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Wine-Grower-News #169 June 3, 2011

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

Information in this issue includes:

Tis the Herbicide Drift Season

Rules/Permits for serving Alcohol on RAGBRAI XXXIX

6-11, Vineyard Canopy Management Workshop – Farnhamville, IA

7-(8-10) 5th

Annual 2011 Mid-American Wine Competition at DMACC

Mid American Wine Competition: Goes Green

Mid American Wine Competition: Food Wine Paring Back to the Basics

7-1, Entry Deadline for Iowa State Fair Amateur & Commercial Wine Competition

WI State Fair Wine Competition Announces Judges for 2011 Competition

DMACC offers Online Seasonal Issues in the Vineyard Series Again in 2011

7-9, Winery Sustainability & Design Workshop – Springfield, IL

Marketing Tidbits

Show n Tell

Articles of Interest

Videos of Interest

Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff

Calendar of Events

Tis the Herbicide Drift Season

Quite a few people contacted me this week in regards to

herbicide drift symptoms showing up in their vineyards.

Some caused it themselves when they just had to kill

those dandelions. The majority of the calls involved

corn and soybean field applications by farmers or

commercial ag dealers. Most of the applications had

Roundup (glyphosate) and/or 2,4-D in the mix.

These are the most typical questions I get asked:

1. Question: I think I have herbicide drift on my grapes. How can I tell?

Answer: Take some high resolution pictures (that are not blurred) and e-mail them to me or

contact a local agronomist or horticulturalist to stop by and take a look.

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2. Question: How much are the grapes damaged?

Answer: Time will tell. Slight leaf disorientation and/or discoloration probably just gave the vines

a serious headache and they should recover. Moderate to severe leaf and/or shoot

symptoms probably has caused some serious injury or set up the plant for a higher

potential of winter injury. The true extent of the damage will not be known until the

grape plant completely recovers or dies in 1-3 years.. In most cases, looking at the

hanging grape crop the next season will give a good indication of the extent of the

damage. Older plants typically will recover much quicker than younger plants.

3. Question: How can I determine where the herbicide drift came from?

Answer: I can’t recall ever being on a herbicide drift case where I could not find the source of the

drift. The vineyard area showing the worst damage symptoms should give you an

indication of the direction the drift came in from. Herbicide drift will typically affect

other plants along its journey. Like Dorothy in Kansas, just Follow the Yellow Brick

Road.

4. Question: How do I go about getting compensated for the damage.

Answer: Start a written diary with documented dates, pictures and yields. You need to

decide if you are willing to settle the situation with a friendly neighbor in an informal

manner OR start building your case in a formal manner. I normally recommend going

the formal route. Vineyard damage is costly and the extent of the damage cannot be

fully documented for 1-2 seasons. People forget, minds change and people you are

dealing with come and go over time.

5. Question: Who do I contact?

Answer: In Iowa, I recommend people contact the Pesticide Bureau of the Iowa Department of

Agriculture (515-281-8591). They have field personnel who investigate pesticide drift

cases. They will interview the parties involved, take pictures and take plant samples for

chemical analysis. There is no charge for this service. Results from their investigation

can be used out-of- court or in court for settlement. The perpetrator of the drift will

often get a written reprimand and /or a fine and may lose their pesticide applicator’s

license depending on the applicator’s pesticide misuse history or blatant pesticide

misuse in this case.

Note: Most Departments of Agriculture in other states also have personnel who

investigate pesticide drift cases. Many require that the drift case be reported

within 30 days of the application. The sooner the better!

6. Question: The insurance company guy wants to settle-up now. Should I?

Answer: No, unless the settlement seems VERY high. This is a common game played by

insurance adjusters. It costs them more to service a claim for 1-2 years and their

liability tends to grow over time. They want to get the settlement check out ASAP.

