Wine-Grower-News #311 8-4-15...Notable Quotables Articles of Interest Calendar of Events Spotted Wine Drosophila The spotted wing drosophila (SWD) (Drosophila suzukii) is an invasive

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Wine-Grower-News #311 8-4-15 Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine

Information in this issue includes:

Spotted Wine Drosophila

Buy & Sell Grapes – Free IWGA Classifieds 10-22, Deadline for 2016 NCR-SARE Research & Education Grants

New ISU Extension & Outreach Winemaker Onboard Vineyard Yield Estimate

A Few More Wino’s Still Needed at the Iowa State Fair 8-(5 & 6), Laffort Winemaker Online Webinar Series - FREE 8-10, ISU Hort Farm Fruit & Vegetable Field Day – Ames, IA

8-11, Pre-Harvest Workshop – Madison, WI 8-(13 & 14), Elderberry Workshop – Hermann, MO

9-1, Early Bird Registration for VitiNord 2015 Coming up Soon! 10-(5-9), VESTA Wine Workshop Week – Bryan, TX

2015 Indy Wine Competition Results Videos of Interest Show n Tell Marketing Tidbits Neeto Keeno

Notable Quotables Articles of Interest Calendar of Events

Spotted Wine Drosophila The spotted wing drosophila (SWD) (Drosophila suzukii) is an invasive fruit fly that attacks fresh fruits and is a problem throughout much of the U.S. The ISU Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic first confirmed it in in Iowa in September of 2012. Increased population levels of SWD started to show up around mid-July in Iowa this season. Drosophila flies, sometimes called vinegar flies, are familiar to producers and homeowners. The household fruit fly is commonly found on or near over ripe, damaged (Above) Male SWD. Females and fermenting fruits and vegetables. The new, invasive do not have the spotted wings. species is closely related but behaves very differently. SWD causes damage when the female flies cut a slit and lay eggs in healthy, undamaged fruit, particularly thin-skinned fruits such as raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cherries,

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strawberries and grapes. Larvae emerge inside the fruit and begin to feed causing collapse and eventual decay and complete destruction of the fruit. “Producers of raspberries, strawberries, plums and other soft skin fruits have been seriously impacted with maggots in the fruit. Unless monitored closely, entire crops can be lost. Monitoring for SWD in vineyards should start just prior to the grapes reaching around 15° Brix. Traps can be purchased or easily made. Here are some resources for SWD monitoring traps:

1. SWD Monitoring, University of Wisconsin: http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/swd/management-2/#Adult_Monitoring

2. SWD Monitoring Traps, Cornell University of Extension:

http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/spottedwing/pdfs/SWDTraps_CornellFruit.pdf

3. Building a Spotted Wine Drosophila Trap, Michigan State Univeristy: http://www.ipm.msu.edu/uploads/files/SWD/SWD_2013-Trap_Making_and_Placement-6-20-2013-Online_Version.pdf

4. SWD Traps & Baits, Oregon State University: http://uspest.org/swd/pubs/SWD_1-page_Trap_Bait_10-14-2014.pdf

5. Trece – commercial SWD trap:

http://www.trece.com/PDF/Pherocon_SWD_flyer.pdf

6. Contech Enterprises commercial SWD trap: http://www.oregonblueberry.com/update/new.html

Hang traps in the shaded plant canopy where fruit are present. Place approximately 1 trap/acre in the vineyard. Once, SWD are detected in the vineyard, insecticide treatments should be timed every 5-7 days according to label directions until harvest is completed. It is highly recommended to rotate insecticidal products from a different Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) mode of action for each new application for resistance management. An insecticide treatment should be considered upon the first confirmed SWD catch. There are many insecticides labeled for grapes that can control SWD. Not all have SWD on their label. A few have been approved with an EPA 2EE Special Use Permit. The following table prepared by Joe Hannan, ISU Commercial Horticulture Specialist can be used as a guide in your SWD insecticide selection:

Buy & Sell Grapes on the Iowa Wine Growers Association’s FREE

Grape Exchange WWW site here: http://iowawinegrowers.org/category/classifieds/

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Additional Resources:

1. Spotted Wing Drosophila home page, University. of Wisconsin Extension: http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/swd/

2. SWD Home page, Michigan State University: http://www.ipm.msu.edu/invasive_species/spotted_wing_drosophila

3. SWD Home page, Oregon State University: http://spottedwing.org/ 4. SWD eXtension: http://www.extension.org/pages/69912/spotted-wing-drosophila-in-grapes 5. CDMS Label database: http://www.cdms.net/Label-Database

10-22, Deadline for 2016 NCR-SARE Research & Education Grants The 2016 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) Research and Education Grant Program Call for Preproposals is now available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Our-Grant-Programs/Research-and-Education NCR-SARE’s Research and Education (R&E) program supports sustainable agriculture innovators with competitive research and education grants. Individual grants range from $50,000 to $200,000. NCR-SARE expects to fund about nine to ten projects in the twelve-state North Central Region.

