UGA Extension Viticulture Blog

Georgia Wine Producers Conference

Dec 14, 2018 | Written by

The 2019 Georgia Wine Producers Conference takes place on February 4th and 5th at Chateau Elan in Braselton GA. A wine tasting reception will be held on the evening of the 4th and the conference and education sessions will occur all day on the 5th. We bave some great out-of-state speakers…
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UGA Extension Viticulture Promotion

Dec 6, 2018 | Written by

I was asked to share this story and video. Please read and view if interested. Growing Georgia Wine The University of Georgia’s Division of Marketing and Communications approached us this past fall to put this together. Nick, Leigh, and their colleagues did a fine job promoting and documenting what our…
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Winter Outlook for 2018-2019 for the Southeast

Nov 13, 2018 | Written by

While an El Niño has not yet been officially declared, the telltale water temperatures and wind patterns that are associated with an El Niño are all in place and I expect an official move from an El Niño Watch to an Advisory in the near future. The forecast for this…
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Are you ready for some cold weather?

Nov 6, 2018 | Written by

I’ve been watching the long-range weather forecasts for the last week, and it’s pretty clear that our growing season across most of the Southeast will end next week as a huge push of chilly air moves into the region. Northern parts of the region will see frost by this weekend,…
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UGA Horticulture Seminar on Delayed Pruning in Chardonnay

Oct 23, 2018 | Written by

If you are bored while pumping 2018 vintage wine… Please see this link (https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/t/1_2qqz6tjt) for a slide show and audio recording of a seminar I gave last week as part of the UGA Horticulture Fall Seminar Series. Perhaps a little bit early to talk about pruning… better than late I…
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