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Wine-Grower-News #159 March 25, 2011

Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine

Information in this issue includes:

Iowa Pesticide Applicator Testing Changes

19 Selected Weed ID Resources

New Brochure and I-Phone App from Iowa Wine & Beer

Was the Annual Conference Any Good? The IWGA wants to know.

4-2, Vineyard Pruning Workshop – Linn Grove, IA

4-2 - 2011 Grape Growing for Beginners - Treynor, IA

4-12, Grape Grafting Workshop – Pella, IA

April 5, 12, 19,26 - Best Practice Wine Workshops – 4 Iowa Locations

Comments from Readers

Notable Quotables

Marketing Tidbits

Show n Tell

Articles of Interest

Videos of Interest

Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff

Calendar of Events

Iowa Pesticide Applicator Testing Changes By: Kristine Schaefer, ISU Pest Management and the Environment (3-17-11)

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is transitioning private and

commercial pesticide applicator certification testing from the Wallace Building in Des Moines to the

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) campus in Ankeny. All private and commercial

pesticide applicator exams will be available at DMACC starting March 28, 2011. Certification

exams will still be offered at the Wallace Building until July 1, 2011.

There will be a few changes with the switch to the DMACC campus facility. Exams will be Web-

based and anyone wanting to take an exam must get a username and password prior to going to the

test center at DMACC. Information on obtaining a username and password can be found at the

Pesticide Testing link on the IDALS website. There will be a $20 per day fee for taking the exams.

Each specific exam can only be taken once per day but multiple category (or Core plus category)

exams can be taken on one day as long as the last exam is completed at least 30 minutes before the

test center closes.

Other testing sites and opportunities around the state will not change at this time. More information

and a schedule of when and where tests are offered are listed on the IDALS website.

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Kristine Schaefer is a program specialist in the Pesticide Management and the Environment

program. She can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at (515) 294-4286.

19 Selected Weed ID Resources

While attending the Iowa Wine Growers Association’s Annual Conference last week, I was asked if I

could suggest some good information sources for weed identification in the vineyard. I am not aware

of any specific “vineyard” weed ID, but I do know of several good weed ID resources. Here are

some of the weed ID resources I use: mlw

1. ISU Weed Identification Field Guide, 8-20-10 – 56 broadleaf weeds, 19 grass and grass like weeds,

250 high quality color photographs, 24 illustrations, 104 p. - $15.

2. Weeds of the Midwestern United States & Central Canada, 7-1-10 – Univ. of Georgia Press, 440

p., 1423 color photos, 363 maps, Approx. $26 on Amazon.com.

3. Weeds of the Great Plains, University of Nebraska and Nebraska Department of Agriculture,

excellent narratives of 400+ plants, line drawings of 266 weeds, large color photographs, $25.

4. Weeds of the Northeast, 1997 Cornell University Press – 408 p. 746 color photos, 118 drawing, 17

tables, paperback, $29.95.

5. Weeds of the West, 2006 – 9th

printing, published by the Western Society of Weed Science, 900

color photos, 650 p. 350+ weed species, $34.

“Free” Online sources:

6. Iowa State University Weed Seedling ID

7. Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States,

Michigan State University

8. University of Missouri Weed ID Guide

9. Virginia Tech Weed ID Guide

10. Weed Science Society of American Weed Identification

11. New Jersey Weed Gallery, Rutgers University

12. Weed ID from the University of Illinois

13. Weed Identification & Management, University of Wisconsin- Madison

14. Weeds of the North Central States, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

15. Annual Grass & Perennial Weed ID, University of Minnesota

16. Common Weed Seedlings of Michigan, Michigan State University

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17. Weeds of Kansas, 163 p. ppt converted to pdf

18. University of Wyoming Weed Identification Resources

19. Northeastern Weed Science Society, extensive list of weed ID resources

New Brochure and I-Phone App from Iowa Wine & Beer

Was the Annual Conference Any Good? The IWGA wants to know.

The Iowa Wine Growers Association’s Annual Conference

was held March 18-19, 2011 at The Hotel at Kirkwood

Center in Cedar Rapids and we would like to hear your

comments about the success of the meeting. IWGA is

committed to monitoring the quality of the Annual

Conference and your feedback is important to us.

Even if you could not attend the conference please still take a moment to fill out the survey and let us

know why you chose not to attend. If you did attend the conference please let us know what you

liked and disliked about this year’s conference, so we can continue to improve on the IWGA Annual

Conference.

