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PAST EVENTS 2006:

Dec. 1-2, 2006 Issues in Wine Production
8am to 5pm Friday & 9am to 5pm Saturday
Northeast Iowa Community College, Peosta, Iowa
Cost: $200/person, limited to first 30 people who register
Presenters: Murli Dharmadhikari, ISU Extension Enologist
Paul Gospodarczyk, DMACC Enologist
Contact: Warren Johnson, Limestone Bluffs RC&D
ph: 319-652-5104, e-mail: Warren.Johnson@ia.usda.gov
Mississippi Valley Grape Growers Association

Oct. 21, 2006 8am-5pm Bus Trip
Galena Research Vineyard, Galena Cellars Winery, Bluestem Winery, Parkersburg, ISU Nashua Vineyard
Nov.15, 2006 7-8pm Annual Meeting
To Be Determined

Marketing Seminar For Wineries
9AM to 5PM, Saturday, October 21, 2006
Looft Hall, Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA < http://iwcc.cc.ia.us/about/map.asp>
Cost: $100 per person.
Registration: Limited Seating, First Registered-First Served. Contact Diane Forristall at 712-486-2511 or diane@forristall.us
Sponsor: Western Iowa Grape Growers Association
Presented by: Elizabeth Slater, owner/founder of "In Short Direct Marketing". Elizabeth focuses most of her efforts on seminars and workshops, which are presented on a variety of marketing and sales subjects to wineries and winery associations throughout North America. More information here: http://www.inshortmarketing.com/
Agenda: Marketing/Sales & Customer Service
             1. Define Your Winery's Personality
                 Unique selling proposition
                 Tell me your story
                 Creating the perception in the minds of visitors
                 Standing our from the crowd
            2. Customer Service
                 Why people visit your winery
                 Making visitors happy
                 Give visitors what they want
                 Making the difference
            3. Sales/Purchase
                 How important are sales?
                 How are you selling?
                 What keeps visitors coming back to purchase?
                 How many sales avenues aren't you using
            4. Getting Visitors Back
                 Turning visitors into long-term customers
                 Capturing information
                 Follow-up
                 Reasons to return
            5. Wine & Customer Rewards Clubs
                 Establishing wine, case & rewards clubs
                 Presenting the club concept
                 Increasing membership
                 Maintenance and retention
             6. Special Events
                 Making your events really special
                 Creating successful and profitable events
                 Selling during events
ISU Viticulture Field Day
August 19, 2006
ISU Horticulture Research Station, 55519 170th St., Ames, IA.
Registration $25.00 (includes lunch); contact Colleen Johnson (Ph: 515-294-1916; Fax: 515-294-0730; e-mail: colleenj@iastate.edu)
8:30 Registration
9:00 Program/Tour
- Grape cultivar research. (Drs Paul Domoto and Gail Nonnecke).
- Vineyard weed management and soil quality study. (Craig Dilley, grad student)
- Vineyard cover crop rotation study. (Dennis Portz, grad student)
- Grape diseases (Dr. Mark Gleason, Extension plant pathologist)
- Grape insects (Dr. Donald Lewis, Extension entomologist)
- Grape berry moth monitoring. (Dr. Jerry DeWitt, Extension IPM coordinator)
- Vineyard wildlife management. (Dr. Jim Pease, Extension wildlife specialist)
- Testing for grape maturity. (Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari)
12:00 Lunch
12:30 – 3:00 Commercial exhibits & demonstrations
Directions: From Ames, take U.S. Hwy 69 north to 170th St. (“Gilbert corner”); take 170th St. east 1.5 miles to the Research Station. Registration (pdf)
Vine and Wine Workshop
August 26, 2006
ISU Northeast Research & Demonstration Farm, 3321 290th St., Nashua, IA.
Contact Brenda Schmitt (Ph: 641-228-1453; Fax: 641-228-1453; e-mail: schmitt@iastate.edu; http://www.extension.iastate.edu/floyd/)
8:30 Registration
9:00 Program
- Grape cultivar research & vineyard management. (Dr. Paul Domoto)
- Wine Making. (Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari)
- Wine makers panel.
Directions: From Nashua, take B-60 west 1.2 miles to Windfall Ave; south on Windfall 1 mile to 290th St.; and east on 290th St .25 miles to the farm. Brochure and registration information (pdf)
ISU Viticulture Field Day