7. Question: What should I do with the vines?

Answer: All, or a proportion of the fruit should be pulled from moderate to heavily damaged

vines. This is somewhat a seat-of-your pants determination based on the physical

symptoms and type of herbicide causing the damage. Over cropping a herbicide

damaged vine will cause more stress and a longer period of recovery.

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Use your normal good vineyard growing practices that you are accustomed to using for

the rest of the season. Fungicide applications designed to protect the fruit should not be

needed if the fruit has been removed.

In summary, herbicide drift into vineyards happens and needs to be dealt with. I recommend that

professional commercial growers handle a drift case in a professional manner. Document everything

and report the drift case to your State Department of Agriculture for investigation. Handling a

pesticide drift situation in a formal manner sends a message that will lessen the potential of future

herbicide drift problems. mlw

The following resources may be of value in dealing with pesticide drift:

1. Preventing Herbicide Drift and Injury to Grapes, ES8860 Oregon State Univ:

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/em/em8860.pdf

2. Phenoxy Herbicide Leaf Index and Severity Rating, Washington State University:

http://feql.wsu.edu/eb/index.htm

3. Protecting Oklahoma’s Vineyards from Phenoxy Drift: Ok State:

http://www.oda.state.ok.us/forms/cps/grapebroc.pdf

4. Avoiding Phenoxy Herbicide Damage to Grapes, Ed Hellman, TX A&M:

http://winegrapes.tamu.edu/grow/phenoxy.html

5. Questions & Answers About Vineyard Injury From Herbicide Drift, KSU:

http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf2588.pdf

6. Preventing Hormonal-Type Herbicide Damage to Grapes, KSU:

http://www.ksda.gov/includes/document_center/pesticides_fertilizer/Drift/Prev_Horm_Damage_Grapes.pdf

7. 2,4-D Drift Limits Grape Growing in MO, 1st qt. 2002 - Vineyard & Vintage View, pp 6-9:

http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/GrapeNewsletter/v3-17-3.pdf

8. Phenoxy Herbicide, 2,4-D Injury, Michigan State University:

http://www.grapes.msu.edu/2,4-D.htm

9. Organic Acid Herbicide: volatility and side reactions, 1998 Farm Note 47/97 Western Australia

Dept. of Ag: http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/imported_assets/content/pw/weed/herb/f04797.pdf

10. Hormone Herbicides: What you should know, 2008 Farm Note 61/99, Western Australia Dept. of

Ag: http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/imported_assets/content/pw/chem/f06199.pdf

11. Herbicide Injury Symptomology, Univ. of Missouri Weed Science:

http://weedscience.missouri.edu/herbinjsymptoms/muhrbinj.html

12. Herbicide Injury of Grapes, Tom Zabadol, Michigan State University:

http://www.grapes.msu.edu/pdf/workshop04/Zabadal-GrapevineICM.pdf

13. CDMS directory of Pesticide labels and MSDS documents:

http://www.cdms.net/LabelsMsds/LMDefault.aspx

Rules/Permits for serving Alcohol on RAGBRAI XXXIX

The Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) is scheduled from July 24 to July

30 this year. The 2011 RAGBRAI host communities are: Glenwood, Atlantic, Carroll, Boone,

Altoona, Grinnell, Coralville, and Davenport. The Iowa Alcoholic Beverage’s Division has posted

the information on the rules and permit application process for alcohol vendors here:

http://www.iowaabd.com/education/outreach/ragbrai

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6-11, Vineyard Canopy Management Workshop – Farnhamville, IA

When: 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, June 11, 2011

Registration will begin at 8:30 AM

Where: Richard Black’s vineyard at 3228 Xenia Ave. Farnhamville, IA (515-467-5574)

Who: Dr. Paul Domoto, ISU Commercial Fruit Specialist will lead a presentation and hands on

workshop in the vineyard, discussing canopy management concepts.

Cost: $10 for members, $12 for non-members.

Note: Participants are invited to bring a sack lunch and enjoy a sampling of Iowa wines in the

vineyard atmosphere following the workshop.

