Progress 09/01/09 to 12/31/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: OUTPUTS: Planning meetings. To develop a systematic research and outreach effort, we held two planning sessions in Vermont (November 12-13, 2009) and Minnesota (February 10-11, 2010) which brought together representatives of 14 state producer groups from 12 states and 11 land-grant universities. Forty stakeholders and scientists attended the Vermont meeting, and 54 attended the Minnesota meeting. Following brief presentations on viticulture, winemaking, and the economics of small vineyards and wineries, participants were asked to comment upon challenges and opportunities they saw in each of these areas. The following day, researchers met without the stakeholders to summarize and categorize input on viticulture, enology, business management, and outreach challenges, and to start to develop priorities and objectives for a comprehensive, systems based research proposal to be submitted to SCRI in FY 2011. Iowa followup meeting: On June 8, a core group of 11 scientists from Cornell, Iowa State, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, and South Dakota State university met in Ames, IA to formulate objectives, project scope, and an overall logic model for an SCRI grant. Activities: Online survey: Rrepresentatives of each state winery or vineyard association completed a brief online survey requesting the following information: 1.Basic information on the acreage, varieties, and wineries represented by their organization. 2.Priorities from a list of topics in grape production, wine production, and business management. 3.The top three vineyard, winemaking, and business development issues facing their region (open-ended responses). Thirteen responses from grower and winery associations 11 states were received. Survey results showed that these represented a total membership of 1707, 2.3 million gallons of wine.PRODUCTS. Project information, notes, and presentation powerpoints were posted on the internet at: http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/grapes/cold-climate-research-extension-n eeds// Summary report: A 23 page summary report, entitled "Addressing Research and Extension Needs of the Cold Climate Wine Industry: SCRI Planning Workshops" was posted at: http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/grapes/files/2009/06/Report-Cold-Climate -Viticulture-Planning-Workshops.pdf Dissemination: Workshop were attended by >70 university and industry stakeholders from the following states: Vermont workshop (November 2009): Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont. Minnesota workshop (February 2010): Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota Rhoda Burrows, and Wisconsin TARGET AUDIENCES: Not relevant to this project. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project. Final Output: NIFA/SCRI Coordinated Agriculture Project entitled "Northern grapes: Integrating viticulture, winemaking, and marketing of new cold-hardy cultivars supporting new and growing rural wineries will be submitted to 2011 SCRI." Project incorporates results from the Planning Workshops funded by this project, involving 38 investigators from 12 states. PARTICIPANTS: PARTICIPANTS: University Attendees at Vermont workshop: Connecticut: William Nail, Ct. Agric. Exper. Sta. Iowa: Murli Dharmadhikari,Iowa State University, Paul Lasley, Iowa State University,Gail Nonnecke, Iowa State University Massachusetts Hilary Sandler, Umass Cranberry Station Sonia Schloemann, University of Massachusetts Minnesota Peter Hemstad, University of Minnesota Jim Luby, University of Minnesota New Hampshire Becky Sideman, University New Hampshire New York Chris Gerling, Cornell University -NYSAES Miguel Gomez, Dept. Applied Economics & Management Kevin Iungerman, NE NY Fruit Program/CCE Anna Katharine Mansfield, Cornell University Tim Martinson, Cornell University Tim Weigle, Cornell University Vermont Lorraine Berkett, University of Vermont Minnesota workshop: Illinois: Brad Beam, Univ of Illinois Bill Shoemaker, Univ of Illinois Iowa Lingshuang Cai, Iowa State University Murli Dharmadhikari, Iowa State University Paul Domoto, Iowa State University Jacek Koziel, Iowa State University Gail Nonnecke, Iowa State University Mike White, Iowa State University Michigan Paulo Sabbatini, Michigan State University Minnesota Bill Gartner, Univ. of Minnesota Peter Hemstad, Univ. of Minnesota Emily Hoover, Univ. of Minnesota Jim Luby, Univ. of Minnesota Carl Rosen, Univ. of Minnesota Nebraska Steve Gamet, Univ of Nebraska Paul Read, Univ of Nebraska New York Anna Katharine Mansfield, Cornell University Tim Martinson, Cornell University North Dakota Harlene Hatterman Valenti, North Dakota State Univ Greg Krieger, North Dakota Grape Growers Assn. South Dakota Rhoda Burrows, South Dakota State Univ Anne Fennell, South Dakota State Univ Wisconsin Rebecca Harbut, Univ. of Wisconsin Steve Jordan, Univ of Wisconsin Plant Pathology Patty McManus, Univ. of Wisconsin Tim Rehbein, Univ. of Wisconsin Dean Volenberg, Univ. of Wisconsin TARGET AUDIENCES: Not relevant to this project. