Wine-Grower-News #122 April 16, 2010
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Wine-Grower-News #122 April 16, 2010 Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine Information in this issue includes: DMACC Summer Viticulture Courses: Enhance your grape production skills New From Oxford: Prevention of Bug Bites, Stings, and Disease Selected Vine/Wine Coloring Books for your Gift Shop April 20 - Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Pest Management Workshop Upcoming Nebraska Commercial Vineyard Workshops Show n Tell Notable Quotables Articles of Interest Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff Calendar of Events DMACC Summer Viticulture Courses: Enhance your grape production skills The market for wine grapes is getting more competitive. The web blended viticulture courses offered in the summer provide flexible online training with face to face guidance. These courses are designed for those who have an existing vineyard or a good background in grape production concepts and wish to further their knowledge and enhance their skills. One of the most underappreciated skills in the vineyard is pest management and in VIN103 Intro to Vineyard Pest Management we address this. Among other things, in this course we identify vineyard pests, clarify what each pesticide does and how they work, how to calculate rates and sprayer calibration, and how to develop your own pest management program for your grape varieties. Using „one size fits all‟ predetermined spray programs can be very risky, being able to determine the pests in your vineyard and having the knowledge to develop your own pest management program are key to success and profitability. We are excited to offer our newest course, VIN104 Viticulture for Wine Production, this summer. This course specifically looks into correlating the practices in the vineyard that enhance wine grape quality. Do high yields equal low quality? Do low yields equal high quality? What is terroir? How do I know if I need to leaf pull? What practices impact vegetal flavors in grapes? How do grapes 1 ripen? What is „ripe‟? These questions and more will be specifically addressed in this course. Both grape growers and wine makers will find this course valuable to improving the quality and profitability of their operation and help to work with each other to produce a high quality product. For more information check out our DMACC Viticulture & Enology Program website or contact Randall Vos at 515-965-7310 or [email protected] New From Oxford: Prevention of Bug Bites, Stings, and Disease Here is all the information you will ever need--no matter where you are in the world--to identify, avoid, and protect yourself against all manner of blood sucking or venomous arthropods, ranging from scorpions, spiders, ants, and bees to mites, ticks, lice, bed bugs, sand flies, biting midges, mosquitoes, and horse flies. Line drawings and representative color photographs help identify bugs accurately, and information on each bug‟s particular habits and habitats allows readers to minimize potentially annoying, painful, and even lethal encounters. This book is packed with helpful tips on using barriers--windowscreens, bed nets, smoky coils, and proper clothing, and on choosing the right repellent for the right bug in the right place. Readers also will learn how to apply pesticides safely and effectively. Based on the best available science, this well-illustrated, crystal clear guide will be a welcome guest in any home or back yard, and an essential companion for travelers around the world. You can also call (800) 451-7556 (M-F, 8-5:30 EST) or fax(919) 677-1303 or order online at http://www.oup.com/us. Taken from December-2009 edition of The Connection, newsletter of the Northcentral Integrated Pest Management Center: http://www.ncipmc.org/connection/Connection1209.pdf PS: This 323 page book is published by Oxford University Press and has a 2009 Copyright. The authors are: Daniel Strickman, Stephen P. Frances and Mustapha DeBBoun. Amazon.com was selling the hardcover ($74) and paperback ($13.57) Online at Amazon.com on 4-16-10. mlw Selected Vine/Wine Coloring Books for your Gift Shop While cruising the Net this week, I came across the phrase “family friendly winery” used by many wineries who offer park type picnic areas, tours, refreshments and activities for the entire family. One thing many had were coloring books and/or coloring sheets with crayons available. These were the only vine/wine coloring books that I was able to find online: 1. Chateau Elan Grape Coloring Book, $4.99, plus shipping: http://www.artbydeb.com/servlet/the-88/GRAPE-Coloring-Book--dsh-/Detail 2. Barnaby‟s Martha‟s Vineyard Coloring Book, 24 pp. with crayons, $.595 plus shipping: http://www.barnabybear.com/coloring.html 3. Julian‟s Vineyard Adventures, $7.95, plus shipping: http://catalog.grapesgrowsweet.com/viewProduct.cfm?item_id=721183 4. Color Napa Valley, from WineZone, 12pp. $9.95, includes shipping: http://winezone.com/colorNV.html 