UGA Extension Viticulture Blog

Post-growing season growers roundtable meeting to take place on October 31

Oct 10, 2018 | Written by Cain

The growing season is behind us, which is always welcome after an extremely busy 5 to 6 weeks… still lots going on in the winery, though. A post-growing season growers roundtable meeting will be held at Big Door Vineyards in White, GA on October 31. Big Door Vineyards is located…
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Gramoxone (Paraquat) Injury to Young Vines

Oct 5, 2018 | Written by Phil Brannen

The school of hard knocks is tough, but lessons learned can be important and they tend to stick. I encountered an issue in one of our just-planted, on-farm research blocks yesterday. Vines were collapsing and dying, and symptomatic vines presented a combination of red leaves, and/or leaves with red to…
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Making wine from fruit with unbalanced chemistry

Sep 17, 2018 | Written by Cain

Dear all: Florence was generally kind to us grape growers here in Georgia. Let’s please keep those that were less fortunate in our thoughts and prayers. The weather forecasted for this week looks to be nice for picking. Take advantage of it and get out there and get it done…
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Pierce’s Disease Testing Now available

Sep 10, 2018 | Written by Nathan

Thanks to efforts by Dr. Phil Brannen, we now have two Pierce’s disease testing kits, one located in White County and one in Lumpkin County. These “field” kits are very reliable for confirming PD in suspect vines. Each test kit can run 48 samples, meaning we only have 96 samples…
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Harvest update / GOOD LUCK

Aug 22, 2018 | Written by Cain

Well… I hate to say this out loud, but it hasn’t been raining as much recently. Let’s hold on to hope that these high pressure weather patterns that are predicted for next 10 days continue on for six weeks. Muscadines: Harvest has commenced for early-season, fresh market cultivars in south…
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Vineyard tour / Small Fruit News – “Grape Chores”

Aug 6, 2018 | Written by Cain

I look forward to seeing those that are attending the vineyard tour THIS Wednesday. Please come prepared for the weather (humidity, high temperatures, wet grass in the morning, etc.) as we will be out in some vineyards for parts of each stop. We will have refreshments available throughout the tour….
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Hey rain… leave!

Aug 2, 2018 | Written by Cain

“Rain, rain go away” sounds too fluffy and soft to me at this point… emotions are involved now. RAIN AND FARMING GRAPES: Growers become rather animated when talking about the weather and how it is (currently negatively) affecting their crop. I completely share their sentiment. It is interesting to see…
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Reminder: Vineyard tour next Wednesday

Aug 1, 2018 | Written by Cain

The vineyard tour is scheduled for next Wednesday, August 8th. Please see previous post here for tour details and information on how to pre-register, which is required. Note that you do not have to ride on the bus if you do not wish. You may opt to driver your personal…
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Grape root borer detection in north Georgia

Jul 12, 2018 | Written by Blaauw

We collected our first grape root borer adults today in one of our pheromone traps in north Georgia. This means that the adults have started to emerge from the soil out of their pupal stage. For the next few weeks the adults will emerge, mate, and the females will lay…
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Vineyard tour scheduled for August 8th

Jul 8, 2018 | Written by Cain

The UGA Extension Viticulture Team will be holding a vineyard tour and research / practice discussion in collaboration with several vineyards and wineries. The vineyard tour will take place on August 8th, 2018 and is sponsored by White County Farmer’s Exchange. We thank White County Farmer’s Exchange for their continued…
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