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Wine-Grower-News #140 August 27, 2010
Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine
Information in this issue includes:
Iowa Harvest Notes
75 volunteers Made it Happen – Thank You!
FYI: Ripe Rot in Wisconsin
ISU Grape Maturity/Harvest Reports Now Online
95 Commercial Iowa Wines Entered into the 2010 Iowa State Fair Contest
Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine and Amateur Wine & Beer Contest Results
Results of the Finger Lakes Grape Price Survey
Brad & Jill Johnson of Cedar Rapids, IA Launch Winedustry News
Fall 2010 Semester - DMACC Viticulture and Enology Courses
Remember to use the Iowa Wine Growers Assn’s “FREE” Grape Exchange
9-2, Hands-on Berry & Wine Sensory Analysis Seminar
9-3, Hands-on Berry Sensory Analysis Seminar, Springfield, IL
9-11, Bismarck, ND Vineyard Tour – Register by Sept. 1st
10-(22-23), Small Scale Commercial Winemaking School – Nebraska City, NE
11-(5 & 6), Advanced Winemaking School II – Nebraska City, NE
Kirkwood Offers Wine Facility Management Courses
Comments from Readers
Notable Quotables
Show n Tell
Notable Quotables
Videos of Interest
Articles of Interest
Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff
Calendar of Events
Iowa Harvest Notes
The majority of harvest reports (95%) I have received so far have not been good. Most
of the reports received so far have come from the southern half of the state. The
Edelweiss and Brianna crop was less than normal and about 4-5 days early for most.
Frontenac, St. Croix, Vignoles, Marechal Foch, Chancellor, Marquette, GR-7 and Leon
Millot have recently been or are being harvested this week. Many report that their
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harvest, depending on variety is 7-10 days earlier than they expected. In many cases
they are harvesting early just to beat the Black rot, Phomopsis, Downy Mildew and
secondary bunch rots that follow from taking their toll. The early harvest caught many
off guard with heavy bird damage starting before the nets could be deployed. The
Mothers Day frost also hit many vineyards north of Interstate 80.
Let me know if you are having a good harvest. I would like to hear some positive
reports for a change. Until then, I would venture to say that we are going to have less
than ½ of a normal winegrape crop in Iowa.
75 volunteers Made it Happen – Thank You!
The 2
nd year of the “Wine Experience” and 1
st year of the kids “Grape Getaway” at the Iowa State
Fair are now over. Saying that our industry presence at these exhibits was successful would be a
huge understatement! Other than the Iowa Wine & Beer brochure and Web site, I cannot think of any
other venue that promotes our Iowa wine and grape industry more this State Fair Exhibit. Even
though the attendance at the 2010 State Fair dipped down below 1 million for the first time in 9 years
to 967,381, we again estimated that approximately 75,000 people visited our inside exhibits and
several hundred thousand walked or drove by our outside exhibits. Some of the other key numbers
from this exhibit include:
102 3-barrel competitive grape stomps
800+ people participating in the grape stomps. (There often would often be 3 or more family
members participating at each barrel)
16 states were represented by people competing in the grape stomping (AK, AZ, CA, IA, IL, KS,
MA, ME, MN, MO, NE, NY, SD, TN, TX, VT).
10,200 people viewing the grape stomps (approx. 100 per stomp)
306 5-gallon buckets containing approx. 20 lbs of grapes used in the grape stomping
6,750 Iowa Wine & Beer promotion brochures given out
75,000 (+ or –) people visiting the “Wine Experience” grape and wine exhibits
5,900 $1 “State Fair Wine” tastings served
219 $15 bottles of “State Fair Wine” sold
22 informational speaker presentations (2 per day)
396 people attending the informational speaker presentations (approx. 18 per presentation)
75 volunteers supporting the entire show
The Grape Stomping seemed to be the highlight of the “Wine Experience”. I can remember one
couple who read about the grape stomping on the Internet and drove all the way from Chicago to
participate. One lady came up to the stage after the grape stomping and wanted us to know that the
grape stomp was the best thing at the fair. It was “Free”, educational and fun! We even had the 2010
State Fair Queen (Lacy Stevensen from Knoxville, IA) and the 2009 State Fair Queen (Ashley Quade
from Manson, IA) team up and stomp grapes.