All survey submissions are anonymous. Please follow this link to fill out the IWGA Annual

Conference survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IWGA_conf_survey.

If you have any questions please call the IWGA office at 515.262.8323 or 800.383.1682.

Colleen Murphy of the Iowa

Department of Economic

Development – Iowa Wine and

Beer Promotion Board announced

the availability of the “NEW” 2011

Iowa wine and beer promotional

brochures at the Iowa Wine

Growers Conference last weekend.

(Right)

(Left) She also announced the

availability of new iPhone app that

will be available soon as a

download from the Iowa Wine &

Beer Homepage.

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4-2, Vineyard Pruning Workshop – Linn Grove, IA

What: Hands-on Vineyard Pruning Workshop

When: 9 a.m to noonish+, Saturday, April 2, 2011

Where: Inn Spiration Bed and Breakfast vineyard at Linn

Grove, IA. The Inn Spiration Bed and Breakfast

and vineyard is located just north and east of Linn

Grove, at 1790 510th Street (712) 296-4966

Who: Mike White, ISU Extension Viticulture Specialist

Cost: $10 each for members, $12 for non-members

Lunch: $7 each for those wishing to stay for lunch.

Sponsored by: Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Association

Note: Dress for the weather and bring your own pruning shears.

Registration: Please reply to this E-mail if you plan on staying for the lunch so we can plan

accordingly.

Contact: Norm Lewman, Secretary, Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Association

[email protected]

4-2 - 2011 Grape Growing for Beginners - Treynor, IA

Western Iowa Grape Growers Association is a Grape Growing for Beginners Class on Saturday

April 2nd

, 2011 at 9:00 am hosted at Prairie Crossing Vineyard & Winery, 31506 Pioneer Trail;

Treynor, Iowa.

The class will be geared towards anyone who is interested in growing grapes and will cover

necessary planning, equipment, and vineyard management.

This class is the first in a series of classes to introduce growers to establishing and maintaining a

vineyard in the Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska region. Later classes will follow with more

advanced topics.

The class is limited to the first 30 registrants. Pre-registration is non-refundable but is advised.

The class is open to the public. The class fee for Western Iowa Grape Grower members is $15 (for 2

people). Non-member fee is $25 per person. Membership forms will be available, annual

membership is $40.

If you have questions or need additional information, please call Clifton Burkhart at 712-527-5276 or

email [email protected].

Information on this class may also be found at http://www.westerniowagrapegrowers.org

4-12, Grape Grafting Workshop – Pella, IA

What: Grape Grafting Workshop When: 6:pm to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2010

Registration will start at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Black Creek Vineyards, owned by Larry and Vi Engbers, Pella, IA

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1155 Hwy 102 • Pella, Iowa • 50219 • (641)628-2304 (Approx. 3.25 miles northeast of Pella

on the north side of Hwy 102)

Who: Dr. Paul Domoto, ISU Extension Fruit Specialist will be demonstrating

grafting techniques that can be used in the vineyard.

Sponsored by: ISU Extension and Black Creek Vineyards

Cost: $10 each, at the door.

Pre-registration requested: by contacting Mike White at [email protected] or 515-961-7286.

Note: This workshop will be held rain or shine.

April 5, 12, 19,26 - Best Practice Wine Workshops – 4 Iowa Locations

What: Best Practice Workshops: SO2 Management, Analysis and Calculations, Winery Cleaning &

Sanitation, Identifying Wine Faults, Individual Q & A (open topics)

Where & When: 1-4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 5 South Central Iowa

Schade Creek Vineyard & Winery, 1230 Warrior Lane, Waukee, IA 50263

Tuesday, April 12 North Central Iowa

Fireside Winery, 1755 P Ave. (V77), Marengo, IA 52301

Tuesday, April 19 Western Iowa

Santa Maria Vineyard & Winery, 218 W 6th St. Carroll, IA 51401

Tuesday, April 26 Eastern Iowa (tentative)

Heartland Harvest Winery, 2116 290th Ave. Fort Madison, IA 52627

Cost: "FREE", but advance registration is required!

To Register: Contact Tammi Martin one week in advance with your name, address, e-mail, phone

and date of choice. [email protected] or 515-294-3308

Sponsored by: Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute

Donations are always appreciated: Visit http://www.extension.iastate.edu/wine

Comments from Readers

3-21-11 “Hi Michael – Just want to comment on this: --------------------------------------------------

2011 Grape IPM Guidelines (From: 3-16-11 NY Finger Lakes Update e-newsletter)

Those of you who have sent in your 2011 subscription for the Grape Program should be receiving

your copy of the 2011 Grape IPM Guidelines in the mail this week. As you all know, funding for the

IPM program is slated to end on March 31 (two weeks from tomorrow), so without further funding,

this could be the last version of the Guidelines we see for a while. The new version of the

Guidelines is also available on the web at: http://ipmguidelines.org/grapes/.