Sponsored by: Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Association

Contact: Norm Lewman, Secretary, Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Association

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annual 2011 Mid-American Wine Competition at DMACC

The 2011 Mid-American Wine Competition will be held July 8-10, 2011, in Iowa and will focus only

on the wines of the Midwest. The competition will be open only to commercial wineries of Arkansas,

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,

Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The competition is held on the campus of

the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa, which is just north of Des Moines. The

college has the longstanding Iowa Culinary Institute which provided the infrastructure for the

competition.

The Chief Judge for the Mid-American Wine Competition is noted wine expert and veteran wine

judge, Doug Frost of Kansas City. Frost is one of only three people in the world to earn the title of

both Master of Wine and Master Sommelier.

The Competition director is Bob Foster, founder and first director of the San Diego National

Competition. Foster has been a wine judge and competition director for over 25 years and also directs

the Temecula Valley Wine Competition in California. He is a long time wine judge for the Missouri

State Fair Wine Competition and the Jefferson Cup Wine Competition held each year in Kansas City.

Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari, Director of the Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute at Iowa State

University is a technical adviser to the competition and also serves as one of the wine judges.

All bonded wineries in the Midwest region are invited to enter. Any winery needing additional

information may contact the competition at winecompetition@dmacc.edu.

Mid American Wine Competition: Goes Green

This year the MAWC has chosen to send out email invitations to wineries, rather than mail out

invitation. This allows us to keep our costs down and reduce lag time in getting in contact with the

wineries. If there are any wineries that have not received the email invitation that was sent out, or

would prefer a paper copy, please contact them at winecompetition@dmacc.edu or give them a call at

515-965-7310.

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Mid American Wine Competition: Food Wine Paring Back to the Basics

The MAWC includes a blind tasting of wines with food, allowing wineries the opportunity to have

their wines judged against carefully selected, food friendly dishes. This is the only competition in the

United States to offer this format. ―Typically wine competitions judge wines only against other

wines. And typically the biggest wine wins. But wine is supposed to be consumed with food. So

we’re going to judge these wines in a setting more conducive to wines of balance, and by judging the

wines with food we think we’ll see a different outcome than the usual ―Bigger is Better‖ response,

said Chief Judge Doug Frost.

Traditionally, competitions judge a series of wines from the same category; essentially, the wine is

evaluated in the context of other similarly styled wines. But the Mid-American Wine Competition has

implemented the Food-Wine Pairing Competition in order to evaluate wines based on synergism and

appropriateness with food. The style of wine that might receive acclaim in a traditional competition

may be different from the style of wine that perfectly matches with a variety of foods.

The wines selected will be matched with one of the following dishes. Each winery should select the

dish that corresponds to their wine and alongside of which the wine should be tasted. This year's food

choices have been simplified to allow more straightforward choices for wineries seeking to highlight

their wines in the best possible light.

FOOD CATEGORIES

Category 301 - Sauteed Shrimp, spicy remoulade sauce

Category 302 - Poached Sole, light butter sauce

Category 303 - Pizza Margherita (simple pizza with basil, tomato and mozzarella cheese)

Category 304 - Grilled Chicken, skin on, no sauce

Category 305 - Smoked Pork Ribs (no sauce, dry rub only)

Category 306 - Marinated Flank Steak (marinated in balsamic vinaigrette)

Category 307 - Chocolate brownie, with nuts

The recipe for each dish can be found on their website: http://www.midamericanwine.org/

DMACC offers Online Seasonal Issues in the Vineyard Series Again in 2011

The June online Seasonal Issues in the Vineyard have been scheduled for the dates listed below. The

sessions start at 9pm and generally last about an hour. For more information about these sessions see

Wine Grower News #165.