Barb Rasko (MakeMineWine magazine) was again the barn superintendant and was there every day
from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Barb‟s input and effort into this project was invaluable. Barb along with
all the following 74 people helped to make the Wine Experience so successful. THANK YOU!!!
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Ackerman Winery – Amana, IA (exhibit donation)
Janet & Ron Adams – Webster City, IA
Luann Alemao – Cedar Falls, IA (speaker)
Baxter‟s Vineyards & Winery – Nauvoo, IL (exhibit donation)
Kathy & Jim Behrens – Lehigh, IA
Susan Blevins – Des Moines, IA
Beth & Kim Boelman – Slater, IA
Katie Bradshaw – Jasper Winery- Des Moines, IA
Cindy Brunner - Baxter, IA
Val Cameron - Warren Co. ISU Extension
Ron Clayman – Des Moines, IA (speaker)
Marty Davis – Grapes Galore (speaker)
Arleen & Loren Faeth – Nevada, IA
Penny & Jeff Fitzgerald – Newhall, IA
Jean Groben – Jasper Winery - Des Moines, IA (speaker)
Roger Gay - Oskaloosa, IA
Jan Gunnarson – Indianola, IA
Greg Gruss – Carlisle, IA
Cindy Hanselman – Oskaloosa, IA
Jenny Hansen – Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute - Ames, IA
Craig Hertel - Jefferson, IA
Jeff “Puff” Irvin – Olde Main Brewery, Ames, IA
Sheila & Brian Jones – Columbus Junction, IA
Pandora Lamar - – Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute - Ames, IA
Lea Knowles & daughter Tracy – Sioux City, IA
Diane Larson – Snus Hill Winery - Madrid, A
Janet & Dan Larson – Ankeny, IA
Steve Larson – Livermore, IA
Lauren Link, Des Moines, IA
Ron Mark – Summerset Winery – Indianola, IA
Mauricio Matheu – Des Moines, IA
Linda & Don McCabe – Lindon Wines - Burlington, IA
Deb McDanial - Indianola, IA
Molly Miller – Cedar Rapids, IA
Brenda Moore – Solon, IA
Mark & Coyla Nobling – Scranton, IA
Marilyn & Tom Overman – Luzerne, IA
Stan Olson – Penoach Winery/Nursery - Adel, IA (speaker)
Larry Points - Solon, IA
Dennis Portz – ISU Research Farms (speaker)
Aaron & Kim Rasko – Indianola, IA
Barb & Frank Rasko – MakeMineWine, Indianola, IA
Nathan Rasko – Sunset Beach, MO
LuAnn Reinders – Iowa Wine & Beer Promotion Board (brochures)
Maggie Rhoades – Jasper Winery – Des Moines, IA
Julie Hagen-Robb & Dan Robb – Kensett, IA
Beth Schoenewe – Indianola, IA
Ryan Stanley - Indianola, IA
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Ron Mark, Summerset Winery - Indianola, IA (speaker)
Don Suyeyasu – Des Moines, IA
John Thomas – Grimes, IA
Suzie Berregard Thomas – Grimes, IA
Rebecca Victor – Victor Rose Vineyard - Indianola, IA
Randall Vos – DMACC - Ankeny, IA (speaker)
Jessica Weller – Des Moines, IA
Rex Welling - Des Moines, IA
Mike White - Mid Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute - Ames, IA
Tom White – ManWithAPan, Indianola, IA (speaker)
Cathy Wilson, Milo, IA
Anne Witte - Burlington, IA
Larry Yaley – Wever, IA
LOOK FOR MORE ACTIVITIES NEXT YEAR!
FYI: Ripe Rot in Wisconsin
Tim Rehbein (Vernon Co. UW-Extension) has
reported that they have confirmed the presence
of ripe rot on Frontenac , Frontenac gris and La
Crescent grapes. Below is a description of the
disease and pictures:
(Right) Ripe Rot on Frontenace Gris
Ripe rot is caused by fungi in the genus Colletotrichum.