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project. Partner Organiztions: Representatives of 15 State winery associations: Connecticut, Connecticut Vineyard and Winery Association;Illinois, Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association;Iowa, Iowa Wine Growers Association;Massachusetts, Massachusetts Farm Winery and Grape Grower Assn.;Michigan, Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council;Minnesota, Minnesota Grape Growers Association;Minnesota, Western Minnesota Winegrowers;New Hampshire, New Hampshire Winery Association;New York, Northern New York Wine Grape Growers;New York, Lake Champlain Grape Growers Association;North Dakota, North Dakota Grape Growers Association;Pennsylvania, Penn State Cooperative Extension (Potter County);South Dakota, South Dakota Specialty Producers Association;Wisconsin, Wisconsin Grape Growers Association;; TARGET AUDIENCES: A new and robust small winery industry that is developing in the upper Midwest and Northeast, in regions that were once considered too cold for wine grape production with conventional hybrid and V. vinifera wine grape cultivars, encompassing 250 wineries, 3,300 acres of grapes, and 1,300 producers in 14 states in the upper Midwest and Northeast. These growers and vintners are newly-immersed in the complex enterprise of growing and vinifying grapes, developing retail businesses, and marketing their wine. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
A t team of 38 research/extension scientists from 12 states. will submit a NIFA/SCRI Coordinated Agriculture Project entitled "Northern grapes: Integrating viticulture, winemaking, and marketing of new cold-hardy cultivars supporting new and growing rural wineries" in January 2011, encompasing 3 focus areas (production, processing, consumers/markets) and incorporating results from these Planning Workshops. Input from the planning workshops was used to develop a project logic model and specific objectives addressing areas important to grower organizations present at the workshops. The proposal uses a systems-based approach to integrate research and extension in Viticulture (production), Enology (processing), and Management/marketing (Consumers and products). Outcomes: Our purpose as a group is to support growth and development of the cold climate wine industry. This will provide benefits in rural economic development to the communities in which these businesses are located. Supporting these outcomes: A successful, thriving cold climate wine industry relies on these tenets: -Vineyards and wineries must provide quality products and a satisfying consumer experience (Marketing, Consumers and Community) -Quality products result from good wine quality, so optimizing winemaking practices is important. (Processing and Distribution) -Wine quality starts with mature, sound fruit from varieties that are well matched with their site and climate, optimized grape growing practices, and defining varietal quality parameters. (Production) Coordinated research and outreach are essential to help the industry grow and thrive: -Vineyards and Wineries are small and young. With many businesses less than 10 years old, continuing education and outreach are needed to develop capacity in the industry. -Varieties are new. Most of the V. riparia-based MN varieties and Swenson hybrids have been released within the past 10 years. Research to optimize both growing practices and vinification of these new varieties (with unique fruit chemistry) will be needed to realize their full potential for quality wine production. -Community collaboration is needed. Because this industry is built on entirely new and unfamiliar grape cultivars, establishing these products in the local and regional marketplaces will require a coordinated effort across group and state boundaries in the cold climate viticulture region. Objectives and approach -Objective 1: Support increased utilization of the germplasm represented by new V. riparia-based cold-climate cultivars and selections by characterizing their performance and resulting fruit and wine flavor attributes, in different climates. -Objective 2: Develop and optimize viticultural practices that allow sustained production of high quality fruit from cold-climate cultivars. -Objective 3: Develop and optimize wine making practices to sustainably produce and market distinctive, hiqh-quality wines from cold climate cultivars. -Objective 4: Identify financial strategies and consumer attributes to support sustainable development of businesses based on cold climate cultivars, from the individual winery to regional agri-tourism level.