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NCR-SARE will be accepting online submissions for the Research and Education Grant Program using our online submission system. More information about the online submission system can be found in the call for preproposals. The deadline for Research and Education Program preproposals is October 22, 2015 at 4pm CDT. NCR-SARE administers each of its grant programs with specific goals, audiences, and timelines. The focus for each of the NCR-SARE grant programs is on research and education. Funding considerations are made based on the relevance and potential of the project to increase the sustainability of agriculture in the region, as well as how well the applicant articulates the research and education components of their sustainable agriculture grant proposals. NCR-SARE’s Administrative Council (AC) members decide which projects will receive SARE funds. The AC includes a diverse mix of agricultural stakeholders in the region. Council members hail from regional farms and ranches, the Cooperative Extension Service, universities, and nonprofit organizations. In addition, regional representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and NCR agribusinesses, state agencies, and foundations sit at the table to distribute grant money. Questions: Contact Beth Nelson at [email protected].

New ISU Extension & Outreach Winemaker Onboard Drew Horton came on board at the Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute on July 16th. He has now settled into his new position as Extension Specialist Winemaker and is ready to provide assistance. You can contact Drew here: Office: 515-294-7167 Cell: 515-231-5399 | Email: [email protected] (Right) Drew Horton, ISU Extension & Outreach Winemaker. Note: Drew has extensive wine industry experience in viticulture, enology and retail/wholesale sales that goes back to 1988 that includes both vinifera and cold climate grapes.

Vineyard Yield Estimate Iowa is now passing through veraison and harvest is now just around the corner. Best to start preparing with a good yield estimate. Nothing will impair winery relations more than a vineyard bringing in half or twice the amount of grapes they told them they would. Avoid these awkward moments by spending some quality time to get an accurate yield estimate.

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Crop estimation can be made throughout the growing season (from budburst on), with improving accuracy as the season progresses. At verasion, clusters are approximately 80% of what their final weight will be at harvest. Estimates are just estimates. They only estimate the potential yield. Accuracy improves with experience and the keeping of historical cluster weights and vineyard block yields The three primary components of any vineyard yield estimate involves multiplying the number of vines X average clusters per vine X average cluster weight. Each separate block and/or variety in the vineyard should have a separate yield estimate. . As a general rule, about 70% of your annual variation in yield comes from the number of clusters per vine and 30% comes from cluster weight. This means accurate cluster estimations are critical. The secret is to sample enough vines to get a representative sample. Here are some additional resources you can use for estimating the yield in your vineyard:

1. Grape Yield Estimation, Michael White, ISU Extension: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/wine/sites/www.extension.iastate.edu/files/wine/71210EstimatingGrapeYield.pdf

2. Estimating Yields in Vineyards, Washington State University:

http://wine.wsu.edu/research-extension/files/2012/12/Yield-Estimation.pdf

3. Predicting Yield in Juice & Winegrape Vineyards, Michigan State University:

https://www.oakgov.com/msu/Documents/publications/e3186_yield_vineyards.pdf

4. Crop Estimation in Vineyards, University of Kentucky: http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ho/ho86/ho86.pdf

5. Crop Estimation of Grapes, Ohio State University: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/pdf/1434.pdf

6. Crop Estimation, How’s it Hanging, 6-23-13 – Westover Vineyard Advising: http://www.vineyardadvising.com/crop-estimation-hows-it-hanging/

Cluster Weight vs. # of Clusters vs. Lbs./vine

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A Few More Wino’s Still Needed at the Iowa State Fair Join us as a volunteer at the Wine Experience at this year's Iowa State Fair! Be sure to check out our Facebook page for photos from last year's fun. Wine Experience volunteers work in Grandfather’s Barn and perform a variety of volunteer duties including greeting Fair-goers, helping with grape stomps, selling wine samples and working the information booth. Volunteers receive admission and a parking pass for the day(s) they work and are guaranteed to have a good time! This year's volunteers also receive a FREE T-SHIRT! Qualifications: Warm & Breathing Sign up here. Three shifts are available each day of the fair (August 13 - 23) from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 9 p.m.