These fungi overwinter on infected mummies and dead
canes, but due to their broad host range, can survive in
or near a vineyard on other hosts. Spores of the fungi are
produced in warm, rainy weather throughout the growing
seasons and can infect the fruit at any time, but infections
remain latent in the fruit until ripening. Disease
development is favored by wet weather and temperatures
of 77 to 86ºF (25 to 30ºC). Ripe rot symptoms begin
as circular, reddish brown spots on the fruit. These later
enlarge to cover the entire berry. Under humid conditions,
salmon or orange-colored spores will develop on the
surface of infected fruit. Infected fruit may shrivel and
decay and can become detached from the vine.
Steve Jordan, Post-doctoral Research Assistant
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Wisconsin
378 Russell Laboratories 608-228-6932
(Above) Ripe Rot fruiting body on
Frontenac.
(Right) Ripe rot on Frontenac Gris
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ISU Grape Maturity/Harvest Reports Now Online
Over the past several years we mass e-mailed the weekly grape maturity reports coming from our
four Iowa State University Research Farms where we have winegrape research vineyards.
Dr. Paul Domoto is now putting these reports on the WWW for all to see at your convenience.
You can view the Nashua (northeast IA), Crawfordsville (southeast IA), Armstrong (southwest IA)
and the ISU Horticulture Station (central IA) reports here:
http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/research/research.html#trackingmaturity
95 Commercial Iowa Wines Entered into the 2010 Iowa State Fair Contest
On July 31st, 95 Iowa wines from Iowa grapes were
judges in the 2nd annual Iowa Wine Commercial
Competition for the Iowa State Fair. The judges were:
Patty Held, Patty Held Winery Consultant - Hermann,
MO; Brad Johnson, Winedustry - Cedar Rapids.
IA; Lauren Chalupsky-Cannon, The Secret Cellar,
- Shueyville, IA; Julie Wurr, Heart „n Home -Laurens,
IA; Tom Moore, Kirkwood Community College -
Cedar Rapids, IA; Pamela Henkel, The Traveling
Vineyard - Ankeny, IA; Suzie Berregaard - Grimes,
IA; Matt Braafhart, Southern Hills Winery - Osceola,
IA.
The 56 winning wines were displaced at the Wine
Experience in Grandfather's Barn during the Iowa
State Fair, August 12 - 22, 2010.
Submitted by: Barbara Rasko, Publisher
Make Mine Wine magazine
(Above) Visitors to the Iowa State
Fair “Wine Experience” look at the
display of the 56 commercial Iowa
wines that won awards.
Results of the Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine Contest can be found here: http://www.iowastatefair.com/competition/results_detail.php?id=25
Results of the Iowa State Fair Amateur Wine and Beer Contest can be found here:
http://www.iowastatefair.com/competition/results_detail.php?id=24
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Results of the Finger Lakes Grape Price Survey
The results of the 2010 Finger Lakes Grape Price Survey are now posted on our website at
http://flg.cce.cornell.edu/GrapeHarvestPrices.html. The table is available both in Excel and .pdf
formats.
The usual caveats apply:
- The average price listed on the right hand side is merely an average of the given prices. It
is not weighted by tonnage.
- High and low prices are listed where buyers indicated so. These price differences may be
based on quality standards, harvest method, etc.
- The listing should not be assumed to be a completely accurate indication of the grape
market in the Finger Lakes or New York state. Many grapes are bought and sold by
others who are exempt from reporting, or choose not to participate in the survey, and
whose prices are not reflected here. Hopefully, many of you still find this to be a useful
bit of information for your businesses.
Thanks to everyone who shared their prices with us for the survey this year
Hans Walter-Peterson, Viticulture Extension Specialist
Finger Lakes Grape Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Office: (315) 536-5134
http://flg.cce.cornell.edu/
Brad & Jill Johnson of Cedar Rapids, IA Launch Winedustry News
On August 3rd
, Brad and Jill Johnson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa formally launched Winedustry™ - a
wine industry news, information, and collaboration website for the growers, makers and sellers of
wines made from nontraditional grapes and growing regions.
