Cold Climate Viticulture:
Wines and Vines in the
North Country
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Two Locations:
Willsboro, NY: Wednesday, June 4
Noblewood Park, 158 Lake Shore Road (Route 22), Willsboro.
Watertown, NY: Thursday June 5
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, 230 N Hamilton Street, Watertown
Organized by:
Tim Martinson, Statewide Viticulture Extension Program
Tim Weigle, Statewide IPM Extension Specialist
Chris Gerling, Statewide Enology Extension Program
Kevin Iungerman, NE New York Fruit Extension Program
Sue Gwise, Extension Horticulture Educator, CCE Jefferson County
Workshop Description
The North Country has seen a burgeoning interest in grapes and wine, made
possible in part by cold-tolerant hybrid grape varieties released by the Uni-
versity of Minnesota breeding program and private breeder Elmer Swenson.
Please join us for this one-day workshop focused on information you need to
start a vineyard and equip a startup winery. We will cover:
Vineyard site selection
Cold climate varieties and wines from these varieties
Vineyard site preparation
Planting, training and trellising options
Pest management
Basic targets/benchmarks for profitable grape and wine production
The $50 Registration fee includes Lunch, an afternoon reception featuring light snacks and beverages, educational tasting of wine samples from MN varieties, and a CD-ROM with presentations and additional files in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format that you can read and print out at your own computer.
Please register by Friday, May 30th so that we can plan for lunch. Registration at Willsboro limited to 50 persons.
Click here for the registration form.
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