Seasonal Issues in the Vineyard June 13

http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/554893-seasonal-issues-in-the-vineyard-june-13

Seasonal Issues in the Vineyard June 27

http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/554894-seasonal-issues-in-the-vineyard-june-27

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7-1, Entry Deadline for Iowa State Fair Amateur & Commercial Wine Competition

The entry deadline for both the Iowa State Fair Amateur and Commercial wine competition is July

1st, 2011. Entries will be judged on Saturday, July 30th. Winning entries will be displayed to the

public at the Wine Experience in Grandfather's Barn at the Iowa State Fair, August 11 to 21, 2011.

A charge of $3.50 per entry will be made in the Amateur competition with 1 bottle of wine required

per entry. A charge of $25 per entry will be made in the Commercial competition with two bottles

required per entry.

Full details of the Iowa State Fair Amateur wine competition and entry form can be found here:

http://www.iowastatefair.org/downloads/competition/premium-books/oenology.pdf

Full details of the Iowa State Fair Commercial wine competition and entry form can be found here:

http://www.iowastatefair.org/downloads/competition/premium-books/commercial-wine.pdf

Questions about the commercial wine competition should be directed to Barbara Rasko at:

(515)-210-3571.

WI State Fair Wine Competition Announces Judges for 2011 Competition

Wisconsin State Fair is excited to announce Paul Gospodarczyk, Tom Payette and Dr. Valery Uhl as

judges for the inaugural 2011 Wisconsin State Fair Wine Competition. These judges have many

years of experience evaluating wines across the United States and internationally. In addition, all

have experience and passion for the grape varieties grown and the wines produced in the upper

Midwest.

Paul Gospodarczyk has been selected to head the panel as the lead judge. He brings a diverse set of

competition experience ranging from judging at international competitions to polishing glassware.

He co-founded the Mid-American Wine Competition and is an active wine judge participating in the

INDY International, Florida International, International Cold Climate, Illinois State, and Michigan

State wine competitions. In addition, Mr. Gospodarczyk is the Executive Director for

www.todayswineprofessional.com and a Certified Sommelier at a James Beard Nominee Restaurant.

His broad production and service experience has instilled a unique appreciation for wines made from

vinifera, hybrid, and American grape varieties. He has a B.S. in Enology and has worked at wineries

in New Zealand, Oregon, Colorado, and Oklahoma. In 2006 he became the Associate Professor of

Enology/Wine Service with the Iowa Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College

during which time he was the consulting winemaker for 3 start-up wineries in the upper Midwest.

Tom Payette studied under famed Bordeaux enologist Jacques Boissenot, and has been working in

the wine industry since 1985 which includes 7 years of experience in ultra-premium Bordeaux

varietal wine production in Napa, California, before crafting still and sparkling wines in Virginia. In

1999 he was named ―Winemaker of the Year‖ by Vineyard and Winery Management Magazine—a

title he still holds today. In addition to winemaking, Mr. Payette is a noted national speaker and

recognized International wine judge.

Dr. Valery Uhl is the Chief Judge and Director of the "North of the Gate" Wine Competition for the

Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. She has experience judging wines produced from hybrid

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and American grape varieties at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, the Grand

Harvest Awards, and the Mid-American Wine Competition. Being a supporter of all types of wines

(and a former resident of Illinois) she has toured wineries of the Midwest and Southeast U.S. to learn

about the unique character of non-vinifera grape varieties.

The 2011 Wisconsin State Fair wine competition will take place on June 23rd and 24th in the Tommy

G Thompson Youth Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis. Winning wines from the

contest will be on display during the 2011 Wisconsin State Fair, August 4th to 14th!

For additional information about the Wisconsin State Fair Wine Contest go to

www.wistatefair.com/fair_competitions/other_contest.html or contact the Wisconsin State Fair Entry

Office at 414.266.7052.

