To all viticulture blog subscribers that are vineyard and winery owners in Georgia:

We are recruiting hosts for the Winegrowers of Georgia Internship Program for the 2025 field season; we have several excellent undergraduate candidates we are about to start interviewing, but we still need a few more hosts for this season.

For those looking for more information on the internship, please see this link (which is for UGA students to apply to): https://www.caes.uga.edu/students/experiential-learning/internships-jobs/College-Sponsored-Internships/winegrowers-georgia.html

If interested in hosting an intern at your vineyard and/or winery: put together a flyer briefly describing your operation, the activities in which the intern will be involved, if there is housing available (not required), etc.   These will be shared with all student applicants to the program as we work through the selection process.  If you need an example flyer, I can provide several. Please send me these flyers no later than March 1st.

Some expectations for a hosting vineyard/winery include that you would provide students with a variety of different activities to help give them a diverse ‘vineyard and winery’ experience and provide an hourly wage of at least $11.50/hour (the minimum UGA student wage).

Please send your flyers directly to me at sarah.lowder@uga.edu by March 1st. If you have any questions before you commit, let me know!

Upcoming Events:

In-Person Events!

• American Society of Enology and Viticulture – Eastern Section (ASEV-ES) 49th Annual Meeting: July 8-10, in Athens, GA – https://www.asev-es.org/
• Design a Commercial Grape Spray Program Workshops!
  • Thursday, Feb 27th: Hendersonville, NC – EVENT RESCHEDULED AFTER INCLEMENT WEATHER
    • NCSU Henderson County Extension Assembly Room, 100 Jackson Park Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792
    • To sign up or for questions – Contact: Karen Blaedow

Virtual events:

• EVEF 2025 Series: February 18th, 12-1:30PM – Vineyard Floor and Weed Management (sign-up link )
• EVEF 2025 Series: March 11th, 12-1:30PM – Vineyard Disease Management (sign-up link )
• EVEF 2025 Series: April 15th, 12-1:30PM – Vineyard Sprayer Calibration (sign-up link)