2 April 20 - Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Pest Management Workshop What: Grape Pest Management Workshop When: 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Where: Buena Vista County ISU Extension Service office in the Iowa Lakes Education Agency Building at 824 Flindt Drive, Storm Lake, Iowa. Topic: Wayne Peterson, Midwest Grower Supply, and Bill Bush of Garden Winery will lead a discussion on establishing a fungicide spray program, insect and weed control in the vineyard, and also discuss site preparation and vine planting for those new to grape growing. Cost: $12 for non-members, $10 for members. A season pass for all 6 planned workshops is $60 for non-members, $50 for members. Bring your spouse or partner and they pay 1/2 of the regular fee. Membership dues for 2010 are $45, which entitles you to the workshop discounts, co-op buying discounts, and voting rights in the Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Association Sponsored by: Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Association and Calhoun County ISU Extension Contact: Norm Lewman: [email protected] Upcoming Nebraska Commercial Vineyard Workshops The following three educational workshops have been developed by the Nebraska Wine & Grape Growers Association. You can contact either Cathleen Oslzly [email protected] or Karen Skinner [email protected] for further information. More details will be posted at the UNL Viticulture Program WWW site here: http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/ What: Central Nebraska Field Day When: 9 a.m. to early afternoon, Saturday, May 22, 2010 Where: Cedar HillsVineyard, 48970 375th Road, Ravenna, Nebraska Topics: Vaughn Hammond, Extension Technologist, University of Nebraska, Kimmel Education and Research Center will be discussing Disease, Insect and Weed spraying using the 2010 Midwest Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide, pesticide safety and sprayer calibration. What: Eastern Nebraska Field Day When: 9 a.m. to early afternoon, Saturday, June 12, 2010 Where: Deer Springs Winery, 162nd and Adams St., Lincoln, Nebraska Topics: Michael White, Iowa State University Extension Viticulture Specialist and Vaughn Hammond, Extension Technologist, University of Nebraska, Kimmel Education and Research Center will discuss grape Canopy Management and Crop Estimation methods. What: Western Nebraska Field Day – June 12 When: 9 a.m. to early afternoon, Saturday, June 12, 2010 Where: Ellen & Bruce Brudick‟s vineyard, : 17 Ranch Winery, 304 Main St., Lewellen, Nebraska Topics: Steve Gamet, Viticulture Technologist, University of Nebraska–Lincoln will discuss Sustainable Canopy and Crop Management for Western Nebraska and Eastern Colorado throughout the Season. Classroom style in the morning and in the field in the afternoon. What: Grafting & Tail Gate Field Day When: 4 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2010 Where: Schillingbridge Winery and Microbrewery, Pawnee City, NE Details: Max Hoffman has been grafting Riesling onto LaCrosse and Pinot Gris onto De Chaunac. 3 Show n Tell (Note: Pictures are always welcome from readers.) (Left) The total number of wineries in North America has grown by 361 in less than one year, and swelled by 1,961 since January 2005, according to data re-leased today on Wines & Vines Industry Base. There are a total of 7,011 bonded and virtual wineries in the United States, Canada and Mexico; 6,589 in the U.S. alone. From: North American Wineries Top 7,000, 4-8-10 - Wines & Vines Magazine On Saturday, 4-10-10 I was invited by Dan & Julie Robb (vineyard at Northwood) and the ISU Extension Service in Worth County to put on a commercial winegrape pruning workshop at the Comfort Inn & Suites adjacent to the Diamond Jo Casino at the #214 I-35 intersection. A good group of 42 people showed up. The workshop started at 9 a.m. with the last attendee left the vineyard at 2 p.m. The Robb‟s have a 1.5 acre vineyard that was planted in 2009. You can see it on the west side of 1-35 1.5 miles south of the Diamond Jo Casino. (Above) The winegrape pruning (Above) The winegrape pruning meeting started in the Comfort Inn group ended up in the Robb & Suites. vineyard. (Left) Elaborate cultivar and row number signs on the end posts. A vineyard sign like this is worth a 1,000 words. 4 (Above) The Bur Oak leaves have (Above) Spring is officially here in Central popped open in Central Iowa. There Iowa. The bluebells are blooming. The flowers in this picture are those of native is an old farmer saying that says that Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) it is time to plant corn when the oak They are commonly found in wetter areas of leaves reach the size of squirrel ears. deciduous woodlands. 4-14-10 mlw. Yes, spring is finally here! 4-15-10. mlw (Above L-R and then Lower Right. Pictures of my vineyard (1 Concord grape vine) showing all of these Concord growth stages: Dormant – Scale Crack – Early Bud Swell – Bud Burst on 4-15-10.