Wine-Grower-News #398 Information in This Issue Includes: FREE: 2019

Wine-Grower-News #398 1-5-19

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

Information in this issue includes:

FREE: 2019 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide Strongly consider getting that Private Pesticide License this Year FREE: Webinars - At Hitchhikers’ Guide to Precision Viticulture Ruan will take over IA ABD liquor warehousing & distribution FREE: 1-15, Webinar: 2018 In Review - What Flipped & What Flopped? FREE: 1-16, 2019 Silcon Valley Bank – State of Wine Annual Webinar Michigan State Diagnostic Lab to Offer Molecular Tests for Grapevines FREE: 1-17, NGP Webinar: Impact of Sunlight on Fruit Composition 2-(17-18) Iowa Wine Growers Association Annual Conference 2-23, MGGA CCC “As They Sleep We Grow”- UMN Landscape Arboretum 3-25 to 4-1, Brewing Microbiology Course - Montreal 7-(7-12), 11th Intl. Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases – BC, Canada FREE: New Publication: Rats, Mice and Voles: Vertebrate IPM Tip Sheet Marketing Tidbits Blast from the Past Notable Quotables Videos of Interest Neeto – Keeno Articles of Interest Calendar of Events Classified Ads U.S. 2018 Cummulative Rainfall Amounts

FREE: 2019 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide

The Bible of Midwest fruit: weed, insect and disease management is now available at Purdue University You can find it as a free download HERE. This 168-page guide contains a spray schedule and background information for commercial producers of apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums, grapes, blueberry, raspberry, black berry and strawberry. Recommendations for herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and their application. Plant growth regulators are also included.

It is a 13-state joint publication edited and published by Purdue University Extension. The information is directed to producers in Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

This 2019 publication will soon be available as a Free download or hardcopy ($15) at the Iowa State University Extension Store HERE. 1

Iowa Alcohol Beverages Division will have Ruan Transportation take over their alcohol liquor warehousing and distribution beginning on April 15th, 2019.

See the Iowa ABD 12-21-18 Press Release HERE.

You can check out the Iowa ABD 2018 Fiscal Year Annual Report HERE.

Strongly consider getting that Private Pesticide License this Year

There are two classes of pesticides vineyard operators can purchase here in the U.S., "General Use - GU" or "Restricted Use – RU”. RU pesticides require the applicator to have a Certified Private Pesticide Applicators License (CPPAL) to purchase and/or apply. Most of the vineyard pesticides being used in vineyards are GU pesticides that do not require a CPPAL.

"Certified private applicator" means a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide which is classified for restricted use on property owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer or, if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities, on the property of another person. Iowa Code, Chapter 206.2.”

The GU class of pesticides do not require a CPPAL. All the fungicides used in the vineyard are GU. There are a few insecticides and herbicides that are RU and require a CPPAL. Examples would include:

Insecticides: Agri-Mek SC, Baythroid XL, Brigade, Danitol, Lorsban 4E, Mustang Maxx, and Vendex

Herbicides: Gramoxone and Kerb

Having a CPPAL also makes it MUCH easier to comply with the pesticide handler and field worker training mandates of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Worker Protection Standard (EPA WPS) CPPA’s do not require this pesticide handler or field worker training.

Obtaining a CPPAL in Iowa requires correctly answering 35 of a 50 question exam (70%) and paying $15 for a 3 year license. These requirements vary between states. In Iowa, CPPAs do not need to retest every three years if they attend a 2-hour training session each year. These yearly training sessions cost $20 each. Iowa law allows these training sessions to be held from December 1st through April 15th each year. Those not attending these yearly training sessions need to retest every 3 years and pay the $15 license fee. The Private Applicator Exam Study Guide PSEP-1 (214 pp.)(hardcopy only) can be ordered online for $15 HERE. Most county Extension offices in Iowa also have some on hand to sell.

The Cooperative Extension Service in each of the States typically provides all the annual training and publications needed for both the commercial and private pesticide applicator training. ISU Extension pesticide applicator training resources can be found Online HERE.

This ISU – Pesticide Safety Education Program Online site is the #1 source for pesticide training and safety information in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Ag's Pesticide Bureau is the governmental entity that issues the pesticide license and provides scheduled exams throughout the state free of charge. Several community colleges and Iowa State University offer alternative testing sites for a fee of $10 to $20, depending on the site. You can check these out HERE.

