Events
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Our second workshop of the year, a vineyard pest and cultural management workshop, will be held on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. The workshop will be held at Stonewall Creek Vineyards (323 Standing Deer Ln, Tiger, GA 30576), and we extend our appreciation in advance to Carla and Carl Fackler and their crew for hosting this…
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Our first workshop of the year, a pruning workshop, will be held on Thursday, February 8th from 10 AM – 3:00 PM. The workshop will be held at Cartecay Vineyards (5704 Clear Creek Rd, Ellijay, GA 30536), and we extend our appreciation in advance to Larry Lykins and his crew for hosting this workshop. We…
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I had the pleasure of moderating the “Muscadine Session” this past Saturday at the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah. Many of our muscadine industry leaders here in Georgia contributed to this session, including Dr. Patrick Conner (UGA Hort. Dept.), Greg Ison (Ison’s Nursery), and Simone Bergese (Chateau Elan). Greg presented on cultural…
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Please see below for a PDF that UC Davis grape breeder, Dr. Andy Walker, shared with me last night. UC Davis PD-tolerant winegrape releases The PDF describes four of the Pierce’s disease (PD)-tolerant winegrape cultivars that are nearing release from his breeding program. These releases have great potential to expand the production of high quality…
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Emily DeFoor, General Manager at Habersham Winery and Georgia Wine Producers President, has recently updated the information about the 2018 Georgia Wine Producers Conference. Some pertinent information follows – please share with those you think will be interested in attending this event. For Registration, Seminar Details, and Hotel, please visit https://www.georgiawineproducers.org/2018-annual-meeting/ The Georgia Wine Producers…
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Dear UGA Viticulture Blog Registrants: Please consider attending this wonderful annual event – this year’s is sure to be the best and most informative to date! Also – please forward to friends and colleagues you think might be interested in attending this event. Feel free to share on social media and industry blogs/web pages/newsletters to…
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For those who are unable to physically attend and participate in the grower’s roundtable meeting taking place tomorrow at 10 AM at Kaya Vineyards, we are going to try something new and last minute: You can virtually attend using zoom from a computer or phone. Here is how: Cain Hickey is inviting you to a…
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We have had only a handful of registrants for the grower roundtable meeting scheduled for next Wednesday, November 1 at Kaya Vineyard and Winery. This meeting will start at 10 AM. Details can be found in a previous post: https://viticulture.uga.edu/2017/10/post-harvest-roundtable-meeting-scheduled-for-november-1-2017/ Maybe only a handful of people are interested in attending this meeting. However, I wanted…
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The UGA Extension Viticulture Team will be hosting a post-harvest grower roundtable discussion. The goal for this meeting is to discuss the often-difficult 2017 season, and ask questions and share ideas for moving forward so that challenges may be overcome in 2018 and in the future. This is a good time to discuss any and…
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Last week, UGA Extension Viticulture hosted its largest program yet: The New Grape Growers Conference. Over 75 industry members, new growers and specialists gathered at Crane Creek Vineyards in Young Harris, GA, to take part in a crash course of how to start, manage and succeed with your vineyard and winery. Attendees were primarily from…