July 15, 2006
ISU Southeast Research & Demonstration Farm, 3115 Louisa/Wash Rd., Crawfordsville, IA. Registration $10.00; contact Amy Heims (Ph: 319-337-2145, Fax: 319-337-7864; e-mail: aheims@iastate.edu)
8:30 Registration
9-12:00 Progam/Tour
- Grape cultivar research. (Drs. Paul Domoto & Gail Nonnecke)
- Summer cultural practices.
- Pest and disease problems.
- Grape berry moth monitoring.
Directions: From Hwy 218 1.75 miles south of Crawfordsville, take G-62 east for 2 miles to Louisa/Wash Rd; turn south and the farm is located by the communications tower. Registration (pdf)
Farm Vineyard Field Day
July 22, 2006
Richard Black Farm, Farnhamville.
Agenda:
9:30 AM Viticulture 101 - Financials of Starting, Owning & Operating
a Winery - Eli Bergmeier, Golden Hills RC&D, Connie Hardy, ISU
11:00 AM Grape Plant Nutrition - Wine Making Using Cold Climate Cultivars - Paul Domoto, ISU, Robin Partch, Northern Vineyards Winery
1:00 PM Growing Cold Climate Cultivars - Winery Licensing and Related
Laws - Peter Hemstad, Univ. of MN, Lynn Walding, Iowa Alcohol
Beverages Division
2:30 PM Managing Vineyard Crop Load - Approved Viticulture Areas
Paul Read, Univ. of NE, Paul Tabor, Tabor Home Vineyards &
Winery
3:30 PM Wine Tasting - Sandra Taylor, World of Wine LLC
Please call the Calhoun County Extension office at 712-297-8611 or e-mail Jerry Chizek at jwchizek@iastate.edu to pre-register for the event. There is a $30 fee per person for the event.
News release (pdf) More details (pdf)
Wine Filtration Workshop
July 27, 2006
Leighton, IA. More details (pdf)
ISU Viticulture Field Day
July 29, 2006
ISU Armstrong Research & Demonstration Farm, 53020 Hitchcock Ave, Lewis, IA. Registration $10.00; contact Leann Plowman-Tibken (Ph: 712-769-2600; Fax: 712-769-2610; e-mail: leann@iastate.edu).
8:30 Registration
9:00-12:00 Program/Tour
- Grape cultivar research. (Drs. Paul Domoto & Gail Nonnecke)
- Summer cultural practices. (Dr. Gail Nonnecke & Eli Bergmeier)
- Pest and disease problems observed in Iowa. (Eli Bergmeier)
- Grape berry moth monitoring. (Linda Naeve)
- Testing for grape maturity. (Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari)
Directions: The farm is located off of U.S. Hwy 6 between Atlantic (11 miles west) and Oakland (16 miles east) between the Hwy 48 and M-47 intersections; watch for the blue DOT sign and take M-53 (525th St.) south 0.5 miles to Hitchcock Ave. The farm is located 0.75 miles east. Registration (pdf)
The Iowa Wine Trail Tapas-Hopping Weekend
April 29-30, 2006
Download the flyer (pdf)
Wine Sensory Evaluation Short Course
April 29-30, 2006
Ankeny, IA. More information and registration (pdf)
Mississippi Valley Grape Growers Association
- May 6, 2006 9am-12pm Vineyard site visits
  To Be Determined
- May 20, 2006 9am-3:30pm Grape Growing Concepts Workshop
  Tabor Home Winery
  Presented by: Dr. Paul Domoto, Eli Bergmeier, Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari (Pre-registration required - $60 fee applies)
  - News release (pdf)
  - Agenda (pdf)
  - Registration (pdf)
- June 17, 2006 9am-12pm Advanced Canopy Management
  Park Farm Winery
  Presented by Eli Bergmeier
- July 15, 2006 9am-12pm Vineyard site visits To Be Determined
- August 9, 2006 6pm-8pm Pre-harvest Parameters
  Park Farm Winery
  Presented by: Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari
- Sept. 23, 2006 9am-12pm Grape Juice Operation
  Jim Sorensen’s
ISU Extension Sensory Detection of Wine Faults Workshop
May 25, 2006
10:30AM - 5PM, Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton, IA.
Contact Amy Edgington at Warren Co. ISU Extension: 515-961-6237 or <edging@iastate.edu>. More information (pdf)
Issues in Wine Production Short-Course
January 6-7, 2006
Instructor: Dr. Murli R. Dharmadhikari; Enology Specialist; Iowa State University Extension Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa. More information (pdf)
Iowa Wine Growers Association IWGA 2006 Annual Meeting
January 27 & 28, 2006.
Hotel Fort Des Moines in downtown Des Moines, IA. More information (pdf)
Sensory Detection of Wine Faults Workshop
March 23, 2006
Hurstville Interpretive Center: 18670 63rd St.Maquoketa, IA 52060, (563-652-3783), 1.5 miles north of Maquoketa on Hwy 61, east side of roadway.
Pre-registration Required: $75 each, maximum of 30 workshop seats. Further information: 563-652-5104. Workshop information and registration (pdf)