8-(5 & 6), Laffort Winemaker Online Webinar Series - FREE There are two more 1 hour Winemaker Webinars left to view in this series of three. Noon CST, Wednesday, 8-5-15 “Extracting Quality Enzymes” Noon CST, Thursday, 8-6-15 “Building Structure with Fermentation Tannins” Check them out here: http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1186775/8d3138845b/ARCHIVE

8-10, ISU Hort Farm Fruit & Vegetable Field Day – Ames, IA What: Field Day covering commercial production topics and practices. This year’s field day will showcase small-scale fruit and vegetable production systems, cropping practices, research projects, and tools and equipment needed. Specific topics include:

Organic broccoli and pepper production Pest Management Strip tillage in melon production Tomato Grafting Colored plastics for sweet potato production Cover Crops New hops plantation

Engustment: (from the Latin root gustis or taste) is the stage of ripening when aroma and flavor become apparent. (Starts at about mid-way between veraison and harvest.)

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Honey bee health and behavior studies while touring the ISU Bee Research Facility at the Horticulture Research Station.

When: 1:30 pm. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, August 10th, 2015 Where: ISU Horticulture Research Station 55519 170th Street, Ames, IA 50010 Cost: FREE – includes dinner Registration http://www.extension.iastate.edu/vegetablelab/fieldday Details: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/article/august-fruit-and-vegetable-field-day-cover-production-and-best-practices

Sponsored by: ISU Extension & Outreach, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Practical Farmers of Iowa and Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association.

8-11, Pre-Harvest Workshop – Madison, WI What: Pre-harvest workshop covering use and application of sulfur dioxide, alcoholic fermentation, and malolactic fermentation. When: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 11th. Where: Babcock Hall Linden Drive Room 205 Madison, WI 53706 Cost: $43.19 Registration & Details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-harvest-workshop-tickets-17752106027

Contact: Nick Smith [email protected]

8-(13 & 14), Elderberry Workshop – Hermann, MO What: Two day hands-on Elderberry Workshop at organic 12,500 plant elderberry farm. When: Thursday & Friday, August 13th & 14th, 2015 Where: Nature’s Organic Haven certified organic elderberry farm.

Argols: Raw cream of tartar crystals (potassium bitartrate) found in chunks at the bottom of the tank. A byproduct of winemaking.

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Who: Phyllis Hannan, owner of Nature’s Organic Haven & Patrick Byers, regional Extension Horticulture, University of Missouri. Patrick is a world renowned authority on growing and marketing elderberries. Cost: $245 each, includes lunches & refreshments. Registration & Details: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/elderberries-patrick-byers-regional-horticulture-specialist-university-of-missouri-2-day-class-tickets-16981781967?aff=ehomecard

9-1, Early Bird Registration for VitiNord 2015 Coming up Soon! The Early Bird registration deadline for VitiNord 2015 is coming up fast. This is one premier international Cold Climate grape and wine event you don’t want to miss. There will be: Enology Track Viticulture Track Trade Show Wine Receptions International Networking Pre & Post Conference Tours Great Food International Speakers VitiNord is an International Viticulture & Enology conference that happens every three years. This conference focuses on research and practices being used in Northern wine growing climates. Speakers from across the globe will share strategies and information that you can use in your own vineyard and or winery. When: Wednesday – Saturday, November 11-14, 2015 Where: Lied Lodge & Conference Center, 2700 Sylvan Rd. Nebraska City, NE 68410 ph: 800-546-5433 Agenda: http://www.vitinord2015.org/conference-info.html Speakers: http://www.vitinord2015.org/conference-speakers.html Full Details, Agenda and Registration: http://www.vitinord2015.org Suggest “Friending” VitiNord on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/VitiNord-2015/301010626722061?fref=ts

Old Time Phylloxera Control: In France during the late 19th century one of the desperate measures of grape growers was to bury a live toad under each vine to draw out the phylloxera "poison”. --- WikiPedia

