SATURDAY, April 9, 2011 10:30 AM UW PENINSULAR RESEARCH STATION 4312 HWY 42 STURGEON BAY, WI Downloadable Brochure This free seminar will cover dormant pruning — from theory to hands-on techniques on how to prune non-bearing vines to mature vines. The grape pruning seminar will explain dormant pruning basics to balance vegetative and reproductive growth Read the Rest…

The annual conference is open for registration. We have an exciting schedule lined up for this year. Starting on Sunday, January 2nd from 1:00pm – 4:00pm, there will be a beginner’s grape grower session covering the basics of the grape plant, insects/weeds/diseases, variety selection, basic pruning and training and marketing wine grapes. This will be Read the Rest…

Danzinger Vineyards and Winery Alma, WI Saturday, August 7, 2010 Agenda – IPM Workshop: 12:30 – 1:00 pm Registration at Danzinger Winery 1:00 pm Bruce Bordelon, Purdue University Herbicide Spray Drift 2:00 pm Spectrum Weather Station 3:00 pm Dean Volenburg, UW-Extension Updating Your IPM Plans Agenda – Vineyard Walk: 4:00 pm Registration at Danzinger Winery Read the Rest…

Do You Have Questions on Vineyard Spraying? If you are a new or established grape grower, you have an opportunity to learn from one of the experts in vineyard spray application technology. Andrew Landers, an application technology specialist from Cornell University, will present a one-day short course on effective spraying of vineyards. This event is Read the Rest…

The Spring Vineyard School was a great success again this year. There were 114 attendees at the meeting this year and an excellent cast of presenters. The weather was beautiful and everyone learned something from the day. Cliff Ohmart from SureHarvest in California, Mike White from Iowa State, Dean Volenberg from Door County Extension and Read the Rest…

Our First Annual WGGA Wine Dinner was a great success! There were over 100 attendees at the event savoring twelve Wisconsin Grown wines and eating a four course meal skillfully prepared by the exception chef’s of Chula Vista. We’ve set a high standard for this event, but that just means you won’t want to miss Read the Rest…

The Wisconsin Grape Growers Association is proud to announce the details for the 2nd annual WGGA Conference held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Conference. The conference is scheduled to be held Sunday, January 3rd – Tuesday January 5th at the Chula Vista resort in Wisconsin Dells. This year, we have a Read the Rest…

WGGA President Ryan Prellwitz met with NBC15 News Anchor Carleen Wild for the 11:00am news.  The topic was grape growing in Wisconsin and some of the challenges that are faced.

This year’s IPM Field days are to be hosted on August 17th, 26th and 27th at three different locations throughout the state – Viroqua, St Croix Falls and Sturgeon Bay. There is a great lineup of speakers including Rufus Isaacs from Michigan State, Tim Martinson from Cornell and our very own Dan Mahr, Patty McManus Read the Rest…

You know its summer when it’s time for our vineyard walk. Saturday, August 8th, 4:00 p.m. The Wisconsin Grape Growers Association is pleased to announce that our hosts this year are Gene and Therese Bergholz of Westby. They have a newer vineyard establishment of Marquette along with a few other varieties. This is the 3rd Read the Rest…