Northern Grapes Project Webinar Schedule

Webinars are generally presented on the second Tuesday (subject to change) of each month from November through April, once at noon and again at 7 PM Eastern (11 AM and 6 PM Central).

November 20, 2014
‘Trellis Design and Construction and Pruning Fundamentals Prior to Your First Cut”
Steve Lerch, Cornell University and Mike White, Iowa State University

December 16, 2014
‘Stuck on you — Sulfur Spray Residues in the Vineyard and Winery”
Chris Gerling and Gavin Sacks, Cornell University

January 13, 2015
‘Emerging Cold Hardy Wine Grape Cultivars”
Tom Plocher, Northern Winework, Inc. and Mark Hart, Mt. Ashwabay Vineyard & Orchard

February 10, 2015
‘Comparing and Contrasting Vertical Shoot Positioning and Top Wire Cordon Training Systems”
Tim Martinson, Cornell University; Bob Utter, Flying Otter Vineyard and Winery; and John Thull, University of Minnesota

March 10, 2015
‘Tannin Addition and Retention in Red Hybrid Wines”
Anna Katharine Mansfield, Cornell University

April 14, 2015
‘Branding Studies for Cold Climate Wines”
Bill Gartner, University of Minnesota

Information about upcoming webinars is sent via the Northern Grapes Project Webinar Series email listserve.  If you are not a member, and would like to join, go to the ‘Contact Us” page to send an email.

Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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