Visit Now! www.winedustry.com
According to the most recent information, California tops the nation with the total number of
wineries in a state with a little more than 3,000, representing 49% of all U.S. winery business – that
leaves 51% of the wine industry without dedicated attention. Winedustry™ is the wine industry
news for the “other” grapes and is focusing on what the rest of the wine industry is doing. Great
wines from “other” grapes (e.g., American varietals, French-American Hybrids, and Cold-Hardy
Cultivars) are being grown, made and sold all across the country; and these wines are even beating
traditionally made California wines in side-by-side competitions.
Winedustry seeks to advance, promote and support the “Other” Wine Industry through news,
information, education, collaboration, and insightful commentary. Our online format delivers
Daily news and insights to wine growers, wine makers, and wine distributors/retailers when you need
it and provides just the right amount of research, education and business topics – in a language that is
both understandable and easy to apply.
Collaboration is central to Winedustry which offers a free, interactive online Forum where wine
industry professionals can bounce ideas off each other, ask questions, and build professional
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networks. Moreover, free classified advertisements will give readers a place to sell their used
equipment, post employment opportunities, and announce grape availability.
You can register for Free to Winedustry news here:
http://www.winedustry.com/forum/ucp.php?mode=register
For further info contact: [email protected]
Fall 2010 Semester - DMACC Viticulture and Enology Courses August 26, 2010 - December 10, 2010
VIN101: Intro to Starting a Vineyard 4 Credits, Web Blended
VIN150: Introduction to Wine 3 Credits, Face to Face, Thursdays, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
VIN150: Introduction to Wine 3 Credits, Web Blended
VIN151: Cellar Tech and Operations 4 Credits, Web Blended
VIN153: Intro to Wine Regions 1 Credit, Face to Face, Thursdays, 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.
HCM550: Food & Wine Seminar 3 Credits, Face to Face, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
VIN920: Vineyard Field Experience 3 Credits, Arranged
VIN932: Internship in Enology 3 Credits, Arranged
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact:
Paul Gospodarczyk, Enology Instructor Randall Vos, Viticulture Instructor
Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 515-964-6406 Phone: 515-965-7310
Viticulture and Enology Program: https://go.dmacc.edu/programs/viticulture/Pages/welcome.aspx
Full Schedule: http://www.dmacc.edu/schedule/
9-2, Hands-on Berry & Wine Sensory Analysis Seminar
When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, September 2, 2010
Who: Dr. Gianna Trioli of Vinidea, Italy - Berry Sensory Analysis
Dr. Marco LiCalzi, ICCVE – Wine Sensory Analysis
Where: Hampton Inn & Suites, Columbia, MO
Sponsored by: Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture & Enology (ICCVE), University of
Remember to use the Iowa Wine Growers Assn’s “FREE” Grape Exchange
I see that many buyers and sellers have already posted their “Grapes For Sale ” or “Grapes
Wanted” on the Iowa Wine Growers Association‟s website. There is no charge to post on the
Grape Exchange. To post you only need to register as a user first (if you haven't already). Once
you have confirmed your registration and log in you will see the instructions on how to Post
FREE Ads in the User Menu
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Missouri
Cost: $145 each, $50 discount for members of the Missouri Grape Growers Association (MGGA)
Full Details: http://iccve.missouri.edu/events/
9-3, Hands-on Berry Sensory Analysis Seminar, Springfield, IL
When: Friday, September 3, 2010
Who: Dr. Gianna Trioli of Vinidea, Italy
Where: University of IL Extension Office, State Fair Grounds, Springfield, IL
Sponsored by: Red Lake Community College & VESTA
Cost: $145 each or $125 for members of the Illinois Grape Growers & Vintner Association
(IGGVA) and VESTA Students. Class size is limited, pre-registration is required.
Event Flyer: http://www.vesta-usa.org/PDF%20Documents/BSA%20flyer.jpg
Contact: Rachel Cristaudo, 618-437-5321 Ext. 1724 or [email protected]
9-11, Bismarck, ND Vineyard Tour – Register by Sept. 1st
The North Dakota Grape Growers‟ Association will be hosting its 2010 Summer Vineyard Tour on
Saturday, September 11. This is event is open to the public.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: Please send in your registration by September 1, 2010 to:
NDGGA
PO Box 6050 Dept. 7670
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Cost: $40 per person for NDGGA members and $50 per non-member. After September 1, the cost is
$50 and $60, respectively. Seats on the bus and meals will be “first come, first served” for those who
pre-register, but will be on an “as available basis only” for all others.
