Sarah Lowder

  • Just a reminder for tomorrow’s winemaking webinar, with our own Nathan Eason hosting Dr. Andreea Botezatu, an Enology Specialist at Texas A&M and her PhD student Cassie Hutcheson. They will be talking about using verjus as a wine acidifier (including the economics of the practice). You can register to access this webinar and all future…

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  • This is a quick reminder that the second webinar in the Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum (EVEF) Winter Webinar Series will take place this Wednesday, January 10, 2024, from noon to 1:30. This webinar, “Building Better Spray Programs: Practical Outcomes From the FRAME Networks Project” , will be a look at some of the tips coming out of the FRAME…

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  • Dormant Pruning

    Happy new year! While some have started their winter pruning, most people get started pruning after the new year. While pruning timing choices often come down to labor, I wanted to post some resources so you can all refresh yourselves since pruning is one of the most vital vineyard care activities. We are currently getting…

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  • Join us TOMORROW for the first webinar, “Vineyard Labor Challenges: Mechanization and Other Approaches” in the 4th edition of the Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum – This is a free webinar, but registration is required: https://extension.psu.edu/fourth-annual-eastern-viticulture-and-enology-forum-webinar-series I am looking forward to hear from the panel of growers about how they have dealt with labor challenges…

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  • Free registration RSVP: https://forms.gle/vZL1SjrXviuj51qr5 Just a reminder for our upcoming fall UGA Grape Extension Event! This will be a great networking opportunity where we will also discuss some of the research that UGA has been conducting during this past season, as well as some management considerations that I’ve been hearing about from many of you. Pesticide credits will be available!…

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  • After we all enjoy the AVES-ES Hangtime with Nathan Eason, Dr. Matthew Clark, and Dr. Jason Londo about cold weather grape varieties at 11:30-12:30 PM tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov 14th), you can also attend the following enology webinar on sustainability and waste management in the winery. Registration is free, but required, so be sure to do…

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  • Free registration RSVP: https://forms.gle/vZL1SjrXviuj51qr5 Please join us for the fall UGA Grape Extension Event! This will be a great networking opportunity where we will also discuss some of the research that UGA has been conducting during this past season, as well as some management considerations that I’ve been hearing about from many of you. Pesticide…

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  • 2023 Grape Harvest Reporting

    As most of us have wrapped up our grape harvest for 2023, please take a few minutes to (anonymously) share some of your grape quality information! https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9ojgiMN5H5sDyDQ Fill in as much information as you can, but we are just asking for the grape variety, harvest date, county, Brix, TA, and pH at harvest. We shall…

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  • Late Season Resources

    I wanted to pass along some late season resources that may be helpful to many of ya’ll. Many of us are still in the middle of harvest right now. Hopefully our grape producers in South GA are mostly done and will be safe with the oncoming Idalia! Just a reminder that if you are seeing…

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  • Still time to signup for Aug 16 Vit meeting!

    I’ve received a couple questions about our meeting next Wednesday at Limoges Cellars! There is still time and room to join us, though please make sure to sign up by Monday, 14 Aug so that we can make sure to have enough food. I’m excited for our discussions we’ll have. Ben Shirley with the USDA…

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