7-9, Winery Sustainability & Design Workshop – Springfield, IL

When: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2011

Where: Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Truter Center, 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL

Who: Dr. Bruce Zoecklein, Virginia Tech University

Cost: $150 each, includes lunch and booklet

Sponsored by: LLCC’s Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts Program & the Illinois Grape

Growers and Vintners Association (IGGVA)

Registration: Contact Megan Pressnall, director of external relations for IGGVA, at 217.726.8518 or

megan@illinoiswine.com

Details & Flyer: http://www.illinoiswine.com/cgi-bin/news/news.pl?record=13

Notable Quotables

1. “Are all wines under an arbitrary $10 price mediocre or poor? Are all wines above $50

outstanding and those above $100 ethereal? A resounding no is the answer on all fronts. An

expensive wine does not ensure greatness anymore than a low price wine is guaranteed to

disappoint.”

From: Myths about wine pricing by Alan R. Balik, 6-2-11

2. ―….livestock wines (cheap brands with cute animals on the label.)”

From: The next big thing in wine, 6-2-11 - Jeff Segal’s blog - The Wine Carmudgeon,

Marketing Tidbits

1. 8 Reasons Every Ecommerce Site Should Get Serious About Video , 6-2-11 - Mashable

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Show n Tell

While visiting family in Shenandoah, IA I

stopped by the Wabash Wine Company to

see how things were going. Joe & Shelly

Skahill opened the winery in 2010. Their

son Dusty (above) came back after college to

work at the winery fulltime.

What! A Iowa college grad who did not

leave IA? This is the kind of economic

development Iowa needs more of.

6-2-11 mlw

(Above) Posters designed by Dusty Skahill

line the wall in one of the Wabash winery

event rooms. You can read more about the

Wabash winery here in this HubPage’s

article: Iowa Fine Wines 76 and in Wine

Grower News #125. 6-2-11 mlw

(Above) Only in Iowa would you see a

John Deere 45 2- row corn combine made

into a patriotic lawn ornament. Located on

the north side of Hwy 92 approx. 8 miles

west of Massena, Iowa. 6-2-11 mlw

(Above) Only in Iowa would you see a

town festival for ―Roundup‖ herbicide.

Just kidding!

Bridgewater is a small town in Adair

County, IA. Adair County is the spot

where the Mormon migration first

encountered Indians on the Mormon Trail.

Bridgewater has a population of approx.

156 people. 6-2-11 mlw

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Articles of Interest

1. Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Commission Elects New Chairperson, Iowa ABD News Release

2. Mobile bottler is the toast of B.C. wineries, 5-30-11 – The Globe & Mail – Toronto, CA

3. Rodent Control in Vineyards, 6-1-11 – Vines & Wines Magazine

4. Winery amendment discussed, 6-2-11 – Omaha World Herald

(Council Bluffs proposed zoning amendment would require wineries and orchards to have a

conditional-use permit for festivals or large special events.)

5. Is biodynamic wine better, 6-2-11 – Orange County Register

6. Agriculture programs face funding axe, 6-3-11 Western Farm Press

7. Feds seize elderberry juice concentrate from Kan.. winery, say health claims make it a drug,

6-3-11 – Dailey Journal, from the Associated Press

8. Peninsular budget worries - WI, Door County's agricultural research station braces for cuts,

6-4-11 – Door County Advocate

Videos of Interest

1. Grace Hill Winery Tour and Tasting, Whitewater, KS – 5-30-11 by the thetastespot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSD9GAC1jxY

Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff

1. 2011’s Top 50 Powerful People in the World of Wine, Decanter.com:

http://www.decanter.com/people-and-places/wine-articles/527040/power-list

(Left) This picture of a Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

(Cicindela sexguttata) was sent in by an Iowa

vineyard operator wanting and ID. These beetles

may or may not have 6 ivory colored spots on their

wing covers. They typically are 7/16‖ to ½‖ long.

They are most often seen around wooded areas. The

Tiger beetle is a ferocious predator. They eat insects,

arthropods and spiders. They are VERY fast and will

pounce and grab their prey with strong mandibles.

They are considered beneficial insects. They do no

harm to grapes. 6-3-11

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2. the tastespot.com: http://www.thetastespot.com/

3. Ohio Grape News – Facebook page

4. Environmental Working Group’s 2011 Sunscreen Guide – Find the best of 1,700 sunscreens, SPF

lip balms, moisturizers and makeups.