Schedule: (all times are Central Daylight Savings Time):
9:00 AM – Meet in parking lot of the Bismarck Comfort Inn (1030 East Interstate Avenue – it
is just off the exit, on the north side of I-94 and on the west side of US Hwy 83/1804)
9:30 – Depart for Chateau Moravia, north of Bismarck. Tour the vineyard
11:30 – Depart - Sack lunch provided aboard the bus
12:15 – Arrive at Roc Amadour Vineyards, north of Mandan. See labor-saving trellis post
pounding demonstration
12:45 – Depart for Assumption Abbey, Richardton (There will be discussions on the bus on
grape culture and varieties by experienced growers and researchers, plus time for
questions and answers.)
2:00 – Arrive at the “Cathedral on the Prairie”, tour the Abbey and its wine cellar
3:30 – Depart Richardton
4:15 – Arrive at Haymarsh Valley Vineyards, Glen Ullin. Tour the vineyards and the scenic
Haymarsh Valley
5:45 – Catered supper provided. Local wine tasting. Feel free to bring a bottle to share.
7:30 – Depart
8:30 – Arrive back in Bismarck
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Please note: Due to another event in Bismarck that weekend, rooms will be very difficult to get. We
have a small block of rooms, each with a single king sized bed, reserved until September 1 at the
Bismarck Comfort Inn (that is all that was available a month ago!). The phone number is 701-223-
1911.
Other area hotels include:
Best Western # 701-258-7000 Fairfield # 701-223-9077
Holiday Express # 701-221-0850 Hampton # 70-751-3100
Select Inn # 701-223-8060
If you are planning to stay overnight, please make your arrangements ASAP.
If you have any questions, please call NDGGA Pres. Greg Krieger at 701-430-281 or email at
Online Event Details: http://www.ndgga.org/index.cfm?page=calendar
10-(22-23), Small Scale Commercial Winemaking School – Nebraska City, NE
When: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. , Friday & Saturday, October 22 & 23, 2010
Where: University of Nebraska Kimmel Education & Research Center, 5985 G Road, Nebraska
City, NE
Who: Alan Dillard, owner/winemaker at Limestone Creek Winery will be the instructor.
Sponsored by: Five Rivers Resource Conservation and Development, Tecumseh, NE
Cost: $375 each, price includes class materials, Friday lunch and dinner, wine tasting and
refreshments, and Saturday lunch.
Limited Class Size: Registrations will be accepted on a first –come first-served basis.
Details and flyer: http://www.nercd.com/userfiles/file/Wine%20School%20VIII%20Brochure.pdf
11-(5 & 6), Advanced Winemaking School II – Nebraska City, NE
When: Friday & Saturday, November 5 & 6, 2010
Where: Where: University of Nebraska Kimmel Education & Research Center, 5985 G Road,
Nebraska City, NE
Who: Dr. Ellie Butz, Lallemand, Vintage Winery Consultants
Michael Jones, Scott Laboratories
Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari, ISU Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute
Cost: $395 each.
Limited Class Size: Registrations will be accepted on a first –come first-served basis.
Sponsored by: Five Rivers Resource Conservation and Development, Tecumseh, NE
Details and flyer: http://www.nercd.com/userfiles/file/Advanced%20Wine%20School%20II%20Brochure.pdf
Kirkwood Offers Wine Facility Management Courses
For those interested in entering the growing vineyard and winery markets in Iowa, Kirkwood
Community College will offer a six-part Winemaking & Winery Facility Management course series.
In the next year Kirkwood Continuing Education will hold a six-course series, with a certificate
awarded upon completion.
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The courses begin with “Winemaking 101,” then continue with classes on fermentation and post-
fermentation management; winery facilities, marketing and regulation, then a finale course on wines
from pre-bottling to sales to the consumer.
Each course is taught in four evening classes, with a mixture of classroom and working winery
instruction at Kirkwood‟s new teaching winery in Washington Hall on the Cedar Rapids campus.
Much of the students‟ time will be spent in direct winery experience under close guidance of
instructor Lucas McIntire, a professional winemaker with nearly a decade of contracted wine
production at several eastern Iowa commercial wineries. During his career McIntire has produced
thousands of gallons of wine in many varieties for sale to the public.
