2008
2009
JANUARY 2008
January 6 - 7
Missouri Governor's Conference on Agriculture
Millennium Hotel
St. Louis, MO
http://www.mda.mo.gov/govconf.htm
January 15 - 18
Mid-America Fruit Growers Conference
Lied Lodge and Conference Center
Nebraska
City, NE
http://www.midamericafruit.org
January 18 - 19
VESTA Wine Chemistry
Workshop
Redlands
Community College
El Reno,
OK
FEBRUARY
2008
February 2 - 4
Midwest Regional Grape & Wine Conference
TanTarA Resort
Osage Beach, MO
http://www.missouriwine.org
February 4
VESTA Management Team Meeting
TanTarA Resort
Osage Beach, MO
February 8 - 9
Iowa
Wine Growers Association Annual Meeting
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
February 26
Oklahoma Grape Growers & Wine Makers Association
Redlands
Community College
El Reno, OK
MARCH 2008
March 1
DMACC
Pruning Workshop, I
Villa Santa Maria Winery
Carroll,
IA
For more
information call 515-965-7310
March 8
DMACC
Pruning Workshop, I
Interpower/Meadow Creek Vineyards
Iowa
Falls, IA
For more
information call 515-965-7310
March 8
DMACC
Pruning Workshop, I
Eagle City Winery
Oskaloosa, IA
For more
information call 641-648-3669
March 22
Great
River Pruning Clinic, Part 1
Great River Vineyard Nursery
Lake
City, MN
For more
information call 877-345-3531
March 28 - 29
VESTA Wine Sensory Workshop
Park
Farm Winery
Bankston, IA
March 29
Great
River Pruning Clinic, Part II
Great River Vineyard Nursery
Lake
City, MN
For more
information call 877-345-3531
APRIL 2008
April 8 - 10
Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
April 17
TTB Seminar - Finding Your Way
Through the Maze
Featuring - Brad Richards, Scott Abeyta,
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Missouri
State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
MAY 2008
May 16-17
Wine Chemistry Workshop
Featuring - Dr. Barry Gump
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
May 27 - 30
VESTA Curriculum Retreat
Stone Bridge Estates
Branson,
MO
JUNE 2008
June 17-18
Tax and Trade Bureau Expo
Northern
Kentucky Convention Center
Covington, KY
http://www.ttb.gov/conference/index.html
JULY
2008
July 10
Tasting Room Management Workshop
Featuring - Andrew Snyder
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
AUGUST 2008
SEPTEMBER 2008
September 26
Wine Appreciation for the Consumer
Featuring - Ray Johnson,
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
September 27
Wine Appreciation for the Consumer
Featuring - Ray Johnson,
Missouri State - West Plains
West Plains, MO
OCTOBER 2008
October 29 - 31
ATE Conference
Washington, DC
NOVEMBER 2008
November
6-8
Distillation Workshop, Part II
Featuring - Dr. Barry Gump,
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
November
15
Sensory Evaluation for the Wine Maker
Featuring - Zoran Ljepovic,
QC Manager Franciscan and Mondavi Wineries
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
DECEMBER 2008
December
3
The "How To" of Home Winemaking
Featuring - Todd Frye, The Home Brewery
Dr. Karl Wilker, Missouri State University
CJ Odneal, Missouri State University
Marilyn Odneal, Missouri State University
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
JANUARY 2009
January 27-29
Unified Grape & Wine Symposium
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, CA
http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/
FEBRUARY
2009
Date TBD
Midwest Regional Grape & Wine Conference
TanTarA Resort
Osage Beach, MO
http://www.missouriwine.org
Date TBD
Iowa Wine Growers Annual Conference
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa
http://www.iowawinegrowers.com
Date TBD
4th annual “Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference"
Holiday Inn Select Hotel
Bloomington, MN
http://www.mngrapes.org
Date TBD
Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Assn. Annual Conference
Hilton Hotel
Springfield, IL
http://www.illinoiswine.org/
MARCH 2009
March 26
Making
and Marketing Fruit Wines
Featuring - John Brewer, Wildewood Cellars
Missouri
State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
APRIL 2009
Date TBD
Balanced
Cropping
Featuring - Dr. Stan Howell, VESTA Co-PI
Missouri
State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
April 7-9
Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
MAY
2009
TBD
Precision
Agriculture for Viticulture
Featuring - Dr. Terry Brase, AgrowKnowledge
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
JUNE 2009
JULY
2009
TBD
Everything You Wanted to Know About Oak
Featuring - Dr. David Llodra, World Cooperage
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn. Grove, MO
AUGUST 2009
SEPTEMBER 2009
OCTOBER 2009
October 17 - 19
ATE Conference
Washington, DC
NOVEMBER 2009
Date
TBD
Mississippi
Valley Grape Growers Annual Meeting
Park Farm Winery
Bankston, IA
DECEMBER 2009