Calendar of Events:

6-4, 4-8 p.m., 5th

Annual Swine Festival – where cork meets pork – Des Moines Area Community

College (DMACC) Details: http://www.swinefestival.com/

6-(4+5), Kothe Distilling Summer Workshop, Kothe Distilling Technologies, Chicago, IL.

Details: : http://www.kothe-distilling.com/en/component/content/article/15-workshop-

information/75-kothe-summer-2011-workshop

6-7, Viticulture Field Day, Missouri Grape Growers Assn. (MGGA) & the Institute for Continental

Climate Viticulture & Enology (ICCVE). Details here: http://www.missourigrapegrowers.org/

6-(7 & 8), Clark Smith's popular "Fundamentals of Wine Chemistry" short course, 1951 Food

Sciences Building, Iowa State University, Ames, 6-3 registration deadline. Details:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine/Events.htm

6-(9+10), Comprehensive Elderberry Workshop & Farm Tour, American Legion Hall and Eridu

Farms in Hartsburg, MO. Details at http://www.riverhillsharvest.com or call 573-424-9693

6-11, Vineyard Spraying Tailgate Workshop at Mike & Lisa Steinert’s Glacial Edge Vineyard, 1526

SE 85th St. Wakarusa, Kansas Grape Growers and Wine Makers RSVP : Mike Steinert at

steinmic@ksmail.net

6-11, 9 a.m. to noon - Vineyard Canopy Management Workshop at Richard Black’s vineyard at 3228

Xenia Ave. Farnhamville, IA (515-467-5574). Norrthwest Iowa Grape Growers Association

Contact: Norm Lewman, Secretary, Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Association

6-18, Winemaking Tips & Techniques, Kite Hill Vineyards, Carbondale, IL. VESTA, Rend Lake

Community College and Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Assn. Contact: Rachel Cristaudo, IL

VESTA Coordinator Ph: 618) 437-5321 Ext. 1724 or cristaudor@rlc.edu

6-(20-24), American Society for Enology & Viticulture – Portola Hotel & Monterey Conference

Center, Monterey, CA: http://asev.org/national-conference-2011/,

6-23, Effective Spraying of Orchards Course - Galesville, WI Sponsored by the Center for Integrated

Ag Systems 6-1 registration deadline. Registration details and brochure:

http://www.cias.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orchardspraybroch042111.pdf

6-25, Effective Vineyard Spraying workshop with Dr. Andrew Landers of Cornell, Univ. ISU

Horticulture Research Station, Ames, IA. Details: contact Mike White at mlwhite@iastate.edu.

(Note: This is rescheduled from the 5-21-11 workshop which was cancelled due to airline delays.)

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7-9, Winery Sustainability & Design Workshop – Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Truter

Center, 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL. Details & Flyer: http://www.illinoiswine.com/cgi-

bin/news/news.pl?record=13

7-(11-14), 36th

American Society of Enology & Viticulture - Eastern Section Conference, 1 Sheraton

Baltimore North Hotel Baltimore, Maryland. Details: http://www.asev-es.org/

7- (12-13), 7th

Annual Wine Technology Symposium – Napa Valley. Registration & details:

http://wineindustrytechnologysymposium.com/

7-(26-28), Iowa Wine Growers Association’s bus trip to the 22nd Annual Michigan State University

Viticulture Day on 7-27-11at the Southwest Research & Extension Center near Benton Harbor, MI.

Details soon.

8-24, Seedless Table Grape & Winegrape Field Day, Univ. of WI – Madison, West Madison Ag

Rearch Station, Questions: Please check blog at: www.universitydisplaygardens.com for more information e-mail Judy at jreithrozell@wisc.edu or Rebecca at harbut@wisc.edu.

11-(16 & 17), 1st North American Wine Tourism Conference – Napa Valley. Details HERE.

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