Bunch Grapes
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Please see below for a PDF that UC Davis grape breeder, Dr. Andy Walker, shared with me last night. UC Davis PD-tolerant winegrape releases The PDF describes four of the Pierce’s disease (PD)-tolerant winegrape cultivars that are nearing release from his breeding program. These releases have great potential to expand the production of high quality…
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Happy New Year to y’all. This is a final reminder to send along internship requests and flyers to me (vitis@uga.edu) by February 15th to be considered a potential host for the 2018 edition of the Winegrowers of Georgia internship program. Here is a former post with more information: site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/2017/11/reminder-winegrowers-of-georgia-intenrship-program-for-2018/ Best wishes for a great start…
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If you are really interested in learning about grapevine trunk diseases, this new journal article is for you (see link). It is a highly scientific article which covers the state of the art relative this topic. We mainly have issues with Botryosphaeria-type diseases, and I include Phomopsis in this category as well. However, we have…
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Emily DeFoor, General Manager at Habersham Winery and Georgia Wine Producers President, has recently updated the information about the 2018 Georgia Wine Producers Conference. Some pertinent information follows – please share with those you think will be interested in attending this event. For Registration, Seminar Details, and Hotel, please visit https://www.georgiawineproducers.org/2018-annual-meeting/ The Georgia Wine Producers…
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Dear UGA Viticulture Blog Registrants: Please consider attending this wonderful annual event – this year’s is sure to be the best and most informative to date! Also – please forward to friends and colleagues you think might be interested in attending this event. Feel free to share on social media and industry blogs/web pages/newsletters to…
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I hope that everyone has their “wish list” of grapevine rootstocks and cultivars on order through nurseries at this point (in fact, 18 months in advance of vine delivery increases the chance of rootstock/scion preference, but ordering vines this far in advance may not always practical…). I often hear from industry members that Petit Manseng…
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For those who are unable to physically attend and participate in the grower’s roundtable meeting taking place tomorrow at 10 AM at Kaya Vineyards, we are going to try something new and last minute: You can virtually attend using zoom from a computer or phone. Here is how: Cain Hickey is inviting you to a…
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We have had only a handful of registrants for the grower roundtable meeting scheduled for next Wednesday, November 1 at Kaya Vineyard and Winery. This meeting will start at 10 AM. Details can be found in a previous post: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/2017/10/post-harvest-roundtable-meeting-scheduled-for-november-1-2017/ Maybe only a handful of people are interested in attending this meeting. However, I wanted…
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Crown gall can sometimes be confused with either leaf roll virus or Pierce’s disease. In general, if a plant is a completely brilliant red, this is likely caused by crown gall or some trunk injury. Pierce’s disease and leaf roll viruses can also have reddened leaves or leaf margins, so this is a little confusing…