I highly recommend watching the videos that are archived at this site. They all deal with using precision viticulture tools for more effective and efficient vineyard management. Six webinar videos are been archived so far. These 1 hour webinars are held the second Tuesday of each month at noon (CST). The next webinar will be January 8th 2019. You can register for this webinar and view the archived webinars HERE.

The efficient vineyard project is being led by Dr. Terry Bates at Cornell University and involves several universities and government entities. It is being funded through a USDA Specialty Crops Research Initiative (SCRI) grant

Iowa Specialty Crop Grant Proposals due 3-1-19

12-20-18, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is again accepting applications for grant funding through the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The grants are available to support projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops grown in Iowa.

The final funding level for the 2019 Iowa Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is yet to be announced by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, administer of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, but should be similar to last year’s $334,269.77 funding. Grant awards will be considered up to a maximum of $24,000 and projects can have a duration of up to 30 months (2.5 years).

Grant funds shall be used for projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops and that benefit the specialty crop industry as a whole and will not be awarded for projects that directly benefit a particular product or provide a profit to a single organization, institution or individual. These projects can include marketing and promotions, research and development, expanding availability and access to specialty crops and addressing local, regional and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers. 3

Iowa agencies, universities, institutions, and producer, industry and community-based organizations are all eligible to apply for funding to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. In addition, single organizations, institutions and individuals are encouraged to participate as project partners.

“Specialty Crops” that are eligible under this program are fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture. Both fresh and processed specialty crops are eligible.

Proposals must be received on or before Friday, March 1, 2019. Additional information is available at www.IowaAgriculture.gov/Horticulture_and_FarmersMarkets/specialtyCropGrant.asp.

Historic Factoid: Before 1920 (Prohibition), there were more than 2,500 commercial wineries in the United States. Less than 100 survived as winemaking operations to 1933 when Prohibition ended. From: Professional Friends of Winery - History

FREE: 1-15, Webinar: 2018 In Review - What Flipped & What Flopped?

What: Free marketing webinar to learn about what worked for wineries this year...and what didn't! What led to increased wine sales? How were wineries able to sign up more wine club members? Also discover which DTC efforts were not successful, and why. They will take a closer look at 2018 data and trends, and give you tips on how to plan for a successful 2019 on this FREE LIVE Webinar.

When: 11 am – noon (CST) Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Delivered & Produced by: VineDirect

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Need answers to your commercial wine making questions or grape & wine lab testing services. Contact the ISU Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute. We have a highly qualified staff and wine analytical lab that can help. https://www.extension.iastate.edu/wine/

FREE: 1-16, 2019 Silcon Valley Bank – State of Wine Annual Webinar

What: 1 hr. webinar with Rob Mcmillan, founder of Silcon Valley Bank’s Premium Wine Division along with a panel of experts will discuss the trends in the wine industry, including consumer demand, the impact of cannabis, growth opportunities and threats.

When: 11:30 am – 12:30 am, (CST) Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Starting this next summer, Michigan State University Diagnostic Services will start offering molecular-based tests to check the health of grapevines. A team of specialists in plant pathology, nematology, entomology and weed science will work together to diagnose pest-related problems, providing a timely diagnosis of a problem and making appropriate recommendations of control.

For information about this upcoming service, contact MSU Diagnostics Services at [email protected] or 517-355-4536 or visit pestid.msu.edu.

1-17, Impact of Sunlight on Fruit Composition – Northern Grapes Project

What: Impact of fruit zone sunlight exposure on fruit composition of cold climate hybrid grapes.

When: noon CT, Thursday, 1-17-19

Who: Dr. Amaya Atucha: Assistant Professor and Fruit crop Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin

Dr. Atucha’s research program focuses on fruit crop physiology and production of deciduous fruit crops (cranberries and cold climate grapes). The goal of her extension program is to deliver up to date, research-based information to fruit growers that will lead to improve production practices of fruit crops in Wisconsin.

The webinar will present results on the effect of pre-veraison leaf and lateral shoot removal treatments on organic acid and sugar profiles for Brianna, Frontenac, La Crescent, and Marquette in southern Wisconsin. The effects of the treatment on juice and wine total phenolic concentrations (TPC), monomeric anthocyanin concentrations (MAC), and percent polymeric color for Frontenac, Marquette, and Petite Pearl will also be addressed.

Registration: You need to pre-register to attend. Registrants will receive a link and reminder 1-2 days before the presentation.