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10-(5-9), VESTA WINE WORKSHOP WEEK – Bryan, TX When: 8am-5pm, Tuesday – Friday, October 5-9, 2015 Where: Messina Hof Winery, Bryan, TX What: Tuesday – Wednesday, VESTA Sensory Evaluation Two-Day Workshop. (Tues. – white wines, Wed. – red wines) Thursday – Friday, VESTA Wine and Must Analysis Two- Day Workshop http://www.vesta-usa.org Who: ►Melba Allen, VESTA Instructor, Director of Operations and Head Sommelier at Flat Creek Enoteca will be teaching the Sensory Evaluation workshop. ►Dr. Barry Gump, VESTA Instructor, Prof. Emeritus Fresno State University, and Brewing Prof. Florida International University will be teaching the Wine and Must Analysis workshop. Cost: $150 for a two-day workshop, $250 for both days. $150 for entire two-day Wine & Must Analysis. $400 for all four days. Register for Wine Sensory:

http://vesta-usa.org/Events/Wine-Sensory-Analysis-Workshop-TX2 Register for Wine Chemistry:

http://vesta-usa.org/Events/Wine-Chemistry-Workshop-TX Questions or RSVP: VESTA Rep Scott Kohl at 785-456-6006 or [email protected]

2015 Indy Wine Competition Results The Indy International Wine Competition was held on July 29-31 at Perdue University. All proceeds from the competition support graduate students in Purdue's enology lab. There were 2,099 wine summited for the Indiana Amateur and Commercial Competition this year.

Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute Updates: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/wine/content/institute-updates

Baume’: French system for gauging potential alcohol of a wine by measuring must weight. Used for deciding harvest date. 1° Baumé is approximately 1.8° Brix.

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Forty-two judges from around the U.S. were selected to judge the wine this year. Here is a quick run-down of the results: Award Amateur Commercial_____________ Double Gold 25 6.5% 115 6.7% Gold 32 8.4% 227 13.2% Silver 149 38.9% 794 46.3% Bronze 126 32.9% 363 21.1% No Award 51 13.3% 217 12.7% Total 383 1,716________________ Quite a few awards were given to wineries in Iowa and our neighboring states. You can check out the 2015 results here: http://www.indyinternational.org/competition/

Videos of Interest 1. Look for Iowa State University Extension at the Iowa State Fair, 7-30-15 KCCI News 8, 4:11 min.: http://www.kcci.com/news/look-for-iowa-state-extension-at-the-iowa-state-fair/34444048

Show n Tell

(Left) Congratulations to Nancy & Dean Rogers on the coming expansion of their retail “Grape” store at John15 Vineyard -Meeting & Retreat Center - Scanton, IA. Items for purchase will include: Fresh Grapes, Jams, Jellies, Juice, Syrup, Pies, Roll-Ups, Candies, Grape-filled Cookies and items from local producers. An open house is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5th. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

L-R - Kay Stevens, Designer; Nancy & Dean

Rogers, Owners; Adam Meyer, Contractor

Kay Stevens, Designer; Nancy & Dean Rogers, Owners; Adam

Meyer, Contractor

(Left) After of over a year of working through a federal & state blizzard of paperwork, Broadbent Distillery in Norwalk, Iowa will soon be selling their Itty Bitty Juggs sample pack in Iowa liquor stores. Broadbent Distillery (Iowa’s smallest legal distillery) also has a 2 acre Frontenac vineyard.

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Marketing Tidbits 1. How to Survey Your Customers, 7-28-15 WineDirect: http://www.winedirect.com/blog/How-to-survey-your-customers

2. Maverick Full Wine Bottle Sleeve: http://www.maverickcaps.com/news.html 3. Fonts and Shapes: Their Perception on Buyers, 7-29-15 Elizabeth Slater: http://www.wineindustryadvisor.com/2015/07/29/fonts-shapes-perception-buyers/ 4. 5 tips to help wineries use Instagram, 7-29-15 Bauerhaus Design: http://www.bauerhaus.com/5-tips-to-help-wineries-use-instagram/

(Right) Aerial rooting of Leon Millot in South Central Iowa. Aerial rooting along the cordon and trunk is commonly seen on wet sites and/or vines with winter injury. I most often see it on wet sites. Areas in South Central Iowa are running at between 8 to 16” above normal rainfall amounts this season. 7-30-15 mlw

(Above) Potassium (K) deficiency symptoms on the older leaves are common to see after veraison. The grapes are taking up large quantities of potassium as they quickly add weight. K is a very mobile nutrient allowing the plant to move K from the older leaves to the fruit. Symptoms may be the result of wet/dry or compacted soils reducing root uptake, low soil K levels, over-cropping of the plant or very high calcium or magnesium levels in the soil interfering with K uptake. Having K deficiency symptoms on a few leaves on a few plants should not cause alarm. Seeing K deficiency symptoms showing on many plants and many leaves should cause one to look into the underlying problem.

