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Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition 2312 Food Sciences Building July Updates Ames, IA 50011 Phone: (515) 294-3308 2015 Fax: (515) 294-4362 www.extension.iastate.edu/wine Institute Staff Helping support the state’s evolving grape and wine industry, because the potential economic opportunities in wineries, value-added Murli Dharmadhikari agriculture and tourism are limitless. Director and Extension Enologist Tammi Martin Office Manager Paulina Biernacka Assistant Scientist Jennie Savits Staff regional wine quality assurance Research Associate program, MGWII is preparing to Drew Horton accept samples from 12 states for Field Specialist-Enology Mike White benchmarking trials. Interested Field Specialist-Viticulture parties expressed that before an organizational structure is Research, Quality, Training The Midwest Grape and Wine Industry developed, they first want to get a Institute was formed as a result of the better grasp of how such a state’s evolving grape & wine industry. program might function. In Goals of the Institute include: Drew Horton response we proposed using the Conduct research to evaluate existing guidelines of the Iowa Drew has settled into his new cold-hardy grape varieties that Quality Wine Consortium (IQWC) can thrive in the Midwest position as Extension Specialist- program to provide a “hands-on” Conduct enology research Winemker and is ready to provide experience. Each state is being Assist with implementation of the assistance. Contact information: Iowa Quality Wine Consortium invited to submit a limited number Office: 515-294-7167 (IQWC) - a quality-assurance of samples. We project that 5 stamp of approval program Cell: 515-231-5399 | samples from 5 different wineries Establish an outreach program to Email: [email protected] the industry by training a team of in the 12 participating states will specialists Research be assessed for a total of 60 Partner with community colleges Northern Grapes Project (NGP) samples representing 60 different to develop job training programs wineries across the region. specific to growing grapes and • In support of Objective 4d, making wine. assessing the potential of a Participants can then use this experience to better understand if Expanding our knowledge competition had 530 entries! and how they would like to LC-MS installation was completed Wines were judged by 4 panels proceed with the creation of their and training was performed. over two days. Five Iowa wineries own regional organization. received sweepstakes awards and IQWC program support thirty-six Iowa labels received Gold • The IQWC committee is Medals. Overall, awards were discussing alternatives to using presented to 80 wineries from 12 bottle stickers for certified wines. states. Ideas include a plaque which members can display in the tasting room. As individual wine labels receive certification, medallions could be added to the plaque. If Paulina collecting LaCrescent berry samples. you wish to participate in the conversation, please contact the • Several experiments are A flight of reds presneted for judging at the IWGA board of directors. Mid-American Wine Competition underway to help determine how • Few samples were received in phenolic compounds in grapes July, so an internal panel was develop and increase from the organized to preform sensory time of veraison until harvest: analysis. Three samples received 1) Analyzing grapes. On July 22nd IQWC certifications. we started collecting grape veraison samples. Samples are Lab activities being collected throughout whole In July, 13 lab samples were Murli judging a flight of white wine. ripening season on La Crescent, submitted for analysis from 4 Brianna, Marquette, St. Croix, different wineries (2 based in Iowa • Frontenac, and Edelweiss. Samples and 2 from out-of-state). MGWII hosted a lab visit July 13- will be frozen and testing will be 14. Dennis Drummond of Central performed on all types at the end Outreach Lakes College, Brainerd, MN, of the growing season. received a grant to set up a 2) Analyzing wines. Quantitative Minnesota Wine Quality Alliance methodology is being developed laboratory with Minnesota Grown for analysis of major volatile and the Minnesota Farm Winery compounds in wines. Association at the College. He 3) Leaf removal study in spent two days with Jennie and Marquette. Leaves are being Murli learning about our IQWC removed from the fruiting zone program, including chemical and and berry samples are being IWGA boardmemers at Wabash Winery. Photo: Mike White sensory analysis procedures. collected from treated and untreated vines. • The July IWGA board meeting Coming up… • Additional research on grapes. was held at Wabash Winery in • August 10, IWGA Board meeting We are also studying the effects of Shenandoah, giving Murli, Mike • August 13-23, Iowa State Fair. Lalvigne aroma and lalvigne and other board members the See our display at Grandfather’s mature (a yeast derived material) opportunity to visit Western Iowa. Barn and attend Drew’s talk at 1 on aroma and phenolic • Murli served on the panel of PM on Friday 14th. composition of white and red judges for the Mid-American Wine • August 24, ISU Fall term begins grape cultivars. Competition. This year, the .