Iowa Wine Growers Association Annual Conference FFA Enrichment Center, Ankeny, IA 50023 Sunday & Monday, February 17 & 18, 2019 Details later here: https://iowawinegrowers.org/

2-23, MGGA CCC “As They Sleep We Grow”- UMN Landscape Arboretum

What: Minnesota Grape Growers Assn. Cold Climate Conference “As They Sleep We Grow”

Where: UMN Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Road, Chaska, MN 55318.

Details later: https://www.mngrapes.org/

3-25 to 4-1, Brewing Microbiology Course - Montreal

Where: Montreal, Canada

When: Monday, March 25th to Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Cost: $4,100 each

Details: https://www.siebelinstitute.com/education/continuing-education/brewing-microbiology/dates

7-(7-12), 11th Intl. Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases – BC, Canada

Complete Details:

http://iwgtd2019.ca/

Registraton Coming Soon

New Publication: Rats, Mice and Voles: Vertebrate IPM Tip Sheet

FREE Download

from ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture, 4 pp

Marketing Tidbits

1. The Hispanic Consumer is Key to The Future of the Wine Industry, 12-31-18 Abasto

2. 2019 U.S. Alcohol Consumption To Increase While Population Growth Stagnates, 1-2-19 Forbes

3. Millennials projected to overtake Baby Boomers as America’s largest generation, 3-1-18 Pew Research - Factank

4. “We Card” Age of Purchase Calendars: 18, 18/21, 19 or 21. $13.99 each.

Blast from the Past

List of Iowa Wineries in July of 1979:

Ackerman Winery – South Amana Little Amana Winery - Amana Colony Wines – Amana Old Wine Cellars - Amana Colony Village Wines – Williamsburg Private Stock Winery - Boone Erhle Bros. Winery – Homestead Sandstone Winery - Amana Lawler Family Winery – McGregor Village Winery - Amana (aka Christina Wine Cellars) Okoboji Winery – Arnolds Mark

Only wineries still operating today.

From: July 1979 list of Bonded Wineries and Wine Cellars Authorized to Operate, Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms.

1984 photo of Mural being painted on side of Private Stock Winery – Boone IA. Courtesy of Boone News Republican

Delectable.com, 1981 Private Stock Winery poster hanging at Summerset Winery, 8-19-14.

Notable Quotables

1. “New restrictions a federal agency has put on using a controversial weed killer (dicamba) aren’t enough to prevent it from spreading onto nearby plants, according to an Ohio State University weed expert.”

From: New Tips to Try to Prevent Weed Killer’s Spread, 12-21-18 PMN Crop News

2. Great quotes from nearly 40 years on the wine beat, 1-1-19 Mike Dunn on Wine

3. “In an industry that continues to premiumize, Gallo says Barefoot will remain one of the key brands offering consumers an accessible entry into the category. “While we recognize the premiumization trend, it’s crucial that we continue to democratize wine in the United States, making the industry more approachable and accessible to get people into the fold,”

From: Innovations Drive Barefoot To New Heights, 1-3-19 Shaken News Daily

Videos of Interest

1. MN: 2 Minn. Families Have Been Selling Wine For Nearly 85 Years, 12-27-18, 4 WCCO, 3:10 min.

2. Top 10 New Wine Videos of 2018, 12-27-18 Wine Spectator

3. NY: Western New York Couple Builds Colorful House out of Wine Bottles, 1-3-19 2WGRZ 3:13 min.

4. BC: Uncharted Waters in the Wine Industry by Harry McWatters at TEDxPenticton, ***** 12-21-16, 18:44 min. (FYI: Dr. Harry McWatters spoke at the Iowa Wine Growers Assn. Confererence in January of 2006. The IWGA brought him to Iowa to help support the establishment of a wine quality program here because he was the founding chair of the British Columbia Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA). The IWGA received a cease & desist letter from the BC VQA when we attemped to name our program the “Iowa Vintners Quality Alliance”. We changed the name to the Iowa Quality Wine Consortium (IQWC).)

