Program Schedule
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 2015
Lied Lodge & Conference Center
2700 Sylvan road, Nebraska City, NE 68410, USA
10:00am – 11:00pm
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
Exhibitor/Vendor Set-up
12:00pm – 5:00pm
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
On-Site Registration Open
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Discussion Group: Northern Most Vineyard
Dr. Hans Rosenfeldt, Norway, Viticulturist and Winemaker, Past President, Norwegian Grape Growers Association
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
Trade Show Area Open
4:00pm
Lied Lodge Room
Check-In Available
5:00pm – 6:15pm
Opening Ceremony
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Steinhart Lodge
Welcome Reception & USA Wine Tasting Event
Sample cold/cool climate wines from across the United States of America
* Included in Registration
THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 2015
6:30am – 8:00am
Lied Lodge Dining Room
Breakfast
* Included in Registration
8:00am – 8:30am
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
Opening Session
8:30am – 9:15am
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
Keynote Address
Building a Strong Model for Cool & Cold Climate Wine/Grape Industry Growth: Lessons Learned from Nova Scotia’s Successes
Mr. Tony Aspler, C.M. Author, Wine Industry Writer, Wine Judge, Toronto, Canada
9:15am – 10:00am
General Session A
The Anatomy & Physiology of Winter Hardiness
Dr. Tim Martinson, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Geneva, NY, USA
10:00am – 10:30am
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
Break : Poster Session A & Trade Show Area Open
9:15am – 10:00am
General Session B
Manipulating Vine Dormancy Using Abscisic Acid (ABA)
Dr. Imed Dami, Assoc. Prof., Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, USA
9:15am – 10:00am
General Session C
Results and implications of an eight-year study of grape production in North Dakota
Dr. Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, Professor, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
10:00am – 10:30am
Lunch
* Included in Registration
Parallel Session D
Innovative Grape Products
Parallel Session E
Short Season Viticulture Panel
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Grape Seed Oil Production for Energy & Culinary Use
Robert Byrnes, Lyons, Nebraska, USA
Processing grapevine leaf material into products for the food industry
Dr. Gerhard Flick, Neubrandenburg, Germany
Producing Grape Brandy on a Budge
E. John Broadbent, Norwalk, Iowa, USA
Vineyards and Wineries of Coastal British Columbia
Paul Troop, Owner, Omega Vines; Salt Spring Vineyards, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
One alternative method to avoid Spring frost
Jens Madsen, Kokaerwine, Christianstad, Denmark
Short Season Viticulture Strategies
Mark Hart, Mt. Ashwaby Vineyard & Orchard, Bayfield, Wisconsin, USA
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
Break : Poster Session A & Trade Show Area Open
Parallel session F
Sparkling Wine Workshop
Must Pre-Register, $10 Tasting Fee – Limit 100 participants
Parallel session G
Grapegrowing Under Plastic: Protected Vine Culture
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Larry Mawby, L. Mawby Winery, Suttons Bary, Michigan, USA
Testing of table grape cultivars in a tunnel growing system in Denmark
Dr. Torben Toldam-Andersen, Copenhagen University (KU), Copenhagen, Denmark
The effect of open field and protected cultivation conditions on grape quality
Mariana Maante, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
High Tunnel Seedless Grapes in Vermont
Andy Farmer, Northeastern Vine Supply, West Pawlett, Vermont, USA
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Dine on Your Own Night
8:00pm – 10:00pm
Steinhart Lodge
Global Wine Reception & Nebraska Wine Tasting
* Included in Registration
Sample cold/cool climate wines from around the world & Taste the Best of Nebraska
FRIDAY, NOV. 13, 2015
6:30am – 8:00am
Lied Lodge Dining Room
Breakfast
* Included in Registration
8:00am – 8:45am
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
General Session H
Northern Grapes Project
Dr. Tim Martinson, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Geneva, NY, USA
8:45am – 9:30am
General Session I
Vine Culture in emerging wine regions of Northern and Eastern Europe – development, varieties and possibilities –
Anja Antes, Antes Vines, Inc., Heppenheim, Germany
9:30am – 10:00am
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
Break: Poster Session C & Trade Show Area Open
10:00 – 10:45am
General Session J
Climate Change & Sustainability in Wine Production in the United Kingdom
Chris Foss, Head, Wine Department, Plumpton College, United Kingdom
10:45am – 11:30am
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
Keynote Address
Climate Change: Catastrophe or Opportunity for Northern Viticulture?
Dr. Paul Huttner, Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN, USA
11:30pm – 1:00pm
Lunch
Parallel session K
Winemaking with Emerging Varietals
Must Pre-Register, $10 Tasting Fee – Limit
100 participants
Parallel session L
Perspectives on Grape Breeding: Panel Discussion
1:00pm – 2:30pm
New and Emerging Varieties - Petite Pearl and Crimson Pearl
Rod Ballinger, Owner & Winemaker, Bear Creek Winery, Fargo, ND, USA
Frontenac in Québec, Canada
Simon Naud, Owner & Winemaker, Vignoble La Bauge, Quebec, Canada
Louise Swenson and Marquette. A Winegrower’s Perspective from Vermont
Ethan Joseph, Winemaker, Shelburne Winery, Burlington, VT, USA
Dr. John Stenger, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
Mr. Valentin Blattner, Wadenswil, Switzerland
Perspectives on Grape Breeding: Cold hardiness and Genetics
Dr. Jason Londo, US Department of Agriculture, Grape Genetics Research Unit, Geneva, NY, USA
2:30pm – 3:15pm
Lied Lodge (Lower Level)
Break: Poster Session A & Trade Show Area Open
Parallel session M
From Grape to Wine: Wine Tasting for Growers: Panel Discussion & Wine Tasting
Must Pre-Register, $10 Tasting Fee – Limit
100 participants
Parallel session N
Spring Frost Avoidance: Panel Discussion
3:15pm – 4:45pm
Tools to follow maturity
Gaëlle Dube, Agronomist & Viticulturist Consultant, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Ripening Hybrid Grapes in Cold-Climate Conditions
Karine Pedneault, Ph.D. Research Scientist, CDBQ, Quebec Agriculture Development Center, La Pocatiere, Quebec, Canada
Harvest Timing Decisions
Bradley Beam, Enology Specialist, Illinois Grape Growing Wine Association, Carbondale, IL, USA
Preventing Spring Freeze Injury with Amigo Oil
Ben Loseke, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Frost Mitigation in Northeastern Minnesota
Terry Heggemeier, Grape Grower, Blackhoof Creek Winery, Barnum, MN, USA