN Horticulture Research Center vineyards. The UMN HRC is located at Excelsior, MN.

(Above) French vinifera grapes growing on (Above) Marquette grapes growing on a a Mini-J trellis system. These grapes are Vertical Shoot Positioned (VSP) trellis cane pruned in the fall and laid down to be system. 7-23-13 covered with soil. 7-23-13 8

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(Above) Unique leaf of Cabernet (Above) Ventura grape. Peter Hemstad,

Sauvignon growing at the UMN HRC. the UMN HRC grape breeder felt that this

7-23-13 grape would grow well in Iowa. It is a highly productive white wine grape that produces a somewhat acidic white wine with labrusca flavors . 7-23-13

Lenticel: Small, round or elliptical, pore-like structures, resembling freckles, on the bark of some woody plants that allow gas exchange between the atmosphere and the interior tissues. In most Vitis species of grapes, lenticels are absent on shoots but present on berries and pedicels.

The next day after being at the UMN HRC I stopped by to visit with Del Schott who owns and operates Bevens Creek Vineyard & Nursery that is located about 15 miles southwest of the Minneapolis metro area. Del is one of two grapevine nurseries in the U.S. that sell Petite Pearl grape plants. He also sells the Quebec selection of Frontenac Blanc grapes.

This 6 acre vineyard was established in 2002. Del also has a small research winery where he tests the wine quality of the new grapes he is growing. Del works very close with grape breeder Tom Plocher in planting and testing new trial cultivars. Bevens Creek Vineyard & Nursery is very well managed. It is an excellent site for a vineyard and nursery. I want to thank Del for showing me his operation. You can learn more about his Petite Pearl grape here: http://www.petitepearlgrape.com/

(Right) Del Schott standing next to some Petite Pearl grapes. 7-24-13

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(Above) Del uses unique Geneva Double (Above) Del cuts up pieces of Curtain- GDC tubular metal trellis arms. permeable soil erosion control The northarm is about 1ft. taller than the fabric for weed control around new south arm and the wires lie in a U-shaped vines. This fabric will last several hook allowing the wires to be lowered at years and can be re-used if harvest. 7-24-13 needed. A 3’ wide roll will cost around 10 cents per running foot. 7-24-13

(Above) Petite Pearl grapes. (Above) Del Schott in his nursery of Petite Pearl and Quebec selection of Frontenac Blanc.

My next stop was St. Croix Vineyards in Stillwater, MN. Peter Hemstad, co-owner of the winery had his son Noah meet me and show me around the vineyard and winery. I really enjoyed the tour and the wines. Matt Scott, the General Manager and Ken who was behind the tasting room bar treated me very well. This is a winery that I highly recommend people visit. The wines were fantastic! 10

(Above) St. Croix Vineyards wooden (Above) Restored barn holds the tasting sign on tasting room. 7-24-13 rooms and wine cellar. 7-24-13

(Above) Results of a morning of leaf (Above) Noah Hemstad – vineyard pulling on Marquette to expose the fruit manager next to perfectly manicured to the sun. 7-24-13 Marquette grapes. 7-24-13

My next stop was Cannon River Winery at Cannon Falls, MN. After checking out their spacious downtown winery and buying some wine I headed toward their 20 acre vineyard located about 5 miles south of Cannon Falls. The vineyard is located on top of a tall hill. Jarred McCarthy, the vineyard manager was there tending the vines when I arrived. I want to thank Jarred for giving me a tour of the vineyard.

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(Above) Renovated old barn (Above) additional wings were fabricated frame with new roof serves as an and attached to their vineyard prunings outdoor event center at their 20 rake to cover the 12 ft. wide area acre vineyard. 7-24-13 between their rows. 7-24-13

(Above) Edelweiss growing on high pH (Above) Aerial view of Cannon River calcareous soil. The labrusca genetics Winery’s 20 acre vineyard located south of this plant does not like high pH soils. of Cannon Falls. Courtesy of Google These leaves are most likely showing Maps. symptoms of both iron & zinc deficiency. 7-24-13

You can check out all the pictures of the UMN HRC, Bevens Creek Vineyard & Nursery, St. Croix Vineyards and Cannon River Winery & Vineyard by visiting my facebook album page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000304374293&sk=photos 12

(Above) On 7-25-13 I had the opportunity to introduce a small group of ISU plant pathology graduate students into the world of wine grapes. Left – Stan Olson of Penoach Vineyard & Winery – Adel, IA discussed growing practices. Right – Dr. Stephanie Groves showed the group through the chemistry and microbiology labs at the Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute. We later visited Snus Hill Winery in Madrid, IA. 7-25-13

(Left) On 7-26-13 I had the opportunity to introduce a small group from East Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Laos) to the Iowa grape & wine industry. This is a picture of the group in the vineyard at Annelise Winery located on the east side of Indianola. 7-26-13

(Right) The Iowa State Fair commercial wine judging took place on 7-27-13 in the Denny Elwell building on the State Fair Grounds. I, along with 6 other judges were able to judge 80 wines. The results will be displayed at the Wine Experience exhibit. 7-27-13 13

Notable Quotables

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."

