Muscadine Grapes
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Join us for a vineyard workshop: Effective Vineyard Spraying: Sprayer Calibration, Coverage, and Safety on Tuesday, June 25th for a day of learning, camaraderie, and pesticide credits! Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/effective-vineyard-spraying-sprayer-calibration-coverage-and-safety-tickets-925979388277?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Last call for anyone potentially looking to host one of our UGA Winegrower Interns this year! See my previous post for additional information. I am happy to share the digital copy of the Muscadine Management Poster – another collaborative effort from many of the southeastern US university (UGA, UT, NCSU, UArk, AU) Extension Specialists for…
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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…
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Grapes harvest has officially begun in Georgia! I have loved seeing and hearing the reports from folks across south and middle Georgia as they begin their harvest and get prepped for the harvest days! While many cultivars/areas still have weeks to months before harvest, I figure I will repost some of the considerations for deciding…
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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…
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Join us Wednesday, for the last viticulture webinar in the Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum (EVEF) winter webinar series this Wednesday, March 20th 2024 from noon to 1:30PM for “Addressing Climate Change Challenges Through Vineyard Management Strategies”. This webinar includes a grower panel from across the Eastern US (including our own Georgia grower, Eric Seifarth!),…
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To all viticulture blog subscribers that are vineyard and winery owners in Georgia: We are recruiting hosts for the Winegrowers of Georgia Internship Program for the 2024 field season; we have several excellent undergraduate candidates we are about to start interviewing, but we still need a few more hosts for this season! For those looking for more…
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Happy new year! While some have started their winter pruning, most people get started pruning after the new year. While pruning timing choices often come down to labor, I wanted to post some resources so you can all refresh yourselves since pruning is one of the most vital vineyard care activities. We are currently getting…
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We often think about pruning as a winter activity. However, this process starts much earlier in the year. Vines under stress are much more easily identified during the summer. Residual effects from cold damage or trunk disease issues, while they can appear early in the season, are often becoming more apparent as we move forward…