The Southeastern Regional New Grape Growers Conference is two weeks away. If interested, please sign up. And please remind others to do so. This collaborative effort between Virginia Tech, North Carolina State University, and University of Georgia is aimed to provide prospective…
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The Southeastern Regional New Grape Grower’s Conference will be held in Athens, GA on December 11, and again in Asheville, NC on December 12. The Southeastern Regional New Grape Grower’s Conference is a collaborative effort between the University of Georgia, Virginia Tech, and North Carolina State University. Personnel from those…
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For those who cannot make our meeting at Big Door Vineyards tomorrow… You can virtually join us to ask questions / participate: Hi there, Cain Hickey is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Post-season grower’s roundtable meeting Time: Oct 31, 2018 9:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)…
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All: Please join us for our post-season grower’s roundtable meeting THIS Wednesday at Bog Door Vineyards. Email Josh Fuder (jfuder@uga.edu) if you plan to attend. Here are all the details: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/2018/10/post-growing-season-growers-roundtable-meeting-to-take-place-on-october-31/
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Please mark your calendars to join us for one or both of the following viticulture/enology-focused conferences in Georgia. Details and agendas for both will be posted to this site soon. Stay tuned. December 11 and 12: UGA/NC State New Grape Grower’s Workshops. Speakers will include UGA faculty and extension…
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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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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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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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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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“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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