Calendar of Events

2010

January February March April
May June July August
September October November December

 

 

JANUARY 2010

 

January 8 - 9

Kansas Grape Growers & Winemakers Annual Conference

Guest House Inn

Emporia, KS

 

TBD

Oklahoma Grape Growers and Wine Makers Conference

TBA

Tulsa, OK

 

January 26 - 29

Unified Grape & Wine Symposium
Sacramento Convention Center

Sacramento, CA
http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/


FEBRUARY 2010

 

February 6 - 8

Midwest Regional Grape & Wine Conference

TanTarA Resort

Osage Beach, MO

http://www.midwestgrapeandwineconference.com


February 11 - 13

6th annual “Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference"
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel

Minneapolis, MN
 http://www.mngrapes.org

 

February 18 - 20

Texas Grape and Wine Conference
Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel

Richardson, TX
http://www.txwines.org/conference/default.asp

 

February 24 - 26

Michigan Grape and Wine Conference
Amway Grand Plaza

Grand Rapids, MI
 http://www.michiganwines.com


February 25 - 27

Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Assn. Annual Conference
Crown Plaza Hotel

Springfield, IL
 http://www.illinoiswine.org/

 

MARCH 2010

 

March 2

2010 Pierce's Disease Research Symposium
Featuring - Dr. Andy Walker

Grape Breeder at the University of California at Davis.  With new high quality PD resistant grape selections being tested annually, Andy will give an overview of the mechanics of his breeding program and will offer insight on the future of grape varieties in areas at risk to Pierce's disease.

DATE: Tuesday, March 2, 2010

TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Flat Creek Estate

PRICE: $40 by 2/26/10 ONLINE or $50 ONSITE

Please click here for more information or contact Becky Mazurek at

830-997-7047 or by email at bmazurek@ag.tamu.edu.

 

March 5 - 6

12th Annual Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Forum & Trade Show
Holiday Inn, Kearney, Nebraska:
 http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/
 

March 6 - 7

Wine Sensory Workshop

Featuring - Ray Johnson,
Santa Rosa Junior College, VESTA Instructor and Author of "Good Life Guide to Enjoying Wine"
The Inn at Black Star Farms (Suttons Bay, MI)
Cost: $150 per person
(No cost to VESTA students currently enrolled in VIN 266)
Class Size Limited to 40 Participants
 

March 9-12

Wineries Unlimited 2009

Two-Day Trade Show

Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, PA

 

March 10

Fruit Brandy Distillation Workshop Using a Batch Column Still with Reflex

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

Missouri State Mountain Grove Cellars, Mountain Grove, MO

For more information, contact Pam Mayer at PMayer@missouristate.edu or call 417-547-7533.

 

March 19 - 20

Iowa Wine Growers Association Annual Conference

Airport Holiday Inn

Des Moines, Iowa

Visit http://www.iowawinegrowers.org/ for more information

or email Joan O'Brien at joano@agribiz.org for information on attending or becoming a vendor.

 

March 25, 26, 27

Winery Sanitation, Equipment and Microbiology workshop

Tidal School Vineyards

Drumright, OK

This combined workshop will provide attendees intensive hands-on, discussion and industry presentations on topics covering winery sanitation, winery equipment and wine microbiology and will feature VESTA instructors Patricia Howe, Brad Beam and John Giannini

 

TBA

Wine Chemistry Workshop

Featuring - Vickie Wahlstrom, ConeTech

 


APRIL 2010

 

April 6 - 8

Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair

Missouri State University

Springfield, MO

 

April 13 - 15

License To Steal - National Wine Marketing Conference

The Lodge and Conference Center, Geneva State Park

Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH

 

April 30

Newsom's Annual Grape Grower Field Day

Day after High Plains Vineyard Tour.

 Please RSVP to Janice and Neal Newsom for the meal at  neal@newsomvineyards.com or 806-456-6877.

Please click here to view the agenda.