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We fully expect the NY/PA Grape IPM guidelines to be published annually for the forseeable future. Several faculty and the Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) are involved in its production, and it’s not likely to go away any time soon. Timothy E. Martinson, Ph. D. Senior Extension Associate Statewide Viticulture Extension Program Dept. Horticultural Sciences, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station [email protected]

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3-25-11 - 2011 Report from Emerald View Vineyard

As we look forward to the 2011 fall harvest, Emerald View Vineyard, LLC, will be producing its first

crop of grapes. This is an exciting time in our lives as we begin to see the ―fruits‖ of our labor the

past four years.

The idea of Emerald View Vineyard began

five years ago when we visited our first

vineyard and picked grapes for our personal

use (making wine, of course). The love we

had for wine, gardening, the outdoors and

nature in general was really heightened by

this experience. The next winter we attended

the annual Minnesota Grape Growers Assn.

Conference in Bloomington, Minnesota.

We came home from that conference with a

passion to start a vineyard. The following

spring, we planted a test plot of 100 vines,

which included Edelweiss, Marquette and

Maréchal Foch. Our success with these vines

increased our passion for growing grapes. The

next year we planted 300 Frontenac and 300

Frontenac Gris grape vines with the help of our

family. Our vision was taking form! Each year a new project was taken on to improve the vineyard,

which included the professional installation of a trellis system, an eight-foot predator fence (because

we know deer like grape vines).

Our vineyard is located just outside of Hokah, Minnesota on a beautiful ridge top known as Union

Ridge in Houston County. Over the past four years we have been working with a crop specialist and

an agronomist to implement integrated pest management (IPM) and viticulture practices necessary

to grow cold climate grapes. We have been spending our time between initial planting and now,

attending conferences and workshops, as well as talking with other vineyard owners to ensure our

vineyard management uses best practices. Our continuing education focuses on canopy

management, development of a spray schedule for nutrition, pests and diseases, along with managing

the challenges of soil amendment. Our goal is to produce first-class grapes that will ultimately

produce first-class wines!

(Above) Emerald View Vineyard, - Hokah, MN

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We estimate that there will be 3,000 pounds of Frontenac and 3,000 pounds of Frontenac Gris

grapes for sale to the public this fall, as well as small quantities of our other varieties, with the

expectation for higher yields in the coming years as our vineyard matures. We have an interest in

selling grapes to not only commercial wineries, but to those individuals who like to make wine on a

small scale in their homes. If you are interested in staying in touch with us through the growing

season, you may contact us at [email protected] or call us at (507)894-8391. We

would welcome the opportunity to keep you posted on developments in the vineyard as they occur.

Phillip and Teresa Nielsen, Emerald View Vineyard, LLC

8275 Union Ridge Drive, Hokah, MN 55941

(507)894-8391 or E-mail: [email protected]

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3-25-11 Mike:

Thanks for the visit in Cedar Rapids.

I have read the proposed Iowa legislation and offer that it might solve some of the issues. However, I

don’t believe it will solve all the issues. Both IDNR and EPA have jurisdiction over the industrial use

of septic systems.

While septic systems are wastewater treatment units, they are also injection wells. IDNR can

regulate septic systems, they cannot regulate injection wells. EPA regulates injection wells. What

the EPA regulation says is that no industry can dispose of an industrial waste into an injection well

without an EPA registration for that well. The EPA reg allows for the disposal of domestic waste

into a septic tank and leach field and they have approved of IDNR’s monitoring of that program

which is regulated by IAC Chapter 69 for onsite wastewater treatment systems. Chapter 69 specifies

only domestic wastewater may be disposed of in a septic system, the injection well issue is one of

those reasons.

EPA, if requested, may determine that winery wastewater may be discharged to a septic system, but

to the best of my knowledge and research I have not been able to find where EPA has done their

research to make that determination.

Again, I do know that IDNR is enforcing wastewater discharge on a winery which suggests it is just a

matter of time until all wineries are subjected to a site review and potential fines. This is why I sent

out the marketing letter.

