Just a reminder for everyone who can join us to view and taste existing and potential new cultivars of fresh market muscadine grapes.
When and where: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.-Saturday, August 17, 2024, meet at the UGA Tifton Campus Muscadine Vineyard (see picture below). Dr. Conner will be on-hand throughout the morning, and a tour will be led at 9:00. Visitors may go through with the tour, or you can pick up a map and tour on your own. This will be a very informal event. Visitors may taste test any variety but taking cuttings is not allowed. We have most released cultivars available, and we will also be sampling new selections from the breeding program. If you have any questions contact Patrick Conner at pconner@uga.edu.
There is no charge for the field day. No sign up required. This is also a potential opportunity to get a Muscadine Management Poster.
University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Veteran, Disability Institution. If you need a reasonable accommodation or language access services, contact the Horticulture Dept. at 229-386-3903, pconner@uga.edu, at least three weeks prior to the program date.
Driving Directions: Exit off I-75 at Exit 64. Turn onto US Highway 41 North. Travel approximately 0.2 miles and take the first road to the left which is RDC Road. Continue straight on RDC Road across the railroad tracks to the stop sign. Take a left onto Moore Highway. Go straight through at the stop light and turn right onto Coastal Way. Travel along Coastal Way to Bermuda Drive. Along Bermuda Drive you will see a mini golf course on the left. The muscadine vineyard are on the right, behind a chain link fence. You can search for: Engineering Drive, Tifton GA, and get directions in Google Maps.