Ideally, students will complete all six courses to earn the Winemaking & Winery Facility
Management Certificate. Class tuition is $49 for each of the classes. Students who enroll for the six-
course series will receive a discount. For flexibility of student schedules and needs, each class may
also be taken separately with unique attention given to each student‟s background and interests. All
courses are scheduled for completion in early 2011.
More information on the Winemaking & Wine Facility Management courses is available by calling
Kirkwood Viticulturist Tom Moore at (319) 398-5899, Ext. 4010; or Instructor Lucas McIntire, (563)
599-9608.
Comments from Readers
“Mike-I share your concerns about pathogen damaged winegrapes. Anthracnose, Black Rot,
Phomopsis ,Botritis, Powdery Mildew and Downy mildew are always going to need to be intensely
managed in the Midwest even in normal and dry years. When a grower has proper spray equipment
and follows the Midwest Spray Guide its aggravating to experience economic crop damage, and
while weather is the main factor in years with excess rain fall, there are some things that can be done
to improve getting the most out of the crop protection spray applications. Very often the grower will
spray a volume of 30-50 gallons per acre, all season long, and in wet years especially this is not
enough, Try starting off at dormant using 30GPA but keep in mind there is no canopy and only spurs
and buds and bark, and be sure that you soak the wood at this stage, then as the shoots grow increase
the volume to 50 gpa then later to 75 gpa and end up at veraison -harvest at 100 gpa, and ground
speed at 2 mph is fast enough, and if you can -spray at night. You still might get clobbered by wet
weather but at least you will have gotten the most out of your equipment and the chemicals. Its
important to know how to calibrate any sprayer, Start with driving the tractor 1 minute and
measuring the distance in feet and divide by 88 to get MPH, from there the sprayer manufacturer
should have a book that tells you exactly how to calibrate the machine. If you can’t calibrate the
sprayer then how are you supposed to be able to follow the label which is critical.
Further you can trim off excess vine growth on the east or North side of the canopy, this will help dry
out the inside of the canopy and also improve the color, aroma and textures of the wine and make
ripening more uniform. In the Midwest our growers are forced to be much better viticulturist than
our friends on the west side of the Rockies when it comes to pathogen management and the folks I
talk to- pretty much all are quality first when it comes to their crop. - hope this helps a few people
out- don’t be afraid to adjust those sprayers as the canopy develops”
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John Ditzler -Wabash Valley Progressive Viticulture, 8-24-10
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Notable Quotables “sit tight, 24-25 is the minimum brix for Frontenac. Usually you will see a tinge of raisining as the Frontenac gets ripe; 26 or 27 brix is not uncommon on ripe Frontenac (any color). Marquette is also a high sugar grape when ripe, 23-25 brix. Harvesting the Marquette earlier usually brings a very light wine with little of the tannic character.” --- Mark Hart, Bayfield, WI USA (Taken from [email protected] discussion listserve.8-27-10)
Show Tell
More pictures from the “Wine Experience” and “Grape Getaway” at the August 12 – 22,
Iowa State Fair:
(Above Left) is Jessica & Luke Gabe of Iowa City, IA and (Above Right) is Gerry (L) and
Christine (R) Lundgren of Stanton, Iowa. These two teams tied for the overall 2010 Iowa State
Fair grape stomping Grand Prize Ribbon award, each being able to collect 21.2 centimeters of
grape juice during their six minutes of competitive grape stomping. They ended up being the
best of 306 teams that competed in 102 grape stomp rounds. CONGRATULATIONS!
(Left) view from the backside
(southeast side) of Grandfather‟s
barn where the “Wine Experience
and kids “Grape Getaway was
located. The small vineyard of
Edelweiss and Frontenac was
planted in 2009.
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(Above) Jeff & Penny Fitzgerald of
Newhall, IA volunteered to help at the barn
on Friday, 8-20-10.
(Above) The ISU Midwest Grape &
Wine Industry Institute display located
in Grandfather‟s Barn.
(Left) Julie Hagen-Robb and Dan Robb of
Kensett, IA volunteered to serve wine on a
busy Saturday , 8-21-10.