MAY 2010

May 20

Winery Sanitation Workshop & Sweetening Alternatives to Cane Sugar
Presented by Ellie Butz of Vintage Winery Consultants
Co-Sponsored by Shawnee Hills Wine Grape Association and VESTA at Rend Lake College

9am-3pm at Blue Sky Vineyard in Makanda, IL
Lunch Provided
$40 for Shawnee Hills Wine Grape Association Members, $45 for non-members
Reserve by May 10, 2010 for a $5.00 discount
Please click here for a registration form.

JUNE 2010

June 1 - 4

VESTA Curriculum Retreat

Stone Bridge Estates

Branson West, MO

Click here for registration form.

 

June 8

Effective Vineyard Spraying Workshop
 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Door/Kewaunee area of Wisconsin
Featuring Dr. Andrew Landers Cornell University: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/landers/pestapp/ajlanders.htm
Cost: $20 each
Registration required by: 5-28-10, limited to 24 people
Sponsored by: UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) http://www.cias.wisc.edu/

 

June 10

Effective Orchard Spraying Workshop

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Door County, Wisconsin
Featuring Dr. Andrew Landers Cornell University: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/landers/pestapp/ajlanders.htm
Cost: $20 each
Registration required by: 5-28-10, limited to 24 people
Sponsored by: UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) http://www.cias.wisc.edu/

 

JULY 2010

 

ISU Multi-State Grape Field Day

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday, July 19, 2010
at the ISU Armstrong Research Farm, Lewis, IA http://www.ag.iastate.edu/farms/armstrong.php
Featuring University Extension and Researchers from IA, MO, NE and SD.
Cost: $20 each if pre-registered prior to Wednesday, July 14, $25 each afterwards.
Agenda (weather permitting):
 
8:30        Registration (inside the Wallace Learning Center)

9:00        Walking tour of the grape cultivar research plots:
           · Overview of the grape cultivar trials

                                     · Disease management
                                     · Canopy management                    

                                     · Crop load management
                                     · Demonstration of any exhibitor’s equipment
                12:00      Lunch (in the Wallace Learning Center) and visit

                               with exhibitors
                1:30        Discussions and reports (in the Wallace Learning Center)
                                     · State reports on the status of the 2010 crop
                                     · Grape research activities

                                     · Grape cultivar trial results

                 3:30        Adjourn
Event Flyer & Registration Form: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine/Events.htm
For More Information:  Dr. Paul Domoto; domoto@iastate.edu;

Telephone: 515-294-0035 or

Leann Plowman-Tibken at the Armstrong Research Farm; leann@iastate.edu 

Telephone: 712-769-2600

 

AUGUST 2010

 

TBA

Management Team Meeting

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

SEPTEMBER 2010

TBA

3rd Annual Chapel Creek Winery Grape Stomp Festival

Chapel Creek Winery

Redlands Community College - Darlington Center

El Reno, OK

 

September 3

Berry Sensory Analysis Seminar

Hands-on Analysis for Determining Berry Maturity

 Hosted by Rend Lake College, IGGVA, and VESTA

Location: University of Illinois Extension Sangamon/Menard Unit

2501 North 8th Street

IL State Fairgrounds, Bldg. #30

Springfield, IL

This 4-hour seminar covers several aspects of Berry Sensory Analysis (BSA) as developed by the IVC (Institute Cooperatif du Vin) in Montpellier. The goal is to provide grape owners and winemakers with a common language to characterize grape maturity in great detail.

Please see the Informational Flyer for more details.

For more information, please contact Rachel Cristaudo,

IL VESTA Coordinator at Rend Lake College, Ina, IL

(618) 437-5321 ext. 1724

or at cristaudor@rlc.edu.

 

 

OCTOBER 2010

October 26 - 29

ATE Conference

Washington, DC

NOVEMBER 2010

DECEMBER 2010

 

 

 

 

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