Publications
- Summary of planning workshop input: Martinson, T. E., J. Luby and A. Garris, 2010. Addressing Research and Extension Needs of the Cold Climate Wine Industry:SCRI Planning Workshops November 12-13, 2009, Burlington, VT February 11-12, 2010, Bloomington, MN is posted at: http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/grapes/files/2009/06/Report-Cold-Climate -Viticulture-Planning-Workshops.pdf
- Martinson 2010. Cold Climate Research and Extension Needs. Overall project website at: http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/grapes/cold-climate-research-extension-n eeds/
- Martinson, T. E. 2011 Northern grapes: Integrating viticulture, winemaking, and marketing of new cold-hardy cultivars supporting new and growing rural wineries. SCRI Coordinated Agriculture project proposal to be submitted January 31, 2011.
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Progress 09/01/09 to 08/31/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Planning meetings. To develop a systematic research and outreach effort, we held two planning sessions in Vermont (November 12-13, 2009) and Minnesota (February 10-11, 2010) which brought together representatives of 14 state producer groups from 12 states and 11 land-grant universities. Forty stakeholders and scientists attended the Vermont meeting, and 54 attended the Minnesota meeting. Following brief presentations on viticulture, winemaking, and the economics of small vineyards and wineries, participants were asked to comment upon challenges and opportunities they saw in each of these areas. The following day, researchers met without the stakeholders to summarize and categorize input on viticulture, enology, business management, and outreach challenges, and to start to develop priorities and objectives for a comprehensive, systems based research proposal to be submitted to SCRI in FY 2011. Iowa followup meeting: On June 8, a core group of 11 scientists from Cornell, Iowa State, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, and South Dakota State university met in Ames, IA to formulate objectives, project scope, and an overall logic model for an SCRI grant. Activities: Online survey: Rrepresentatives of each state winery or vineyard association completed a brief online survey requesting the following information: 1.Basic information on the acreage, varieties, and wineries represented by their organization. 2.Priorities from a list of topics in grape production, wine production, and business management. 3.The top three vineyard, winemaking, and business development issues facing their region (open-ended responses). Thirteen responses from grower and winery associations 11 states were received. Survey results showed that these represented a total membership of 1707, 2.3 million gallons of wine production, and 3,152 acres of grapes. Products. Project information, notes, and presentation powerpoints were posted on the internet at: http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/grapes/cold-climate-research-extension-n eeds// Summary report: A 23 page summary report, entitled "Addressing Research and Extension Needs of the Cold Climate Wine Industry: SCRI Planning Workshops" was posted at: http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/grapes/files/2009/06/Report-Cold-Climate -Viticulture-Planning-Workshops.pdf Dissemination: The summary project report and website information was distributed to all industry and academic participants in the planning sessions. PARTICIPANTS: University Attendees at Vermont workshop: Connecticut: William Nail, Ct. Agric. Exper. Sta. Iowa: Murli Dharmadhikari,Iowa State University, Paul Lasley, Iowa State University,Gail Nonnecke, Iowa State University Massachusetts Hilary Sandler, Umass Cranberry Station Sonia Schloemann, University of Massachusetts Minnesota Peter Hemstad, University of Minnesota Jim Luby, University of Minnesota New Hampshire Becky Sideman, University New Hampshire New York Chris Gerling, Cornell University -NYSAES Miguel Gomez, Dept. Applied Economics & Management Kevin Iungerman, NE NY Fruit Program/CCE Anna Katharine Mansfield, Cornell University Tim Martinson, Cornell University Tim Weigle, Cornell University Vermont Lorraine