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2023 Annual Meeting and Conference

 

2023 NDGWA Annual Meeting and Conference

February 3-4, 2023

Fluffy Fields Vineyard and Winery

2708 21st St E

Dickinson, ND 58601

Conference Schedule and Wine Competition

Friday, February 3

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Registration – Fluffy Fields /Vineyard & Winery

1:00 – 1:05 pm

President Rodney Hogen – Welcome

1:05 – 1:25 pm

Avery Shikanai – Developing DNA Tests for Cold Hardiness and Using DNA ‘Fingerprinting’ to Hasten Cultivar Development.

1:25 – 1:45 pm

Hava Delavar – The Genetics of Cold Hardiness in Interspecific Wine Grapes

1:45 – 2:00pm

Dr. Harlene Hatterman-Valenti – Cold Temperature Fluctuation Influence on Vine Injury.

 

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Dr. Brent Trela – Fining and Fining Agents, Including Proteinaceous Fining Agents of Plant Origin

2:30 – 3:05pm

Dr. Andrej Svyantek – Everything Everywhere All at Once:  Genotype × Environment × Management Interactions, The Gems That Drive Fruit and Wine Composition

3:05 – 3:35 pm

Break -Silent Auction

3:35 – 4:00 pm

Doug Goehring – ND Agricultural Commissioner –

4:00 – 4:45 pm

Greg & Allison Krieger, Jeff & Roberta Forward – 2022 Vitinord Report

6:30 – 10:00 pm

Wine Competition and Social – open to the public for $20 donation.

Saturday, February 4

8:00 – 8:30 am

Registration – Fluffy Fields Winery

8:30 – 9:00 am

Rodney Hogen, NDGWA President – Organization Updates

9:00 – 9:45 am

Haley Moen – The Future of North Dakota Wine: A Gen Z Perspective – Hearthside Vineyard and Winery

9:45 – 10:15 am

Break – Silent Auction

10:15 – 11:00 am

Dr. Tom Kalb – Apple Pruning Dos and Don’ts

11:00 – 11:45 am

Fritz Westover – Top 10 Dormant Pruning Mistakes in Your Vineyard – Video

11:45 – 12:45 pm

Lunch – Silent Auction

12:45 – 1:15 pm

Fritz Westover Q & A

1:15 – 2:15 pm

Bob Thaden – Testing Fermentation Protocols for Marquette and Marechal Foch Wine Production

2:15 – 3:00 pm

Dr. Andrej Svyantek– The Wild World of WARC Wine We-Search.

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Break – Silent Auction Ends

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Bob Thaden – Bottle Color Trials to Light Exposure

4:00 – 4:45 pm

Ciders and Sampling – Opie (Aaron Opdahl)

4:45 – 5:45 pm

NDGWA Annual Meeting

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Banquet & Social – Fluffy Fields

2023 NDGWA Wine Competiton entry form (PDF)

Bring an item for the silent auction if you wish.

A block of rooms has been set aside for the NDGWA at the TownePlace Suites by Mariott in Dickinson, ND.  Book your room by January 13, 2023, for the $88 rate.
Breakfast is provided at the hotel.  All other meals will be at Fluffy Fields.
Registration for the 2023 Annual Meeting and Conference will be available on Eventbrite

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