What IDNR and EPA do that is proactive, is that they provide a means for an industry to perform an

―environmental audit‖ and if the audit identifies a non-compliance issue, the industry may self

disclose their issue without penalty. The caveat is that the industry is then given a timeframe to

achieve compliance.

I would assume that the wineries as an association can negotiate a remedy with IDNR. For example,

grain elevators state wide were without air permits, they were able to negotiate a ―general permit‖

with IDNR. The permits were based on storage or handling capacity such that some smaller

elevators filled out a ―postcard‖ application and the larger ones were required to complete full

applications and no penalties were issued.

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What I am saying is that there are opportunities to reduce the regulatory burden, the results are

usually better for the industry if IDNR is considered/requested to be a partner in the process.

Contact me if you have questions.

Thanks,

Donn

Donn L Stone, PE - Office Manager, Principal Engineer

Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants, LLC

1531 Airport Road, Suite 102- Ames, Iowa 50010

Office - 515-233-5794, Fax - 515-233-5934, Cell - 575-635-5526

Notable Quotables

1. ―a new survey of top wine drinkers confirms suspicions that the majority of wine is drunk without

food……. The survey reports that 60 percent of wines is drunk without meals while only 40 percent

is, by the avid wine drinkers surveyed.‖

From: Survey finds most wine not drunk with meals, 3-24-11- Napa Valley Register

2. ― a proposed state budget that would eliminate the entire $4.3 million fund used to train

winemakers, conduct research on grape growing, establish much-needed vineyards and market Texas

winegrapes. Texas’ grape and wine industry—currently 189 wineries, according to

WinesVinesDATA—is estimated to pump some $1.7 billion into the state economy each year‖.

From: Trouble ahead for Texas Wine, 3-24-11 – Wines & Vines:

http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=85527&htitle=Trouble%20Ah

ead%20for%20Texas%20Wine%3F

3. ―And then there's the little problem of per-capita consumption in this country, which is still

dismally low compared to almost all other countries in the world. We Americans drink only 9.6 liters

(2.54 gal.) of wine a year per-capita. That's less than Macedonia, and only a bit more than the

United Arab Emirates, where alcohol is pretty much illegal.

The good news is that our consumption, no matter how you measure it, is on the rise. Our per capita

consumption in 2008 was up 14% (thank you recession), and I expect it to keep on rising, though it

will take us a long time at even a 14% annual increase to approach the per-capita consumption of

France, at 53 liters of wine a year.‖

From: Where All That Wine is Going, 3-22-11-Vinography Wine Blog

Marketing Tidbits

1. New Email Era: Beginning Of The End Of Batch-And-Blast? - Five Trends Driving Email's

Evolution, 3-24-11- Email Insider

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2. A look at the true Twitter audience, 3-22-11 – e-Marketer:

Show n Tell

(Right) Top wine-beer-

spirits oriented 2009-2010

political contributors.

From: Pay-For-Play

Government: the Real

Reason Beer Always Wins,

3-24-11 - Wine Industry

Insights:

http://wineindustryinsight.c

om/?p=23608

(Above Left) Dave Klodd (winemaker at Summerset Winery in Indianola, IA – fingers pointing) and

Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari of the ISU Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute meet with a senior

ISU Chemical Engineering class to answer questions about alcohol distillation. (Above Right) The

Chemical Engineering students met in the computer lab to work on plans to design a continuous

reflux alcohol distillation column as a senior class project. 3-22-11

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Articles of Interest

1. Nebraska wineries and vineyards thrive, 3-20-11 – Wine Industry Insight

2. Kress Named Vice President for Extension and Outreach at Iowa State, 3-21-11 – ISU Extension:

3. Is organic wine really better for the environment?, 3-22-11 – Slate

4. A Place to Buy / A Place to Sell: Wine Grapes, 3-23-11 – Winedustry.com:

5. Bill on liquor sales in Iowa convenience stores heads to governor, 3-23-11 – Des Moines Register

6. Nation's first organic farming apprenticeship program launches, 3-24-11 – Central Valley

Business Times: http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=17985

7. Research helps Michigan's winegrape growers balance vine canopies, 3-24-11 - The Grower

8. Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffry will Step Down, 3-25-11 – ISU News Service:

Videos of Interest

1. Vineyard Pruning Tools, 3-17-11 - Mike White, ISU Extension, 8:53 min.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUzWnsTN1a8

2. Precision Mobile Bottling, 3-21-11, Precision Wine Bottling, Trempealeau, WI, 1:34 min:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDD8TNsxVMc

