The Wine Grape Twilight – III meeting is scheduled for 6:00 – 7:00 PM on November 10, 2020 (Tuesday). There is no registration requirement for this meeting. Please use the Webex link below for attending the meeting. https://rutgers.webex.com/rutgers/j.php?MTID=m7a85d84aabb245de7dd9a70b05891f76 Topics Who Gets to Say When the Epidemic is Over? Peter Oudemans, Professor, Small Fruit Pathology, Rutgers […]
Notes from the 2019 Cabernet Franc Wine Tasting and Evaluations
Hemant Gohil, Gary Pavlis, and Daniel Ward A Cabernet Franc (CF) wine tasting and evaluation workshop for winemakers was held on November 25, 2019, at Unionville Vineyards, located in Ringoes. Cabernet Franc (CF) is one of the most suitable Vitis vinifera varieties for New Jersey with high-quality wine production, for both north and south New […]
Wine Grape Harvest Timing Notes
By Daniel Ward and Hemant Gohil It is harvest season and one of the most challenging aspects of wine making is upon us – When to harvest? There is no single combination of physical, chemical, flavor and aromatic composition of grape berries that can be used to decide when to pick, so we need to […]
SLF: Current Management Recommendations in Vineyards
By Katarzyna Madalinska, Megan Muehlbauer, George Hamilton, and Anne L. Nielsen Spotted lanternfly was first found in northern NJ in 2018. Since then, populations are rapidly increasing and will substantially surpass those seen in 2019. Management of this pest is critical as we are still in the exponential growth phase of the population. There has […]
Wine Grape Presentations
Below is a collection of presentations intended for grape growers and winemakers: Assessment of Suspicious Grapevines Cordon Renewal Strategies for Cold Injured Merlot Grapevines Red Leaves in the Vineyard: Biotic and Abiotic Causes Opportunities and Challenges for Starting a Vineyard in New Jersey Clean Planting Material – An Effective Strategy to Prevent Diseases in Vineyards […]