(Left) After stomping some deep
purple Valiant grapes, these girls
decided to take advantage of the
situation and put their foot and hand
prints onto “Grape Getaway” shirts
they purchased for $5 each.
(Right) Two fairgoers decide to take a nap
in the kids “Grape Getaway”, 8-21-10.
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On Thursday, 8-26-10 I stopped by to visit Howard and Corey Goodhue to check out their St. Croix
grape harvest. I always find it fascinating when I visit the Goohue‟s in Carlisle, Iowa. They always
have a new device, method of doing things or facility that want to show me. Here are some of the
things they showed me on this visit:
(Right) Corey Goodhue gave his banker,
Tom Wagenknecht of Great Western
Bank in Carlisle, IA a ride while
harvesting St. Croix Grapes. 8-26-10
(Above) 1926 Toledo scale Corey Goodhue
converted over to a state certified electronic
scale by attaching a load cell to the mechanical
weighing mechanism. The Carrier diesel
refrigeration unit was salvaged from an old
truck box and attached to the front end of the
cold storage room they just constructed. The
refrigeration unit is powered by a 2 liter
Kubota diesel engine.
(Left) Corey Goodhue stands in front
their new 16‟ x 32‟ by 7‟ high cold storage
room they just completed. It has 6” of
insulation in the walls and 8” of insulation
under the concrete floor.
(Above) Corey Goodhue of North
River Valley Vineyard at Carlisle, IA
fabricated this 3 point hitch liquid
fertilizer applicator to fertilize two rows
of his vineyard at the same time.
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Videos of Interest
1. Iowa State Fair Competitive Grape Stomp, 8-21-10, 9 min. – YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrG4wA0N7-U
2. Corey Goodhue, North River Valley Vineyard, Carlisle, IA - St. Croix Grape Harvest, 8-26-10
9:23 min. You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnDyMs4Fuo4
Articles of Interest
1. Militants destroy GMO research vines, 8-19-10 – Decantor.com
2. Will Washington Legalize Virtual Wineries?, 8-24-10 – Wines & Vines Magazine
3. Many Questions, Few Direct Answers at Biodynamic Boot Camp, 8-25-10 – Wine Business.com
Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff
1. Presentations from the Iowa Wine Growers Association‟s 2010 March Annual Conference:
https://iowawinegrowers.org/content/view/144/79/
Calendar of Events:
Sept. 2, Hands-on Berry & Wine Sensory Analysis Seminar, Hampton Inn & Suites. Institute for
Continental Climate Viticulture & Enology (ICCVE), Details: http://iccve.missouri.edu/events/
(Left) Howard Goodhue (Corey‟s father)
uses an electric rotary wire brush to clean
labels off of used wine bottles. Howard is a
hobby winemaker. The rotary brush cleans
approx. 99.5% of all the label and glue off the
bottle. A small about of glue residue that
remains is taken off with a citric acid soap
solution.
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Sept. 3, Hands-on Berry Sensory Analysis Seminar, Springfield, IL, Red Lake Community College
& VESTA Event Flyer: http://www.vesta-usa.org/PDF%20Documents/BSA%20flyer.jpg
9-11, Bismarck, ND Vineyard Tour , Online Event Details:
http://www.ndgga.org/index.cfm?page=calendar
Oct. 22-23, Small Scale Commercial Winemaking School, University of Nebraska Kimmel
Education & Research Center Details and flyer:
http://www.nercd.com/userfiles/file/Wine%20School%20VIII%20Brochure.pdf
Nov. 5 & 6, Advanced Winemakeing School II, University of Nebraska Kimmel Education &
Research Center Details and flyer:
http://www.nercd.com/userfiles/file/Advanced%20Wine%20School%20II%20Brochure.pdf
Nov. 20, University of Nebraska fall workshop, Lincoln, NE. Peter Hemstad, grape breeder from the
University of MN will be the speaker. Details later: http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/
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Past issues archived as html and/or pdf here:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine/Resources/winegrowernews.htm
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Norway
Michael L. White,
ISU Extension Viticulture Specialist
909 East 2nd St. Suite E, Indianola, IA 50125-2892
ph: 515-961-6237, fax: 6017 or [email protected]
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