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Neeto Keeno 1 Phylloxera Wine Tasting, University Club at Pittsburg, 2-19-15 by Cory Hart (Prezi Presentation): https://prezi.com/05aww59q18xi/phylloxera-wine-tasting/

2. Laffort USA Archived Technical Winemaking Seminars: http://www.laffort.com/en/news-from-laffort-usa/rdv-laffortaseminars 3. Laffort USA new Cider Catalog now available to Download: http://www.laffort.com/en/downloads/catalogue

Notable Quotables “Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.”

- Thomas Aquinas

Articles of Interest 1. IL: Wineries Fight Back Against Illinois Lawsuits, 8-3-15 Wine Spectator: http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/51927 2. Questions About FDA Inspections of U.S. Wineries, Distilled Spirits Plants, and Breweries, 7-31-15 TTB Newsletter: http://www.ttb.gov/newsletters/archives/2015/ttb-newsletter073115.html

3. MN: Minnesota Wineries – 60 and Counting, 8-3-15 Winona Daily News: http://www.winonadailynews.com/minnesota-s-wineries----and-counting--/article_0e1a44d4-d8b1-5f0f-96e5-cf80ef2c98be.html

Calendar of Events 2015 Practical Farmers of Iowa schedule of field days: http://practicalfarmers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-Field-Day-Guide_final_smaller1.pdf

8-10, ISU Extension Fruit & Vegetable Field Day, Horticulture Research Station – Ames FREE. Register by Aug. 4th: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/vegetablelab/fieldday 8-11, Pre-Harvest Workshop – Madison, WI - Univ. of WI Extension. Registration & Details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-harvest-workshop-tickets-17752106027

8-(12-14), Society of Wine Educators 39th Annual Conference – New Orleans, IA: http://societyofwineeducators.org/conference 8-(13-14), Hands-on Elderberry Workshop at Nature’s Organic Haven– Hermann, MO: $245. Details & Registration: 8-22, ISU Aronia Berry Field Day, Winding Creek Gardens – Belmond, IA. Details later. Contact: Joe Hannan: [email protected]

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8-29, “WHAT” Berry Farm Aronia Berry Field Day – Fairbank, IA: Details: http://midwestaronia.org/event/berry-farm-field-day/?instance_id=78 9-(22 & 25), International Master Gardeners Conference, Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, IA. Hosted by the UNL & ISU. (Registration deadline is 9-31) http://mastergardener.unl.edu/imgc2015 10-(5-9), VESTA WINE WORKSHOP WEEK – Bryan, TX. Questions or RSVP: VESTA Rep Scott Kohl at 785-456-6006 or [email protected] 10-17, Fall University of Nebraska Viticulture Program Workshop, Lincoln, NE Details later here: http://viticulture.unl.edu/ 11-(11-14), 2015 VitiNord International Conference will be held at the Lied Lodge & Conference Center in historic Nebraska City, NE: http://www.vitinord2015.org/ 2016_______________________________________________________________ 1-(26-28), Unified Wine & Grape Symposium – Sacramento Convention Center, CA http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/ 2-(4-5), Midwest Grape & Wine & Craft Brew Conference – St. Charles, MO Convention Center. Details: http://midwestgrape.com/ 2-(11-13), Texas Wine Grape Growers Conference – San Marco, TX. Details: http://www.txwines.org/ 2-(11-13), Cold Climate Conference - Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, MN http://www.mngrapes.org/ 2-(22-23), Northern Grapes Project Symposium & Advisory Committee meeting – Kalamazoo, MI, Details later: : http://northerngrapesproject.org/ 2-(24-26), 2016 Michigan Grape & Wine Conference, Radisson Plaza Hotel – Kalamazoo, MI. Details later: http://www.michiganwines.com/conference 2-(28-29), Iowa Wine Growers Association Annual Conference – Prairie Meadows Hotel –Racetrack & Casino , Altoona, IA. Details later here: http://iowawinegrowers.org/ 3-(3-5), Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Forum & Trade Show – Omaha Marriott http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/ 3-(9-11), Eastern Winery Exposition – Lancaster County Convention Center – Lancaster, PA: http://easternwineryexposition.com/

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