Berkett, University of Vermont Minnesota workshop: Illinois: Brad Beam, Univ of Illinois Bill Shoemaker, Univ of Illinois Iowa Lingshuang Cai, Iowa State University Murli Dharmadhikari, Iowa State University Paul Domoto, Iowa State University Jacek Koziel, Iowa State University Gail Nonnecke, Iowa State University Mike White, Iowa State University Michigan Paulo Sabbatini, Michigan State University Minnesota Bill Gartner, Univ. of Minnesota Peter Hemstad, Univ. of Minnesota Emily Hoover, Univ. of Minnesota Jim Luby, Univ. of Minnesota Carl Rosen, Univ. of Minnesota Nebraska Steve Gamet, Univ of Nebraska Paul Read, Univ of Nebraska New York Anna Katharine Mansfield, Cornell University Tim Martinson, Cornell University North Dakota Harlene Hatterman Valenti, North Dakota State Univ Greg Krieger, North Dakota Grape Growers Assn. South Dakota Rhoda Burrows, South Dakota State Univ Anne Fennell, South Dakota State Univ Wisconsin Rebecca Harbut, Univ. of Wisconsin Steve Jordan, Univ of Wisconsin Plant Pathology Patty McManus, Univ. of Wisconsin Tim Rehbein, Univ. of Wisconsin Dean Volenberg, Univ. of Wisconsin TARGET AUDIENCES: Not relevant to this project. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
A project team of 15 research/extension scientists is compiling a CAP project for the Specialty Crops Research Initiative, for submission in January 2011. Input from the planning workshops was used to develop a project logic model and specific objectives addressing areas important to grower organizations present at the workshops. The proposal uses a systems-based approach to integrate research and extension in Viticulture (production), Enology (processing), and Management/marketing (Consumers and products). Outcomes: Our purpose as a group is to support growth and development of the cold climate wine industry. This will provide benefits in rural economic development to the communities in which these businesses are located. Supporting these outcomes: A successful, thriving cold climate wine industry relies on these tenets: -Vineyards and wineries must provide quality products and a satisfying consumer experience (Marketing, Consumers and Community) -Quality products result from good wine quality, so optimizing winemaking practices is important. (Processing and Distribution) -Wine quality starts with mature, sound fruit from varieties that are well matched with their site and climate, optimized grape growing practices, and defining varietal quality parameters. (Production) Coordinated research and outreach are essential to help the industry grow and thrive: -Vineyards and Wineries are small and young. With many businesses less than 10 years old, continuing education and outreach are needed to develop capacity in the industry. -Varieties are new. Most of the V. riparia-based MN varieties and Swenson hybrids have been released within the past 10 years. Research to optimize both growing practices and vinification of these new varieties (with unique fruit chemistry) will be needed to realize their full potential for quality wine production. -Community collaboration is needed. Because this industry is built on entirely new and unfamiliar grape cultivars, establishing these products in the local and regional marketplaces will require a coordinated effort across group and state boundaries in the cold climate viticulture region. Objectives and approach -Objective 1: Support increased utilization of the germplasm represented by new V. riparia-based cold-climate cultivars and selections by characterizing their performance and resulting fruit and wine flavor attributes, in different climates. -Objective 2: Develop and optimize viticultural practices that allow sustained production of high quality fruit from cold-climate cultivars. -Objective 3: Develop and optimize wine making practices to sustainably produce and market distinctive, hiqh-quality wines from cold climate cultivars. -Objective 4: Identify financial strategies and consumer attributes to support sustainable development of businesses based on cold climate cultivars, from the individual winery to regional agri-tourism level.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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