3. Templeton Rye Videos: Bottling Line1, 3-29-09 - 2:53 min

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIth4VZ_8lk&feature=related

Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff

1. Mail Chimp. Free mass e-mail management tool for e-mail lists up to 2,000 and up to 12,000

e-mail messages per month,: http://www.mailchimp.com/

2. Drop Box. Free Cloud data storage up to 2 gb: http://www.dropbox.com/

(Left) Paul Tabor, winemaker at Tabor

Home Winery shows of his 2008 Toast

of Iowa. A 2008 vintage LaCrosse

sparkling wine at the reception held

Friday evening at the Iowa Wine

Growers Association’s Annual

Conference held last weekend. This is

the first wine with the Upper Mississippi

River Valley American Viticulture Area

(AVA) appellation on the label. 3-18-11

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Calendar of Events:

3-(29 to 4-1), Wineries Unlimited – Greater Richmond Virginia Convention Center,

Richmond, VA: http://wineriesunlimited.vwm-online.com/ \

4-2, Grape Growing for Beginners at Prairie Crossing Vineyard & Winery, Details here: Western

Iowa Grape Growers Association

4-2, Vineyard Pruning Workshop at : Inn Spiration Bed and Breakfast vineyard at Linn

Grove, IA. Contact: [email protected]

4-(4-8), American Distillation Institute Annual Conference - Portland, OR. Details: Details &

Registration: http://www.distilling.com/

4-(5, 12, 19, 26), 1-4:30 p.m. Best Practice Wine Workshops – 4 Iowa locations “FREE”. Contact:

Tammi Martin for details and registration: . [email protected] or 515-294-3308

4-(8 & 9), Midwest Aronia Berry Annual Conference,: Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Des Moines,

IA. 515-278-4755, Registration info: http://midwestaronia.org/

4-9, Hop & Barley Production for Wisconsin – 2nd Annual Seminar, Tomah, WI

Registration due by 4-1: http://buffalo.uwex.edu/agriculture/barley-and-hops/

4-12, Grape Grafting Workshop, at Black Creek Vineyards, Pella, IA. Sponsored by ISU Extension.

Contact: [email protected] or 515-681-7386

4-(12-14), - License to Steal National Wine Marketing Conference, Geneva, Ohio.

Details: http://www.nationalwinemarketing.com/

4-(18-21), 14th Wildlife Damage Conference, : Lied Lodge & Conference Center, Nebraska City,

NE. Details & Registration:

http://joomla.wildlife.org/WildlifeDamage//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=180

4-21, 1 pm -The next Iowa Alcohol Beverage Division commission meeting at the Iowa Alcoholic

Beverages Division offices in Ankeny: http://www.iowaabd.com/about/updates/event/55

4-28, Wine Chemistry Basics for Midwestern Winemakers, Galena Cellars Vineyard & Winery, 4746

N. Ford Rd. Galena, IL. Sponsored by the Northern Illinois Wine Growers Association:

http://northernillinoiswine.com/

5-(5-8), Kothe Distilling Spring Workshop, Kothe Distilling Technologies, Chicago, IL.

Details & Registration: http://www.kothe-distilling.com/en/products/workshops/60-kothe-distilling-

technologies-spring-2011-workshop

5-21, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Airblast Sprayer Workshop with Dr. Andrew Landers author of Effective

Vineyard Spraying at the ISU Horticulture Research Station, Ames, IA. Details later. Contact:

Mike White at [email protected]

6-(4+5), Kothe Distilling Summer Workshop, Kothe Distilling Technologies, Chicago, IL.

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Details: : http://www.kothe-distilling.com/en/component/content/article/15-workshop-

information/75-kothe-summer-2011-workshop

6-7, Viticulture Field Day, Missouri Grape Growers Assn. (MGGA) & the Institute for Continental

Climate Viticulture & Enology (ICCVE). Details here: http://www.missourigrapegrowers.org/

6-(20-24), American Society for Enology & Viticulture – Portola Hotel & Monterey Conference

Center, Monterey, CA: http://asev.org/national-conference-2011/

Total Circulation of 1,300+ recipients in AZ, CA, CO, FL, OH, IA, IN, IL, KS, KY, MI, MN,

MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SD, VA, VT, WA, WA DC, WI,

Australia, Canada, Israel, Norway & Turkey

Michael L. White,

ISU Extension Viticulture Specialist

909 East 2nd Ave. Suite E, Indianola, IA 50125-2892

ph: 515-961-6237, fax: 6017 or [email protected]

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin,

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