--- William A. Ward

Articles of Interest

1. MN: Buffalo Rock Winery Going Strong in Buffalo, Minnesota, 7-21-13 – Midwest Winepress: http://midwestwinepress.com/2013/07/21/buffalo-rock-winery/

2. KS: Grace Hill Winery invites volunteers to help with harvest, 7-22-13 – Wichita Eagle: http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/22/pr-marketing-weapon/

3. Have Low Drift Nozzles prevented drift, 7-24-13 – Ohio State Univ.: http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/dealer-update/articles/Have-low-drift-nozzles-prevented-drift-216680211.html

4. AU: Innovative Process to Reuse Your Barrels, 7-21-13 – Orchard & Vine Online: http://www.orchardandvine.net/features/innovative-process-to-reuse-your-barrels/

5. MN: 30 Minnesota Wineries Offer Wine Tasting Passport, 7-26-13 – MinnPost: http://www.minnpost.com/twin-cities-business/2013/07/30-minnesota-wineries-offer-wine-tasting-passport

6. IA: Viticulture: Night of Netting, 7-26-13 – HomeGrownIowan.com: http://homegrowniowan.com/viticulture-night-of-the-netting/

7. Improving Wine Quality Through Sanitation, 7-26-13 – Wines & Vines Mag.: http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=119688

8. Bees Exposed to Fungicide More Susceptible to Gut Parasite, 7-29-13 – Wallace’s Farmer: http://farmprogress.com/story-bees-exposed-fungicide-more-vulnerable-gut-parasite-usda-says-8-100780

8. CA: Keeping sheep in vineyards after budbreak, 7-29-13 Wines and Vines Mag.: http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=119732

10. How to Deal with License Transfer Issues in the Sale of a Winery, 7-30-13 – Lexi Wine: http://lexvini.blogspot.com/2013/07/how-to-deal-with-license-transfer.html

11. OH: Herbicide Drift Plagues Ohio Vineyards in 2013, 7-30-13 – Midwest Wine Press: http://midwestwinepress.com/2013/07/30/herbicide-drift-plagues-ohio-vineyards-in-2013/

12. ND: Ag Commission Picks 6 for New Wine Board, 7-30-13 – Associated Press: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/30/3530822/ag-commissioner-picks-6-people.html

13. MO: Good grape harvest means economic benefits for Missouri, 7-31-13 – KRCC 13: http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=928557#.Ufxx4G2BWCh

14. WA: WSU research examines Concord grape replant disorder, 7-31-13 – Capitol Press: 14 http://www.capitalpress.com/content/mw-Concord-073013

15. Official touts delivery of wine, spirits to bolster USPS, 8-1-13 Sheboygan Press: http://www.sheboyganpress.com/viewart/20130801/SHE0101/308010447/Official-touts-delivery-wine-spirits-bolster-USPS

16. IA: Iowa winery opens new tasting room, 8-2-13 – WineBusiness.com: http://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=119970

Calendar of Events

8-8, UW-Extension Vineyard Walk at CR Vineyard, 8489 120th Ave. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729. Contact Chippewa Co. UW-Extension at 715-726-7950, ext. 5

8-10, UNL Harvest Field Day at Kimmel Orchard Site, 5995 G Rd, Nebraska City, NE 68410. Contact: Kathy Schindler at 402-472-1508 or [email protected]

8-12, 2 -7:30 p.m. Fruit and Vegetable Field Day, Horticulture Research Station - Ames. Sponsored in part by PFI and IFVGA. Registration is now open here: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/article/2013-aug-12-fruit-and-vegetable-field-day

8-16, 5th Annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition Details here: http://mngrapegrowers.com/competition

8-(8-18), Iowa State Fair Wine Experience Exhibit. Volunteer announcement will be sent out in July. http://www.iowastatefair.org/

8-8, Univ. of MO, Harvest Sensory Workshop - Barrens Winery, Perryville, MO Register here: please click here

8-13, Univ. of MO Harvest Sensory Workshop, LaBella Vineyards & Winery, Wellington, MO. Registrater here: please click here.

8-26, Growing Great Fruits at Berry Patch Farm, Nevada, IA. Topics include strawberries, raspberries, apples, and blueberries. Details in PFI Field Day Guide.

9-(7-15), Clay County Fair will have a commercial vine/wine exhibit starting this year. Details later: http://claycountyfair.com/

9-10, U.S. Drinks Conference, Jacob Javits Center – NY, NY. Details: http://www.usdrinksconference.com/

9-21, USAronia Berry Field Day – 1681 U Ave. Homestead, IA Details: http://www.usaronia.com/content/usaronia-berry-field-day

1-(23 & 24), Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Assn. annual conference – Ankeny, IA. Details later here: http://www.ifvga.org/

2-(4-6), Midwest Grape Growers Conference – St. Charles, MO: Details: http://www.midwestgrape.com/ 15

2-(20-23) Minnesota Grape Growers Conference Cold Climate Conference – St. Paul Minnesota. Details later here: http://mngrapegrowers.com/conference

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