Neeto – Keeno

1. VA: Local winery's goats will help get rid of your Christmas tree, 1-2-19 13WEST ABC

Articles of Interest

1. Busting terroir myths: The science of soil and wine taste, 12-20-18 Decanter

2. Organic vs. Biodynamic vs. Natural Wine—What's the Difference? 12-26-18 Food & Wine

3. Immobilization of yeasts in oak chips or cellulose powder for use in bottle-fermented sparkling wine Science & Wine (2018 sparkling wine research)

4. Tissue Culture Helps Nurseries Produce Virus-Free Grape Vines, 12-30-18 Growing Produce

5. Denmark: Man in coma after Champagne bottle explodes between legs, 1-4-19 the Drinks Business (Ouch!)

6. IL: Aurora winery looking to bottle even more of the work ethic of the disabled, 1-4-18 Chicago Tribune

Calendar of Events

1-(10-12), Great Plains Growers Conference - Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, MO. http://www.greatplainsgrowersconference.org/

1-(15-19), Norwest Michigan Orchard & Vineyard Show at the Grand Traverse Resort – Acme, MI. Details later: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/events/ 9

1-(17-19), Practical Farmers of Iowa 2018 annual conference, Scheman Auditorium – Ames, IA: http://practicalfarmers.org/news-events/events/annual-conference/

1-(24-27), Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Annual Conference, FFA Enrichment Center – Ankeny, IA. Details Here.

1-(27-29), Wisconsin Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Conference - Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI. https://10times.com/wisconsin-fresh-fruit-vegetable-conference

1-(25-26), 20th Annual Amateur Wine Classic Competition at Strawberry Hill Museum at Kansas City, KS Details: & entry forms: http://www.cellarmasters.org/

1-(29-31), Unified Grape & Wine Symposium at the Sacramento Convention Center. Online registration begins Oct. 23, 2018 here: https://www.unifiedsymposium.org/

1-(27-29), Wisconsin Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Conference, Kalahari Resort & Convention Center at the Wisconsin Dells. Details later: https://www.wisconsinfreshproduce.org/upcoming-events/

2-(4-5), ISU Soil Health Conference, Scheman Auditorium in Ames, IA. Details & Registration.

2-(6-8), Iowa Tourism Conference – Prairie Meadows Conference Center – Altoona, IA. https://www.traveliowa.com/calendar/iowa-tourism-conference/1616549/

2-(17-18), Iowa Wine Growers Association Annual Conference at the FFA Enrichment Center located on the DMACC Campus – Ankeny, IA.

2-(18-19), 2019 Ohio Grape & Wine Conference, Embassy Suites Columbus/Dublin in Dublin, OH. Details later: https://www.winemag.com/2018/09/27/craft-distilleries/

2-19, Midwest Regional Beer, Wine, Cheese & Chocolate Festival. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds – Springfield, MO. https://www.ozarkempirefair.com/p/events/276

2-23, Minnesota Grape Growers Assn. Cold Climate Conference “As They Sleep We Grow UMN Landscape Arboretum Chaska, MN 55318.. Details later. https://www.mngrapes.org/

2-(24-26), Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Association at Walkers’ Bluff, Cartersville, IL. Details later: https://illinoiswine.com/

3-(4-5), International Vine Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in NY, NY. Best opportunity for U.S. importers, distributers, sommeliers and other trade professionals to meet hundreds of international producers in one location: https://www.vinexponewyork.com/

3-(6-8), Show Me Grape and Wine Conference and Symposium, Hampton Inn & Suites at the University of MO, Columbia, MO. Details later here: http://gwi.missouri.edu/

3-(12-14), Mead Con, the American Mead Makers Association (AMMA) at the Omni Interlocken in Bloomfield, CO. Details: http://meadcon.net/

3-(19-21), License to Steal at the Eastern Winery Exposition – Syracuse, NY. Details here: http://nationalwinemarketing.com/

3-(19-21), Eastern Winery Exposition – Syracuse, NY. Details here: https://easternwineryexposition.com/

3-(21-23), Montana Grape & Winery Association 5th Annual Meeting & Conference at Delta Hotels Helena Colonial in Helena, MT. See flyer HERE.

3-23, 9am – 1 pm, VSP to High Cordon, Designing a Spray Program & Cellar Tour at Chankaska Winery – Kasota, MN. Southern MN Wine Grower Alliance / UMN Extension Field Day. Details later.

Week of 4-7, National Viticulture & Enology Extension Leadership Conference – Fredericksburg, TX. Details later: https://graperesearch.org/

4-17, Clark Smith workshop at Iowa State University. Details later.

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. Complete details: http://iwgtd2019.ca/ 2020 Events

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

Grapes e-Xtension Iowa Wine Growers Association

ISU Viticulture Extension ISU Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute

ISU 2018 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide Northern Grapes Project

Missouri Grape & Wine Institute Grape IPM Newsletter 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

U.S. 2018 Cummulative Rainfall Amounts: https://water.weather.gov/precip/

It was a wet year for most of the Midwest!

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