The Wines, Vines, and Exciting Potential for New Jersey of Three Recently

Imported Italian Varieties

Dan Ward, Rutgers/NJAES Lawrence Coia, Coia Vineyards - owner

Marco Stefanini, FEM - Grapevine Breeder Claudio Moser, FEM - Molecular Biologist

Sergio Menapace, FEM - Director Arturo Pironti, FEM - Legal Counsel

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History of Imported vines from Trentino Alto-Adige, Italy

2010 2018 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Benchmarked to Bordeaux

and TAA

Initial discussions in TAA and NJ

OCPVA agreement with FPS.

Casetta released from

quaratine

MTA discussed

ECO1 and ECO3

released from quarantine

FEM patents ECO1,ECO2,

and ECO3

Double A nursery

contracted

ECO1 vines released to

OCPVA

Support from USDA/NJDA grants and Rutgers/NJAES

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•  Excellent research and expertise •  Similar climate to New Jersey •  Unique Italian varieties •  Benchmark for wines

Why Trentino Alto-Adige?

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Institute Agrario St Michael All’Adige Trento

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•  Growing season length (TAA160-210, NJ 153-202 days) •  Growing season rainfall (TAA 19-26, NJ 25-26 inches) •  Growing degree days (TAA 2500-3600, NJ 2429-3659 GDD) •  Avg growing season temp (TAA 59-66, NJ 63-67 F ) •  Winter minimum temperatures (TAA and NJ mostly USDA

zones 6 & 7)

General Climate Similarities - Trentino Alto-Adige and New Jersey

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Italy Cold Hardiness Zones

Trentino Alto-Adige

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The cold hardiness of Trentino Alto-Adige varieties

Are mostly in the Moderately Hardy range (similar to Cab. Sauv., Viognier, etc.):

• Least Cold Hardy – Lagrein

• Intermediate Cold Hardiness – Marzemino, Teroldego, Casetta

• Most Cold Hardy – ECO1, ECO2, ECO3

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Three Intraspecies crosses of V. vinifera made in 1993 by Marco Stefanini of the FEM.

Teroldego x Lagrein IASMA ECO1, IASMA ECO2

Muscato Ottonel x Malvasia di Candia Aromatica IASMA ECO3

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Vine Description

•  Good vigor, buds midseason. •  Berries are yellow, medium-sized, spherical, medium skin

thickness. •  Bunches medium sized, tapered, compact, often winged.

Productivity is good and consistent. •  Acceptable-to-good resistance to berry splitting and Botrytis. •  Good resistance to downy mildew and medium to powdery mildew. •  Ripens September 10-20 and tolerates cold winters (in Trentino).

ECO3

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Wine Uses

•  Well suited for the production of fresh, aromatic, white wines •  Aroma resembles that of white peach, its organoleptic

characteristics are intense. •  It gives medium bodied wines with good flavor, aromatic, and

distinctive. •  It is well suited for producing a varietal, and also for blending.

ECO3

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Vine Description

•  Variety has good vigor, early budding, berry is long and elliptical, skin is medium thickness and blue-black in color. Bunches long, winged-conical, and straggly.

•  Productive and consistent with excellent resistance to berry splitting and Botrytis and some resistance to downy and powdery mildew.

•  Ripens late, late September - early October with good tolerance to cold winters (in Trentino).

•  Prefers medium-short cane pruning, the first fruitful bud is in the third-fourth position.

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Wine Uses

•  The young wine is fruity, spicier with age. Good acidity. Deeply-colored and full-bodied.

•  The variety is very well suited for producing fruity young wine and with oak ageing can achieve wines of complex character.

•  It is also well suited for blending with other wines.

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Vineyard location: Molini Alti - San Michele all’Adige (TN) - Italy

Site type: Molini plot, hilly area near the Agricultural Institute, south west

exposure. Calcareous soil, fine loamy texture, low organic matter content

and balanced nutrients. Elevation = 200m.

Planted: 2016, Training=Guyot, Planting density=2500/A (?)

Harvest: 2nd October 2018,°Brix=24

Vinification: maceration for 20 days at low fermentation temperatures

(22-23°C) with frequent pumping over and punching down, followed by

malolactic fermentation before racking into oak barrels for aging.

Alcohol=14%.

ECO 1 Wine 2018

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Cooperation for success!

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