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
4:30 pm Welcome and refreshments
5:00 pm Bruce Bordelon, Overview of Indiana Wine Industry
5:30 pm Vineyard Walk

Registration fee for the summer vineyard walk is $25 per person for WGGA members and $35 per
person for non-members. IPM workshop is $10 per person for WGGA members and $20 for non-members. BOTH events, the cost will be $25 per person for WGGA members and $45 for non-members.

Pre-registration required – UW-Extension,
Buffalo County, 608-685-6256 or
carl.duley@ces.uwex.edu

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 geared for both large and small vineyard operators and will cover a number of topics (please see the brochure) below. The program is limited to 24 participants and includes breakfast, lunch, and educational material and only costs $20.00. Since registration is limited, once you register by sending in the enclosed registration form (please see the brochure), you will be notified of the location of the program. The program will be conducted at a vineyard in the Door/Kewaunee County area.

This is your chance to learn how to effectively calibrate and apply pesticides effectively, using handheld vineyard sprayers to large air-blast vineyard sprayers. With the cost of pesticides increasing, come learn to effectively get the most out of your pesticide products, while protecting human health and the environment.

One of the goals of this workshop is to reduce pesticide use in vineyards by using and applying pesticides more effectively. Therefore to measure the success of this workshop we would like to use your pesticide use records. These records will be kept strictly confidential and your name will never be associated with any documents or correspondence. Please see the brochure for more details.

If you have further questions please call 608-265-3637 or 608-262-5200.

Dean Volenberg
Agricultural Educator
Door and Kewaunee Counties

Andrew Landers Workshop Brochure

Sustainability in the Vineyard – Cliff Ohmart

Weed Control in the Vineyard – Mike White

In the afternoon, we will be out in the vineyard (dress warm!) with Bruce Reeve, vineyard manager at Wollersheim, will be talking about and demonstrating pruning practices in first, second and third year vineyards. Philippe Coquard, Winemaker at Wollersheim will be covering vineyard trellising and equipment.

Additional information and the registration form are located at the link below (PDF file).

Spring Vineyard School Brochure and Registration

http://www.thecountrytoday.com/story-news.asp?id=BM7NBTPC0BO

New this year is a four-course wine pairing dinner, featuring Wisconsin Grown wines, planned for Sunday evening. There is also a tradeshow area this year that is roughly three times larger than last year’s. The Monday night Wine Social is also planned featuring Wisconsin Wines and a selection of fine cheeses provided by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.

Make sure to check out the schedule listed in the links below and sign up for what will be a great conference.

WFFVC 2010 Conference Website
WFFVC 2010 Brochure
WFFVC 2010 Registration Form

IPM Field Days Brochure

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 year for the Marquette which means they will be hanging some fruit for us to see. Their vineyard also has a deer fence installed to protect the vines.

I will start out the program with a growing season update and discussion of current events in the grape and wine industry. We will also have a report from the leadership team of the Wisconsin Grape Growers Association on the association’s activities.

Our guest presenter for the event will be the one and only John Marshall of Great River Vineyard and Nursery from Lake City, MN. John is a licensed nursery for Marquette and has been growing it even before it was officially released. John will share his experiences with Marquette and his management recommendations. Following his presentation, he will lead the group through the vineyard for a tour and critique of the vines. We will be going out into the vineyard – rain or shine – so dress appropriately.

At the conclusion of the vineyard walk, we will have our wine tasting and meal. The only items you MAY wish to bring would be a bottle of wine to share during the wine tasting and grower sharing and a lawn chair.

Please call in your reservations to my office at 608-637-5276 and give your name, phone number and number of reservations to my secretary Brenda. Please call by the end of the day on Wednesday, August 5th so we can order the right amount of food.

The registration fee for the walk is $20 per person to cover the meal and function expenses. We will having a picnic style meal.

Directions to the Bergholz Vineyard:

From La Crosse, take Highway 14 east to Coon Valley. Continue east on 14 going towards Westby for another 3 miles or so. As you get to the top of the hill, the Coon Valley Sales Barn will be on your right. Just past the sales barn will be the left hand turn onto Mathison Lane. The Bergholz home and vineyard is at the very end of the lane. From Westby, travel about 5 miles west on highway 14 and just before the sales barn, you will turn right on Mathison Lane. The street address is S1098 Mathison Lane, Westby, WI 54667.

If you get lost, Gene’s cell phone is 414-587-0588.

As always, if you have any questions please call.

Grapefully Yours,

Timothy K. Rehbein /s/